A session guide with songs, stories and prayers for children in captivity.

M² and the Jewish Education Project

A session guide focused on Rachel Goldberg’s (Hersch Goldberg-Polin’s Mother) speech at the UN

M² and the Jewish Education Project

A ceremony guide and a collection of resources to help us remember, reflect, and hope for a better year ahead.

Courtesy of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

A ceremony guide created one month after 7th October 2023.

Courtesy of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

A guide to making a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the October 7th events.

Courtesy of WZO

A document with guidance, resources and text on how to mark October the 7th linked to Shemini Atzeret.

Courtesy of From the Jewish Agency for Israel

Courtesy of From the October 7 Memorial

Courtesy of Jewish Unpacked

Courtesy of Everyone Counts

Courtesy of The Jewish Federations of North America

Courtesy of The Central Conference of American Rabbis

Courtesy of Israeli artist Ira Ginzburg and the iCenter

Interactive Map showing locations of each person who was killed or taken hostage.

Courtesy of From The October 7th Geo-visualization Project

A collection of resources educational resources designed to transform ideas, voices, and media that are emerging from the war in Israel and the rise in antisemitism, into powerful learning opportunities.

Courtesy of From M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education

From AJEEC-NISPED

From Alef Bet Games

From The Jewish People Policy Institute and the JCC Association of North America

From The Blue Dove Foundation

Using questions to help students look at tough topics with their minds, feelings, and sense of right and wrong.

From Facing History & Ourselves

A collection of images and prompts to support you trying to make sense of your recent experiences around Israel.

From M² and designer Eli Kaplan Wildmann

A collection of images and prompts to support you trying to make sense of your recent experiences around Israel.

From M² and The Jewish Education Project

From The Centre for Resilience + Well-Being in Schools

(33 videos of 2-3 minutes each)

A few weeks after the Israel-Hamas War broke out, Makor Foundation published an Open Call titled "2 Minutes | Taking Pulse" and invited filmmakers to submit short-shorts in documentary, experimental, narrative, or animation addressing the situation from their own personal perspective and inclination. It was, in fact, a creative, artistic, personal, and emotional pulse check, allowing an immediate response and expression to the disaster that befell the State of Israel, using image, sound, and voice.

Makor Foundation: Eveline@kerenmakor.org.il

(30 minutes)

A few weeks after the Israel-Hamas War broke out, Makor Foundation published an Open Call titled "2 Minutes | Taking Pulse" and invited filmmakers to submit short-shorts in documentary, experimental, narrative, or animation addressing the situation from their own personal perspective and inclination. It was, in fact, a creative, artistic, personal, and emotional pulse check, allowing an immediate response and expression to the disaster that befell the State of Israel, using image, sound, and voice.

Go2Films outreach@go2films.com, Maya Salzman +972 2 583 1371

(30 min)

The borders of Israel are fraught with high tension. Since October 7th, uncertainty about the enemy’s next move has left residents in a state of perpetual anxiety. The pressure leads to bizarre situations, with no clear end in sight. Stories oscillate between tangible borders and imagined ones, painting a picture of a society struggling to rise from the ashes.

Dor Levy, Producer dorylevy@gmail.com, +972 523 883 089

(23 min)

After the October 7 massacre, residents of Netiv HaAsara and Kibbutz Zikim were evacuated to the ‘Ya’arim’ Hotel in the Jerusalem hills, portraying a diverse array of characters including evacuees and hotel staff. Amidst the uncertainty and questions about returning home, the film explores reconstructing the notion of “home” and coping with an unclear future.

Yakie Ayalon, Director and Producer, yakiayalon@gmail.com, +972 54 566 5502

(25 min)

Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat. The filmmaker, Yahav Winner, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on the October 7th massacre after attempting to stall them in order to allow Shaylee Atary, his wife, to escape with their newly born daughter Shaya.

Go2Films outreach@go2films.com, Maya Salzman +972 2 583 1371

by Gilad Segev

Since the tragic events which occurred on October 7th, known as "Black Saturday", a series of heroic narratives has unfolded, revealing stories of courage and resilience, with each article and post shedding light on extraordinary acts. Touched by the endless tales of courage and moving events, Segev began crafting poetic tributes, honouring the brave heroes who chose to save the lives of others at all costs. The poems were shared across various platforms and generated widespread attention, so the next natural step for me was to bring them to life and create a musical album. The album, a testament to these heroes' spirit, is now in the making in collaboration with producer Gilad Shmueli.

by Avigail Arnheim / Amit Dolberg

This multi-modality performance tells the stories of survivors of the October 7th massacre through monologues, poetry, and spoken word. The performance is led by two performers, Yossi Zabari and Avigail Arnheim, together with the Meitar Ensemble, featuring music specially written by composer Ofer Pinchas and with Amit Dolberg as the artistic director of this project. Avigail Arnheim and Amit Dolberg, along with Yossi Zabari will meet with the survivors of the massacre. Through objects and photos, they will help the survivors' articulate memories of that event. The resulting text will be edited into a monologue or poem, not only as a testimony but also as an artistic expression of their souls. The meetings with the survivors are conducted with their consent and with the required sensitivity and caution. The meetings and stories will be filmed (with the survivors' consent), and the resulting segments will be edited into a video shown as part of the performance. All texts and the video will be translated into English (and other languages as needed) to ensure that the message crosses linguistic barriers and reaches an audience from all over the world, including those less connected, less familiar, or, unfortunately, less supportive of Israel; an audience which could also be one that may not know the story of the October 7th massacre fully.

by Alon Penzel

On the morning of October 7th, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas launched a surprise attack against the State of Israel. This book contains exclusive, shocking and unimaginable testimonies of the horrors that were part of the brutal massacre, during which babies, toddlers, children, pregnant women and elderly were raped, tortured, burned, cut, slashed, strangled, shot and stabbed. In conversations, testimonies and rare documentations from the field, volunteers of the ZAKA organization, the head of the Institute of Forensic Medicine and survivors of the Nova festival reveal for the first time the greatest national disaster in the history of the State of Israel in all its various aspects, while providing a historical commemoration for the great loss, and on the other hand – to the heroism of the people of Israel.

Alon Penzel (23) is an Israeli spokesperson, author, journalist, social activist and TV anchor. He served in the military as the spokesperson for the foreign press, in the Unit for Coordination of Government Activities in the territories (COGAT), and nowadays, he represents the State of Israel in the international arena at global-worldwide conferences, events, and lectures. In his youth, Alon participated in "Model UN" and even won the prestigious "Ramon Award" for excellence and leadership after publishing his first book at the age of sixteen. As a specialist in international relations and diplomacy, Alon completed a negotiation course on behalf of Harvard University in the United States and is currently studying political science at the University of Haifa.

by the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature

The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature has published a bilingual (Hebrew/English) anthology edited by Oded Wolkstein and Maayan Eitan, that includes short fiction by Israeli and international writers, in response to the events of October 7th. The texts written for the anthology are initial yet sophisticated literary attempts to grapple with a reality that threatens the very possibility of representation, conceptualization, and discourse. They vary from each other in perspective and style, but together they offer readers a literary kit for intellectual and emotional survival and a community with which to witness the pain and suffering – and to search for the right words.