October 7

Ready-to-run sessions or commemorative ceremonies

These resources are ones you can use to pick-up and run your own sessions or commemorative ceremonies. Each resource has a brief description of what is contained within and the source of the guide.

Commemorating Two Years Since October 7 through Personal Stories

This resource highlights the stories of five individuals who were profoundly impacted by October 7^th.

Courtesy of Unpacked for Educators.

On the eighth day you shall hold a solemn gathering

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

Courtesy of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Memory & Hope: October 7, One Year Later

Resources to help us remember, reflect, and hope for a better year ahead.

Courtesy of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Resources for Communal Commemorations

A database of resources that might be used in a communal commemoration.

Courtesy of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Additional resources & background information to support your own events

Supplementary materials for planned events and commemorations.

Profiles and photos of all those who perished on October 7^th written by their families.

Courtesy of the October 7 Memorial

Songs released since October 7^th and their meanings.

Courtesy of Jewish Unpacked

Mapping the massacre

Interactive Map showing locations of each person who was killed or taken hostage.
Courtesy of The October 7^th Geo-visualization Project

Illustrating Hope for Israel After October 7

Courtesy of Israeli artist Ira Ginzburg and the iCenter

Meeting the Moment with M²

Educational resources about the war in Israel and rising antisemitism.
Courtesy of M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education

The "Essential" Guide to October 7^th and Its Aftermath by Gil Troy

Courtesy of The Jewish People Policy Institute and JCC Association of North America

Collection of eulogies from Arab citizens of Israel and peace activists for Vivian Silver

Courtesy of AJEEC-NISPED

Resources for discussion, processing, and reflection

Tools to help with mental health, grief, and trauma.

Wellness Resources for the Situation in Israel

Courtesy of The Blue Dove Foundation

Head, Heart, Conscience

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

Courtesy of Facing History & Ourselves

The Yamim Project: A Resource for Reflection & Discussion

Courtesy of M² and designer Eli Kaplan Wildmann

Creating Supportive Environments When Scary Things Happen

Courtesy of The Centre for Resilience + Well-Being in Schools

A Toolbox For Care, Clarity, And Confidence: Standing Strong In The Face Of Antisemitism

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

Courtesy of M² and The Jewish Education Project

Reports & Eyewitness Accounts

A curated collection of factual evidence, investigative reports, eyewitness accounts, survivor testimonies, and details of the lives of victims.

Palmeira Memorial Newsletter

A daily newsletter from the Palmeira Memorial Group in Brighton & Hove who organise daily memorial services to the victims of October 7.

Every day, the group send out a daily dedication to one of the victims of October 7. Subscribers are encouraged to light a candle, say a prayer, and take a moment to reflect on each precious life.

October 7 Testimonies

Eyewitness stories from survivors.

Testimonies from survivors who bear witness to the unspeakable terrors of October 7th.

We Remember Them

Created to honour the victims of October 7, 2023 through the lighting of a virtual Yahrzeit candle.

Yahrzeit candles are lit to mark the anniversary of a person’s death. Using the same digital candle lighting platform created for illuminatethepast.org, to honor the memory of victims of the Holocaust.

The Dinah Project

A dedicated group of women who are experts in the fields of law, gender and civil society. Combining our multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills with deep commitment, the Dinah Project has become the leading resource for recognition and justice for the victims of October 7 and future victims of conflicted-related sexual violence.

The Dinah Project is composed of legal and feminist experts determined that the world will never forget the heinous sexual violence and gender atrocities perpetrated on October 7th, 2023, and the ongoing abuse of the hostages. We are dedicated to bringing justice to those victims and to all future victims of conflict related sexual violence.

Mapping the Massacre

The October 7th Geo-visualization Project strives to provide a comprehensive representation of the atrocities committed by Hamas on that day.

This interactive map serves as a reflection and an educational tool, promoting awareness of the gravity of the horrors.

⚠️ Content Advisory

This page contains video testimony and footage relating to the terrorist attacks of October 7th, 2023. Some clips include footage, descriptions and images of extreme violence, murder, abduction, and personal trauma.

These materials are shared to honour the victims, amplify the voices of survivors and families of hostages, and ensure that the truth is remembered.

Please be advised that the content may be deeply distressing. We encourage viewers to take care when engaging with this material.

Videos & Documentaries

Interviews with Released Hostages

Videos of Hostage Family Members

Videos of NOVA Survivors

Music

Heroes of October 7th

Books & Publications

7 October Parliamentary
Commission Report

Chaired by Lord Roberts of Belgravia

7octparliamentarycommission.co.uk

Amid rising misinformation and efforts to distort the facts, this report provides a clear, factual, and chronological account to preserve historical accuracy. By drawing on survivor testimonies, eyewitness statements, and expert analysis, it ensures the full scale and impact of the attack are properly documented. In an era of denialism, it serves as an impartial, evidence-based record to support informed discussion and prevent the erasure of truth.

The Report has been chaired by Lord Roberts of Belgravia. A parliamentary panel took part in testimony collection, chaired by Roberts, consisting of Lord Macdonald of River Glaven KC, Baroness Fox of Buckley, Lord Farmer, Baroness Smith of Newnham, Baroness Hodge of Barking, Greg Smith MP and Sharon Hodgson MP.

Shelter: October 7^th and After

by the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature

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, conceptualisation, 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.

REMEMBERING

A Resource Guide

Since being taken hostage by Hamas

Bring Them Home

Ready-to-run sessions or commemorative ceremonies

Additional resources & background information to support your own events

Resources for discussion, processing, and reflection

Reports & Eyewitness Accounts

Palmeira Memorial Newsletter

October 7 Testimonies

We Remember Them

The Dinah Project

Mapping the Massacre

⚠️ Content Advisory

Videos & Documentaries

SCREAMS Before SILENCE | Sheryl Sandberg

October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope, and Heroism | Aish

Bearing Witness | James Maslow

Hostage Mothers Recount Their Girls' Stories of Survivals | AIPAC

October 7: Untold Stories of Kibbutz Be'eri | Keshet 12

Children of Kibbutz Be'eri | Keshet 12

Interviews with Released Hostages

Avigail Idan | 50 Days in Captivity

Omer Shem Tov | 505 Days in Captivity

Mia Schem | 55 Days in Captivity

Eli Sharabi | 491 Days in Captivity

Andrey Koslov | 245 Days in Captivity

Omer Wenkert | 505 Days in Captivity

Eliyah Cohen | 505 Days in Captivity

Keith and Aviva Seigel | 484 & 51 Days in Captivity

Emily Damari | 471 Days in Captivity

Nili Margalit | 50 Days in Captivity

Tal Shoham | 505 Days in Captivity

Moran Stella Yani | 54 Days in Captivity

Emily Hand | 50 Days in Captivity

Noga Weiss | 50 Days in Captivity

Amit Sousana | 55 Days in Captivity

Videos of Hostage Family Members

Bipin Joshi Family

Itay Chen Family

Gali and Ziv Berman Family

Alon Ohel Family

Guy Gilboa Dalal Family

Bar Kuperstein Family

Evyatar David Family

Eitan Horn Family

Tamir Nimrodi & Guy Gilboa

Tsachi Idan

Videos of NOVA Survivors

Millet Ben Haim

Noam Ben - David and Ben Sadeh

Vlada Patapov

Shye Weinstein

Mazal Tazazo

Yuval Raphael

Amit Amar

Natalie Sanandaji

Rafael Zimerman

Yarin Levin

Yam Sinai

Tair Baranes

Noa Kalash

Music

Outside My Home | Keren Peles and the children of October 7th

Noams Song | Noam Cohen

Project Heroes | Gilad Segev

Homeland Concert | Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Superman (For Alon, the Hostages, and their families) | Five for Fighting

Bring You Home | Tamir Grinberg

Like A prayer | Koolulam

Coming Home | Shiri Maimon and Tamir Grinberg

Heroes of October 7th

The Israeli Heroes of October 7th | UJA Federation

Oz Davidian | AIJAC

Heroes in the October 7th War | Eylon Levy

Remembering Arnon | Kan

Aner Shapira | Kan

Netta Epstein | Kan

Yosef Aziadna| Edut 7/10

7 October Parliamentary
Commission Report

Shelter: October 7^th and After