Members of the Lithuanian Jewish Community from throughout Lithuania, students from the Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium in Vilnius, special guests from Israel, foreign ambassadors and others gathered at the Choral Synagogue in Vilnius Monday to remember Hamas’s invasion of Israel, massacre of 1,200 Israelis and the taking of 250 Israelis, Americans, French and Thais hostage on October 7 last year.

Maya Parizer and Raz Shifer were witnesses to the atrocities and spoke at the synagogue.

Israel’s ambassador to Lithuania Hadas Wittenberg Silverstein delivered a moving and somber address there as well.

A special thank-you to the Palanga Jewish Community, the Kaunas Jewish Community, the Israeli embassy and the Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium for their help and participation.