This Brooklyn Community Gathering is hosted by Park Slope Jewish Center, 1320 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Three years after October 7, Brooklyn’s Jewish communities come together to hold the grief, memory, and questions this day continues to carry. Join Jewish communities from across Brooklyn for an evening of remembrance, music, and personal testimony with Atir Vinnikov, a survivor of the massacre at the Nova Music Festival.

Atir is an Israeli public speaker who was raised in New York and returned to Israel at age 16. On October 7, 2023, he survived the attack at the Nova festival with crucial help from a Bedouin Muslim man who risked his own life to help others reach safety. Three years later, Atir shares his testimony and reflects on survival, loss, memory, resilience, and the difficult work of rebuilding life after trauma.

The main gathering will include a community memorial ceremony, music, and Atir’s testimony. High school students and adults are invited to attend. Following the main gathering, participants are invited to remain for coffee, light refreshments, and an open conversation with Atir and Yuval Linden, the Jewish Agency’s new shaliach to Brooklyn, an educator and IDF reservist.

SCHEDULE

6:45 PM

DOORS OPEN

7:00-8:15 PM

MAIN COMMUNITY GATHERING

For high school students and adults.

The program will include a community memorial ceremony, music, and Atir’s testimony.

8:15-9:30 PM

COFFEE AND OPEN CONVERSATION

Stay for coffee, light refreshments, and an open conversation with Atir and Yuval Linden.

REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

Advance registration is required for all parts of the evening.

Please indicate during registration which part or parts of the program you plan to attend.

Additional entry and security information will be sent to registered participants.