Hundreds of people gathered at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Halifax Monday evening to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
During the ceremony, candles were lit, and a moment of silence was observed.
“The reverberations have cascaded over to Nova Scotia and tonight is about solidarity with the hostages still in Gaza and our community as a whole to show that we are together,” said Mark David, president of the Atlantic Jewish Council.
“We hope for peace and we are here to seek comfort in community.”
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and other officials were at the synagogue memorial to show their support.
The attack on Oct. 7, 2023, killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and saw about 250 more abducted and held as hostages.
Around 100 of the …