October 7th Commemoration at Weber

This week, Weber’s Jewish Studies classes visited a special art exhibit in the Tzadik Performing Arts Center, commemorating the tragic events of October 7, 2023. The exhibit, curated by Israeli artists and presented by the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, captured the anguish, loss, and resilience of those impacted by the attacks by Hamas. The works of art, created in response to the atrocities, invited students to connect deeply with the experiences of those who lived through them and those we have tragically lost.

As they made their way through the exhibit, students had the opportunity to write the names of victims on a petal of a calanit flower, a symbol of remembrance in Israel, and leave messages of hope in a Memory Book. These moments of reflection provided a deeply personal way to honor the lives lost and offer hope for the future.

This meaningful experience, designed in collaboration by Weber faculty Morah Keren Ben-Haim, Dr. Rachel Rothstein, Morah Linda Parmet, and Rabbi Adam Mayer, is a poignant reminder of the power of art to help us process and connect with difficult experiences, providing our students with both personal and communal reflection as they navigate this tragedy in contemporary Jewish history.

Weber will hold an all-school Kehillah this coming Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7, organized by Morah Keren Ben-Haim, Hebrew Teacher and Israel Campus Programming & Shinshinim Coordinator, and led by our Shinshinim, Noga, Dana, and Amit. We will share details of this ceremony in an upcoming edition of What’s Up Weber.

Additionally, The Weber School will participate in two community events commemorating October 7, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. For more information and to register for these events, please visit this link.