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VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS Relentless drizzle falling from a slate sky. Fitting conditions for a memorial rally to mark Israel’s darkest day as it mirrored the falling tears of the crowd. Among the 20,000 gathered in London’s Hyde Park there was no attempt to stifle a sob or an anguished mutter. Emotions were meant to be raw as they were there to mourn for the victims of the Hamas terrorist atrocities of 7 October. Sunday was the eve, the erev of the first anniversary of the nightmare that
haunts every Jew. A big screen reinforced that horror by showing images on a loop of the 1,200 who were murdered. It ran for one hour without repetition. The faces of men, women and children, so many smiling at a moment in time when life was good. And then life was over. Those who attended the vigil, organised by the Board of Deputies, Jewish Leadership Council, UJIA, 7/10 Human Chain and the Hostages Families Forum, knew it would be tough but were unprepared Continued on page 22
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