See Sacramento Jewish community hold vigil at Capitol to mark anniversary of Oct. 7 attack
Sacramento Bee staff
Sacramento’s Jewish community gathered Monday evening at the state Capitol to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack and in defense of Israel in the subsequent conflict.
A couple hundred people listened to a program that included personal tributes from impacted families and prayers from regional rabbis and cantors.
“Memory is the thread that has sustained us through thousands of years of history, through unbearable loss, unimaginable horrors, joyful moments, big accomplishments and across vast distances,” said Marieta Socolovsky, CEO of The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region.
Pictures of victims of the attack were projected on a screen, and candles were lit in their memory. One of the candles was lit by Sacramento resident Ryan Pessah, whose cousin Yair Yaakow died after being taken hostage in the attack.
The Bee’s Renée C. Byer contributed.
Corrine Cardoza, with Christians Unified for Israel, center, stands on Monday behind an empty Shabbat table representing seven American hostages she said could not be with their families because they were taken hostage in the Hamas attack one year ago. Cardoza was attending a candlelight vigil and memorial at the state Capitol held by Sacramento’s Jewish community to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Sacramento’s Jewish community gathered at the state Capitol on Monday for a memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and remember those who lost their lives on that day and in subsequent conflict. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Ryan Pessah, center, leaves the stage on Monday after he lit a candle for his cousin Yair Yaakow during a candlelight vigil at the state Capitol in Sacramento to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Yaakow died after he was taken hostage by Hamas. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
Marieta Socolovsky, CEO of The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region, speaks at a Jewish community gathering on Monday at the state Capitol to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Pictures were projected above candles that were lit by family members, regional rabbis and cantors. Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com
This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
