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Where New Yorkers will commemorate the anniversary of Oct. 7 and its aftermath

Here is a list of events around New York City to commemorate the October 7 attacks and their aftermath.

Israelis and supporters rally in support of the hostages outside the United Nations, Oct. 24, 2023.
Michael Sweetney #50 of the New York Knicks controls the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies during the game on December 7, 2004 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Former NBA forward Michael Sweetney dies at 43, Knicks and Bulls mourn loss

Outside her shop, with her parents.

Chana Koenig's boutique chocolate journey from New York to Israel

Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US Ambassador to Israel, delivered the commencement address at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he was awarded the Presidential Medallion. May 28, 2026.

Amb. Huckabee honored at Yeshiva University, delivers commencement speech to grads


'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism - review

From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.

Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

The rabbi defending Charlie Kirk's memory when most Jewish leaders won't - interview

Yeshiva University's Ari Berman told The Jerusalem Post about his friendship with Kirk, the warning Kirk gave him, and the alliance Jewish leaders are still afraid to build.

Ari Berman, President, Yeshiva University, speaks at the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025.

Yeshiva University president highlights faith partnerships, post-Oct. 7 shift

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman discusses faith, leadership, and Yeshiva University’s global influence, with a focus on partnerships with Christian and Catholic institutions.

Yeshiva University president highlights faith partnerships, post-Oct. 7 shift

New documentary spotlights Jewish feminist NYC sanitation artist

The film’s title refers to Ukeles’ 1969 manifesto, which declared that everyday activities often relegated to women, including cooking, cleaning, and changing diapers, were “maintenance artists."

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Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run, Shabbat in Atlanta

Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team will be playing in the Sweet Sixteen round of March Madness, a first in the program's history.

Zevi Samet is a star of the Yeshiva University Maccabees men's basketball team.

Argentina's Milei says 'proud to be the most Zionist president in the world' at Yeshiva University

"Hoppe is bothered that I am a strong supporter of Israel," Milei told the audience.

Argentinian President Javier Milei addresses and Audience at Yeshiva University on March 9, 2026.

What history teaches about October 7, according to Rafael Medoff

A renowned historian’s scholarly work examines alarming trends to watch out for.

Cars belonging to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak members were also mutilated on Oct. 7,  2023.

Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University

Murray, who is not Jewish, was appointed as the inaugural President’s Professor of Practice, a role the university billed as bringing “a leading public intellectual into the academic setting."

BRITISH AUTHOR and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray gestures as he speaks on stage during an evening against the rise of anti-semitism in Europe, at the Theatre Antoine, in Paris on June 3, 2024.

Orthodox rabbi Julius Berman, who influenced secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90

His extensive leadership at some of the largest Jewish communal organizations in the United States defined his broader legacy.

Prominent Jewish communal leader Rabbi Julius Berman dies at 90.

From Miami to Beit Shemesh: A doctor’s mission to restore Hebrew pronunciation

Dr. Norman Bloom unveils a clear path to reading Hebrew as it was intended to be spoken, after decades of study.

Dr. Norman Bloom.