On the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, the Pankow district office is inviting you to a public event entitled "One year October 7, 2023 - Remembering, commemorating, coming together". The venue is wheelchair accessible and there will be interpretation into German sign language.

The program includes speeches by the Pankow district mayor Dr. Cordelia Koch, the writer Lea Streisand, the founding director of the New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum Foundation, Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Simon and other guests. The band FOLKADU will provide the musical backdrop.

Remembering the terrible events

The Hamas massacre in Israel on 7 October 2023 represents a deep caesura for Jews in Pankow, associated with re-traumatization, fear and the feeling of constant threat. The terrorist organization murdered 1,200 people in Israel and deported a further 240 people to the Gaza Strip. In the week following the attack, it called for a worldwide wave of violence against Jews.

An event organized by the Pankow District Office - District Anti-Semitism and Anti-Discrimination Officer in cooperation with the Pankow Museum as part of Museum Sunday.

This event is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion for the prevention of anti-Semitism and the promotion of interreligious dialogue.