07/10/2026
Today, 7 October, marks three years since the devastating Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
More than 1,200 innocent men, women and children - Jews and non-Jews, Israelis, Arabs and foreign nationals - were murdered, and more than 250 people were taken hostage into Gaza.
Today, the Cape SAJBD, together with the SAZF Cape Council and our national partners, dressed in black and stood at seven landmarks across South Africa, holding posters displaying the facts of what happened on 7 October 2023.
We stood so that South Africans can see the truth, understand the horror of that day, condemn the atrocities committed, and remember the innocent lives that were so brutally stolen.
Three years later, we remember.
We remember those who were murdered.
We remember those who were taken hostage.
We remember the families whose lives were changed forever.
And we make this clear: the Jewish community will not remain silent. We will not be intimidated by those who hate us. We will not allow the events of 7 October to be erased, distorted or rewritten.
We will remember. We will stand together. And we will never forget.
We are proud Jews.
We are proud Zionists.
And we will not be silenced.
