October 7th Commemoration 2025

The Association of Jewish Psychologists is inviting you to the 2025 Commemoration of the October 7th 2023 massacre, the bloodiest in Israel’s history and the deadliest for Jews since the Holocaust. 

As we commemorate, we continue to mourn those who have died and those who are still in Hamas captivity.  Tremendous suffering continues in both Israel and Palestine and we look forward to a day when swords can become plowshares and flowers can once again grow in fertile fields.

We remember and highlight Jewish survival and resilience and we hope for a future in which tyrants are diminished and the light of democracy and freedom brilliantly shines.

We will be honored to be joined by our special guests:

David Raskin, Ph.D., Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Art Institute of Chicago

David will talk about the Jitish Kallat “Call for World Peace” art installation on the staircase of the Art Institute, that was installed immediately following October 7th.

 https://www.saic.edu/magazine/spring25/from-archives-public-notice

Ellen Miriam Blau, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Cantorial Soloist

Miriam will sing: El Maleh Rahamim and Oseh Shalom.

Ester Cole, Ph.D., Retired Psychologist, and a Director on the Executive Committee of the Association of Jewish Psychologists

Esti will be reciting Yzkor and will read short poems in Hebrew and English by Israel Eliraz.

We will be showing and discussing a few of the videos from the Israel Mission Trip that AJP led March 9th - March 16th, 2025, including the singing of Hatikvah at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on the evening of March 11th.

We will also hear other voices and hope to hear your voices during our time together.

לשנה טובה ומתוקה 

With warmest wishes for a Good and Sweet Year