Attendees of the Oct. 7 memorial listen to speakers Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. Faculty and students shared stories from relatives and other loved ones from Oct. 7, 2023.
An attendee of the Oct. 7 memorial holds a mitzvah honoring a victim Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. The mitzvahs handed out honored the victims of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
An Oct. 7 memorial attendee reads a banner set up on Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. Around 160 people attended the event.
Attendees of the Oct. 7 memorial listen to speakers Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. IU Hillel Director Ben Davis, who said he had 13 cousins living in Israel at the time of the attacks, said this year’s memorial was centered on storytelling.
An Oct. 7 memorial attendee records a speaker on Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. Many attendees wore stickers with Israel’s national flower, the red poppy anemone.
Attendees of the Oct. 7 memorial light a match for a candle Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. IU Hillel member Mack Lapp said after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, many Jewish IU students felt a rise of antisemitism on campus.
Attendees of the Oct. 7 memorial sing the Israeli national anthem and the U.S. national anthem Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. The singing was led by IU a cappella group Hooshir.
An attendee of the Oct. 7 memorial lights a candle Oct. 7, 2026, in the Indiana Memorial Union East Room in Bloomington. Some attendees said a prayer after lighting a candle.
Elizabeth Schuth contributed reporting.
