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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) co-sponsored a reception at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, ahead of the “Their Portraits: Philadelphia Artists Honor October 7 Hostages” exhibit’s final week on display there.
The special art installation — which showcases the poignant work of eight local artists depicting the individual stories of more than 200 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th — can be viewed on the museum’s third-floor atrium through this coming Sunday, April 14th. The exhibit opened on March 8th.
Arrangements will be made to deliver the paintings to the families of the hostages in the coming months.
Sunday’s reception provided an opportunity for the public to meet the artists — Sivia Katz Braunstein, Nancy Gordon, Deborah Morris Zakheim, Judy Rohtbart, Jane Bennett, Carol Lert, Sue Seif, and Carol Sack Denmark — and come together as a community to reflect on the humanity behind each portrait and honor the resilience of those affected by the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.
Nova music festival massacre survivor and CAM Public Affairs Officer Natalie Sanandaji attended and spoke at the event, sharing her harrowing account from October 7th and explaining how the traumatic experience has transformed her life.
“You need to keep what happened on October 7th in your memory, and don’t let it fade, because we’re still going through it and it’s still happening,” she said.
