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A reception was held last Sunday at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to mark the opening of the “Their Portraits: Philadelphia Artists Honor October 7 Hostages” exhibit.
The event was co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).
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 — will be on display on the museum’s third-floor atrium until April 14th.
The 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 Natalie Sanandaji attended and spoke at the event, sharing her harrowing account from October 7th and explaining how her traumatic experience has transformed her life. After returning home to Long Island from Israel, Sanandaji began working for CAM as a public affairs officer.
“Thanks to CAM, I have now been able to take this bad thing that happened to me and turn it into something positive,” she said.
On Sunday, the @WeitzmanMuseum hosted massacre survivor Natalie Sanandaji at an event to mark the unveiling of poignant work of eight local artists. Each of the paintings unveiled depicts one of the individual stories of more than 200 hostages taken from Israel by Hamas to Gaza. pic.twitter.com/bouvRVWuJs
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) March 20, 2024
