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Coinciding with last week’s third anniversary of the October 7th massacre, local authorities in three dozen cities and counties across the United States issued proclamations commemorating 10/7 as a “Day of Remembrance,” in an initiative facilitated by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).
The text of the proclamations said:
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2023, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), both US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, carried out a devastating terrorist attack in Israel, murdering nearly 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, and kidnapping approximately 250 people, including at least 12 Americans, forever changing the lives of victims, survivors, and their families; and
WHEREAS, the October 7th massacre marked the worst act of violence targeting Jews since the Holocaust, has been deeply felt by Jewish communities in the United States and around the world, and triggered a global wave of antisemitism unprecedented in the post-World War II era; and
WHEREAS, remembering the victims of October 7 and standing with those whose lives were forever changed affirms our shared commitment to reject antisemitism, hatred, and violence;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, [Mayor Name], Mayor of [City Name], do hereby recognize and proclaim October 7, 2026, as a Day of Remembrance in [City Name, and call upon our community to remember the victims, honor the survivors and families, and stand with our Jewish neighbors against antisemitism and hate.
Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Chief Government Affairs Officer Lisa Katz — who leads CAM’s engagement with North American mayors — said, “Three years after Hamas’s horrific October 7th massacre, remembering the victims and showing solidarity with Jewish communities should be a matter of basic human dignity. I am deeply grateful to the municipal leaders across the country who ensured this anniversary was not forgotten. At a time we are seeing the barbaric atrocities of that terrible day denied, minimized, and even celebrated, these acts of commemoration mean more than people may realize. They remind Jewish residents that their grief matters, that their neighbors stand with them, and that they are not alone.”
The participating cities and counties included:
Aventura, FL
Beverly Hills, CA
Boston, MA
Broadview, IL
Buffalo Grove, IL
Clearfield City, UT
Coral Springs, FL
Cooper City, FL
Cote Saint-Luc, QC
Downingtown, PA
Elyria, OH
Englewood, NJ
Federal Heights, CO
Fitchburg, MA
Hallandale Beach, FL
Hampstead, QC
Hollywood, FL
Honolulu, HI (city and county)
Irondale, AL
Lauderhill, FL
Lewiston, ID
Lorain, OH
Margate, FL
Miami Beach, FL
North Miami, FL
North Salem, NY
Oyster Bay, NY
Plantation, FL
Rockland County, NY
Sandy Springs, GA
Solon, OH
Springfield, MA
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Surfside, FL
Tacoma, WA
Westchester County, NY
