A year after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel, the Northbrook center keeps the hostages in their hearts.
In Chicago, people marked one year since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel in many different ways, but in the north suburbs, the Jewish Community Center has been keeping the hostages in their hearts all year long.'When October 7 happened, as a community center open to everybody, we felt the need to say or do something,' said Addie Goodman.Workers at the Jewish Community Center in Northbrook hung up t-shirts, one for each person who was taken hostage on Oct. 7.
When the t-shirts were first hung, Goodman didn't know how long they would be up. Now, the JCC has had to update the exhibit in ways both happy and sad.'As you can see, the orange tags fill our hearts. somebody was brought home, and unfortunately, as you move down through the exhibit you will come across black name tags,' Goodman said.
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