Oct. 7 Attack Survivor Shares Harrowing Account with NYC Students

Survivor's Account of the Oct. 7 Attacks

• 🎯 Aria Nes Berlin, an unarmed IDF observer, recounts her experience during the October 7th massacre in Raheem.
• 😨 She describes hiding in a safe room while 60 terrorists infiltrated and hearing her peers being murdered nearby.
• 💥 Berlin describes hearing an intense barrage of gunfire followed by complete silence, highlighting the chaotic and terrifying nature of the event.

Organizing the Event at Stuyvesant High School

• 💡 The Jewish Student Union at Stuyvesant High School, under the nonprofit NCSY, organized the event.
• 🎗️ Junior Jonathan Tetri, president of the JSU, was motivated to organize after visiting the NOVA site and seeing markers for young victims.
• 🗣️ Tetri hopes the event encourages peers to learn about October 7th through firsthand accounts rather than solely relying on social media.

Purpose of the Dialogue

• 🕊️ Rabbi Ephraim Kepler, adviser to the JSU, stated the event was timed before Yom Kippur to remember those who have fallen.
• 🤝 A core purpose of the club is to foster dialogue between Jewish and non-Jewish students.
• ✅ Attendees found the event informative and powerful, emphasizing the importance of understanding the atrocity that sparked the war.
• 🌱 The group aims to honor lives lost and build connections, rather than division, through such initiatives.