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Boston organizations and Boston University student groups held memorials, vigils and protests during the week of Oct. 6 in remembrance of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, which occurred on Oct. 7, 2023. The Boston Coalition for Palestine organized a protest in Boston Common on Sunday. On Monday, Combined Jewish Philanthropies hosted a vigil in the Wang Theatre. Student groups BU Students for Justice in Palestine and BU Students for Israel each held their own events on campus as well.

A person speaks at the Boston University Students for Israel and BU Hillel memorial on Oct. 7. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A student writes on a tarp the names of Palestinians who were killed in Gaza at a BU Students for Justice in Palestine event on Oct. 9. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
Pictures of Jewish and Israeli people who were killed on and since Oct. 7 at the BUSI and BU Hillel memorial on Oct. 7. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People participating in the Boston Coalition for Palestine’s protest in Boston Common on Oct. 6. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

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Candles, flowers and stones placed on the ground at the BUSI and BU Hillel memorial at Marsh Plaza on Oct. 7. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A child holds a handmade “Free Free Palestine” poster during the Boston Coalition for Palestine’s protest in Boston Common on Oct. 6. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A woman gives a student a yellow bracelet at the BUSI and BU Hillel memorial outside Marsh Plaza on Oct. 7. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A person gives a speech during the Boston Coalition for Palestine’s protest on Oct. 6. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

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A student places a name on the memorial wall at the BUSI and BU Hillel event in Marsh Plaza on Oct. 7. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A person writes the names and ages of Palestinians who were killed in Gaza during the BU SJP event on Oct. 7. BARRETT WALSH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People walk by the BUSI and BU Hillel memorial at Marsh Plaza on Oct. 7. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People pray at the BU SJP “Prayers & DUAA for Palestine” event on Oct. 7. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

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