Feelings of sorrow, fear and trauma remain raw within Australia's Jewish community two years after the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Community members gathered at Melbourne's inner city Goldstone Gallery before dawn on Tuesday to remember those killed and taken hostage on October 7, 2023.

The gallery was filled with mourners, with several breaking down in tears as sirens rang out at 6.29am - the exact time the massacre began at the Nova music festival near the border with Gaza.

The community stood in silence. The only sounds were the sirens and quiet sobs as a message from the families of the victims showed on a screen.

They included Ayala Puder, the mother of Maya Puder, a 26-year-old first-year film director student who was killed while hiding in a bomb shelter at the festival.

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