Shalom Baruch, a Jewish cemetery in Humble, is now home to the first permanent Oct. 7 monument in North America, officials announced in a Nov. 3 news release.

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Per the release, the monument honors the lives that were lost as well as the survivors and hostages of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel. The monument was unveiled at a Nov. 2 ceremony, which was attended by more than 200 community members, elected officials and faith leaders.

"Jewish Houstonians and our many allies showed up for us today," Varda Fields, Israeli-American founder of Shalom Baruch, said in a statement. "I can only hope that they continue to speak up against antisemitism, support the Jewish people and even encourage others around the country and the world to build their own memorials so that we never

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