Miami Beach remembers victims, honors survivors on the 3rd anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel

South Florida has joined in remembering the victims and honoring the survivors of the Oct. 7th attack on Israel on its third anniversary. In Miami Beach, many gathered in remembrance of the event in which over 1,000 people died and Hamas took hundreds hostage. Some mourners witnessed the events of Oct. 7th firsthand. At the beginning, I was too shocked even to understand what s happening, said survivor Maya Izoutchee. Izoutchee spoke to crowds at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach on Wednesday. The memorial is the first in the world to engrave the names of Oct. 7 victims in both English and Hebrew. Izoutchee described working at the Nova Music Festival where many were killed. I was running, and we heard gunfire, shooting, said Izoutchee. We heard people, everything, but also rockets flying above our heads. The Holocaust Memorial featured reflections from a Holocaust survivor, and opportunities to experience the memorial s new Oct. 7th virtual reality exhib