Baltimore’s Jewish community, state leaders remember Oct. 7 at Beth El

More than 1,500 members of the region’s Jewish community and local and state politicians somberly gathered Monday night at Beth El Congregation of Baltimore for a ceremony on the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel. Howard Libit, executive director of the Baltimore Jewish Council, said the goal was to bring multiple organizations together. Maryland has the eighth-largest Jewish population and the seventh-largest Muslim population among American states. (Photo: KT Kanazawich for The Baltimore Banner)