The Gaza Strip is 6,577 miles away from SM East. Yet, with the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, 2015 graduate Jacob Milgrim is reminded of something he wishes his late sister and 2017 SM East alumna Sarah Milgrim could’ve seen.
“I am, of course, hopeful there will be an end to the war but also saddened that [Sarah] will not get to see it,” Jacob said. “We are all still [reliving] Oct. 7, as was Sarah when she was killed, and I think about the loss of what she could’ve done when the war is over and we see the morning after.”
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire on Oct. 9 after two days of negotiations, according to CNN. Conversations Sarah, former Embassy of Israel Director of Civil Society Affairs, was consistently pushing for since the attack occurred.
Sarah was murdered in Washington, D.C. outside of the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21. She was 26 years old. The shooter was protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza, targeti...
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