April 29, 2025 — New York, New York

At AJC Global Forum, San Francisco-born Gal Bukshpan delivered a moving firsthand account of surviving the October 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel—the deadliest music event in history—where Hamas brutally murdered over 350 innocent partygoers and abducted many others into Gaza. Gal’s testimony is a powerful reminder of resilience, loss, and the enduring hope that rises even from the darkest of days.


Watch the full session here.

To watch more videos from AJC Global Forum 2025, go to AJC.org/GlobalForumNews2025.

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