See photos from White Plains commemoration event marking 2 years since Oct. 7 attacks

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Shelly Steinwurtzel and Susie Caramanica of Hastings-on-Hudson were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Shelly Steinwurtzel and Susie Caramanica of Hastings-on-Hudson were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Seats remained empty in honor of Israeli hostages as hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seats remained empty in honor of Israeli hostages as hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsIsraeli teenager Ilan Ayoun talks about his friend Yaron Uri Shay, who died fighting in the war against Hamas as he and other Israel teenagers were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Israeli teenager Ilan Ayoun talks about his friend Yaron Uri Shay, who died fighting in the war against Hamas as he and other Israel teenagers were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Israeli teenager Lihi Millshtein talks about her friend Ariel Ohana, who died fighting in the war against Hamas as she and other Israel teenagers were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Israeli teenager Lihi Millshtein talks about her friend Ariel Ohana, who died fighting in the war against Hamas as she and other Israel teenagers were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsState Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Shelley Mayer, at left, were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

State Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Shelley Mayer, at left, were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Seats remained empty in honor of Israeli hostages as hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seats remained empty in honor of Israeli hostages as hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsHundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins lights a candle as he and elected officials were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins lights a candle as he and elected officials were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsHundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Hundreds attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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White Plains Mayor Tom Roach was among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

White Plains Mayor Tom Roach was among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsStuart Kolbert of White Plains was among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Stuart Kolbert of White Plains was among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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State Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Shelley Mayer were among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

State Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Shelley Mayer were among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsNew Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert was among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert was among the elected officials that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Elected officials including Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and Congressmen Mike Lawler and George Latimer were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Elected officials including Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and Congressmen Mike Lawler and George Latimer were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsIsraeli teenagers spending time in the United States were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Israeli teenagers spending time in the United States were among the hundreds that attended a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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Images of Israeli hostages were displayed at a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Images of Israeli hostages were displayed at a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Seth Harrison/The Journal NewsImages of Israeli hostages printed on boxes were displayed at a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

Images of Israeli hostages printed on boxes were displayed at a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, N.Y. Oct. 5, 2025.

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