Michael Arad, the Israeli-American designer of the 9/11 Memorial in NYC, visited Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities affected by the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities in southern Israel, to advise on a memorial for the 102 people lost. Arad discussed the challenges of memorializing such events and emphasized the importance of time and distance for evaluating and creating lasting responses.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-designer-of-9-11-memorial-says-too-soon-to-construct-national-oct-7-monument/
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