BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Beverly Hills elected and community leaders gathered early Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, holding a solemn memorial at a park that has roughly 1,200 flags on display—one for each person who died in the attack.
“Beverly Hills is much more than what some may perceive as glitz, glamour and luxury,” Beverly Hills Vice Mayor Sharona R. Nazarian said during the pre-dawn ceremony at Beverly Gardens Park on Santa Monica Boulevard. “Our community stands in solidarity and we will not allow terror or hate to manipulate us.”
The hundreds of flags have been on display in the park since January. During Monday’s memorial service, the city unveiled signs designating the area “October 7th Memorial Square.”…