Event Brief
100-meter shroud in New York lists names of 20,000+ Gaza children
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM ET
Summary: A 100-meter-long shroud displayed handwritten names of more than 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza at the UN Church Center in New York. The ceremony, organized by Doctors Against Genocide, Clergy Against Genocide in the US, and Justice for All, included recitation of the Holy Quran and an interfaith gathering during the opening of the UN General Assembly.
WHO: Doctors Against Genocide, Clergy Against Genocide in the United States, Justice for All (and several other groups)
WHAT: Handwritten names of more than 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza were displayed on a 100-meter-long shroud at the UN Church Center in New York.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 9:31 AM ET
WHERE: UN Church Center, New York
WHY: The memorial project aimed to keep the names and memories of Gaza’s children from being reduced to numbers and to demand an end to Israeli military operations and accountability for war crimes.
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