HANC High School Meets With Author Of “One Day In October”

By: Abigail Saldin, HANC ‘26

By Abigail Saldin, HANC ‘26

What does bravery and heroism mean to you? On Monday, October 20, the students at HANC High School had the special honor of learning about this ever-relevant concept by hearing from Oriya Mevorach, co-author of the best-selling book, One Day in October.

One Day in October is a collection of several harrowing and remarkable accounts of Israelis who experienced the October 7th attacks firsthand. Each story was dutifully researched from interviews with survivors, and on Monday, Ms. Mevorach shared four of these stories with HANC students.

The way Ms. Mevorach conveyed them with respect and tact made students truly remember the despair and severity of the day. Throughout the despair, she highlighted throughout every story the ability for hope to prevail. Even in moments when staring death in the face, with the help of Hashem, these victims of October 7th heroically stood for their brothers and sisters in Klal Yisrael.

After giving the school-wide presentation, Ms. Mevorach later spoke with a smaller audience of the senior girls to talk a little about her background and shared one more story.

HANC High School would like to thank Oriya Mevorach for the remarkable experience we will certainly never forget.