israel
October 26, 2023
Students hold vigil for Palestine
The lobby of Umble Center was overflowing with Goshen College faculty, staff and students for a peace vigil dedicated to the recent events in Israel and Palestine. Last Thursday evening, 80 people arrived for the observance which began with people spilling out the doors into the rainy weather. Organized by Luisa Dutchersmith, a junior elementary education (TESOL) major, Fatima Zahara, a junior music and theater double major, Meredith Blossom, a junior English and theater double major and Phillip Witmer-Rich, a junior music and English double major, the vigil was devoted to making space for mourning, prayer, storytelling and silence. Dutchersmith,...