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Love They Neighbor sign

Rectangular cardboard sign. Front reads, "LOVE They Neighbor" with a heart in purple, green, blue, and read marker. Back includes signatures from the Wolfson children.

Historical Notes

The Wolfson family made this sign in response to the October 27 attack and displayed it during the first public vigil, held that evening. Arianna and Aidan Wolfson, then five and three years old respectively, designed the sign and decorated the back. Their mother Amira Wolfson attended the candlelight Havdalah vigil that evening at Murray and Forbes avenues with her friends and neighbors Alison and Matt Culyba. Amira Wolfson brought the sign and a white candle. Several news outlets documented the sign and the candle as part of their coverage of the vigil. In these images, Amira Wolfson can be seen in a light-colored raincoat and a striped ball cap. Matt Culyba can be seen beside her in an orange raincoat.

Use and Reproduction
Donor Information
Item
Love They Neighbor sign and vigil candle
Donor
Amira Wolfson
Subjects
Vigils

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Love They Neighbor sign

Object Identifier
2019.168.1
Object Date
2018-10-27
Member of Item
Love They Neighbor sign and vigil candle
Primary Type
text
Secondary Type
Sign
Donor
Amira Wolfson
Description

Rectangular cardboard sign. Front reads, "LOVE They Neighbor" with a heart in purple, green, blue, and read marker. Back includes signatures from the Wolfson children.

Event
Murray and Forbes havdalah vigil [October 27, 2018]
Location
Forbes Avenue and Murray Avenue
Group
Community
Subject
Vigils
Creator
Arianna Wolfson
Aidan Wolfson
Amira Wolfson
Arthur Wolfson
Creator 2
Wolfson, Arianna
Wolfson, Aidan
Wolfson, Amira
Wolfson, Arthur