Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 27, 2015 - The Litman - Beigel families had invited everyone to join in the simcha of the wedding of Sara - Techiya and Ariel at Jerusalem's International Convention Center on Thursday night in Jerusalem.

In the crush of crowd trying to get into the building, it felt like a million people had come to celebrate. Thousands were inside and more thousands were locked outside at 10:30 pm. the time the public was invited to come and dance.

Dancing and music were inside and outside on the plaza. Three vans were blasting loud music in the parking lot as young men danced and sang. 

From sadness to joy, tragedy to triumph.  Terrorists murdered her father and brother before the original wedding date, but as she came to the main convention center hall filled with young women waiting to dance with her the kallah's smile and joy were triumphant and priceless.

Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Prime Minister, was one of the tens of thousands in attendance, Thousands more watched on a live stream broadcast beamed around the world.

Girls from a high school in Bnei Brak brought a box of homemade treats, including small challahs, as a gift. Thousands of dollars were raised to help cover the cost of the massive wedding by crowdfunding campaigns. OneFamily, the support organization for terror victims, made a large donation to the Litman family.Included in the photo essay, its leader Chantal Belzberg, 

All evening long, the giant mazel tov banners created by Frank Storch of Baltimore, MD. gained more and more signatures, as all of Am Yisrael wished Mazel Tov to the new couple.