Posts Tagged: Israel Memorial Day
Israeli US Envoy: Memorial Day Reminder of Price Paid for ‘Historic Transformation’ of Jewish People From Weakness to Strength
The Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, held a special ceremony on Monday – which was broadcast online due to the coronavirus pandemic -- to mark...
On Israel’s Memorial Day, Children of Fallen IDF Soldiers Recall Fathers They Never Knew
As Israel marked Memorial Day on Tuesday, the Reshet Bet radio network chose to tell the stories of those whose fathers fell in battle before...
Cemeteries Off-Limits as Israelis Honor War Dead Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
With military cemeteries and ceremonies off-limits, Israelis went online on Tuesday to mourn their war dead in annual remembrances held under the shadow of the coronavirus...
Israelis Take to Balconies to Sing ‘Hatikvah’ at End of Memorial Day Ceremony
At the end of Monday night’s nationally-televised Memorial Day ceremony, many Israelis across the country went on to their balconies or porches and sang the...
Israel Comes to a Halt in Memory of Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
Israelis stood in silence -- many on the balconies of their homes due to coronavirus restrictions -- on Monday night as a one-minute siren sounded...
‘Nationwide Curfew Could Be Imposed During Israel’s Memorial Day’
JNS.org - A senior Israeli defense official warned on Sunday that the government may for the first time in the country’s history impose a nationwide...
Controversial Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Event Draws Crowd in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - Following an Israeli High Court ruling that Israel must grant permits to 100 Palestinian Authority residents to attend a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony,...
First-Ever Memorial Day Ceremony Held for Orthodox Jewish Soldiers
JNS.org - For the first time, a Memorial Day ceremony was held in Jerusalem on Tuesday night honoring the memories of Orthodox Jewish soldiers who laid...
Fallen Israeli-American Soldiers Commemorated in Special Jerusalem Ceremony
JNS.org - For Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron), the Jerusalem-based Lone Soldier Center hosted a unique English-language event focusing on the stories of fallen Israeli-American soldiers...
Rivers of Tears for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers
I did not cry upon my third visit to Auschwitz last week. My daughters did, but I didn’t. I can’t quite explain why. Perhaps it...
Israel Remembers Fallen Soldiers, Victims of Terror With Two-Minute Siren on Memorial Day
Israel marked Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism on Monday morning with a two-minute siren, with people stopping their...
For Israel’s Memorial Day, New Initiative Honors Fallen Soldiers Who Have No Living Relatives
JNS.org - A new campaign for Israel’s Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron) seeks to commemorate fallen soldiers who may not have any living relatives or friends to honor...
Jewish Agency Ceremony Remembers Victims of Antisemitism Worldwide
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel on Wednesday held a memorial ceremony for Jews killed in antisemitic attacks around the world. The ceremony, held at...
Trump Calls Israel ‘Great Bastion of Hope,’ Says He Will Visit Jewish State ‘Soon’
JNS.org - Asked for his message to Israelis on Yom Hazikaron, the Jewish state’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, presumptive Republican presidential...
