Posts Tagged: Israel Remembrance Day
The Monumental Importance of Yom Hazikaron
JNS.org - This year, more than most, Jews internationally need to commemorate Yom Hazikaron. Israel’s Day of Remembrance was created more than 70 years ago with...
Jewish WWII Veterans Mark Victory Day in Israel (PHOTOS)
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Jewish World War II veterans of the Allied armies, the majority from the Former Soviet Union, attended the official Yad Vashem ceremony...
Obama Receives Humanity Award From Spielberg’s Holocaust History Foundation
JNS.org - Famed filmmaker Steven Spielberg's Holocaust history foundation, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, on Wednesday presented President Barack Obama with...
Perspectives on Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut 5774
As we experienced the double days of Israel's Yom HaZikaron (the memorial day for Israel's fallen soldiers & terror victims) and Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence...
Why Does Independence Day Immediately Follow Memorial Day in Israel?
It's been a busy week for Israel. First there was Holocaust Remembrance Day last Monday, then today is the country's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers...
Ya’alon at Tel Aviv Memorial: Your Sorrow Becomes Our Sorrow
Israel's Defense Minister, Moshe Ya'alon, spoke at the Kiryat Shaul Remembrance Day Memorial Ceremony in Tel Aviv Monday morning, telling those in attendance: "Your ...
Israeli Defense Ministry Ahead of Memorial Day: 23,085 Have Fallen in Israel’s Wars
Ahead of Israel's Memorial Day on Monday the Defense Ministry released its annual figures of fallen soldiers. According to the Ministry, 92 soldiers fell this...
After a Child’s Murder, a Search for Justice
It has been a struggle to keep my daughter's memory alive. Israeli society prefers to forget terror attacks and forge ahead. Foreign journalists marvel at...
America and Israel: Remembering Heroes Together
Israeli casualties of major wars, military engagements, operations, and enemy terrorist attacks are remembered on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's national remembrance day. The memorial rolls include Israel...
