Remembrance Day

In her final moments, she chose to stay

An immigrant from Ukraine who became a police officer, Yulia Waxer Daunov was, above all, a mother whose final actions on Oct. 7 saved lives. Her story will be told at the Masa Yom Hazikaron ceremony

Before she became one of the names carried into national memory, Yulia was something more irreplaceable: the center of her family’s life.
A HOLOCAUST survivor lights a torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Women of the Wall call on Katz to include women in national Remembrance Day ceremony

 Right-wing protesters scream in opposition at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Jaffa

Israelis must refrain from violence, even if we disagree - comment

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Why Israel makes me smile: Reflections on life, culture, and connection - opinion


Life halts across Israel as country marks Remembrance Day in wake of October 7

Since October 7, 766 security personnel fell in battle • 834 civilians were murdered by terrorists, including 782 who were 18 years old or younger.

  Memorials set up for victims of the October 7th massacre and fallen soldiers at Dizengoff Square on Remembrance Day. May 12, 2024

Israelis split on if ministers should come to Remembrance Day ceremonies - poll

Israelis are generally pessimistic about the future of Israeli democracy and Israel's national security.

 Kiryat Shaul military cemetery ahead of Remembrance Day. May 12, 2024.

Halevi: I feel the weight of the Oct. 7 failure every day

The official events began on Sunday at 8 p.m., as a one-minute-long siren went off throughout the country, allowing a moment of silence to remember and honor the fallen soldiers.

 Remembrance Day ceremony held on May 12, 2024 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

'No Independence without the hostages': Families and protestors plan alternative ceremonies

"Without the hostages there is no Independence," said organizers who invited the public to join them watching the ceremony's live stream from home or from screenings around the country.

 Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest march for their release near the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 9, 2024.

'He believed any goal could be achieved': Family and team of fallen reservist Omry Rot remember him

Omry, a fallen reservist, is remembered by family, friends, and fellow soldiers as a hero dedicated to any mission.

 Omry Rot.

Masa Israel Journey to mark Remembrance Day with 5,000 attendees

The ceremony at Yad L’Shiryon in Latrun will pay homage to several Masa alumni and new immigrants killed during the war.

2023 Masa Israel Journey Remembrance Day Ceremony

We must contemplate our mutual responsibility for all facets of Israeli society - opinion

This year, more than any other, we must recommit ourselves to both dimensions of the demand for mutual responsibility.

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

Israel’s anglo community to mark Remembrance Day in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Post, the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO), the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the Margaret and Sylvan Adams Family Foundation will hold a special ceremony on Sunday.

 2023 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community

A guide to coping with individual and national loss on Remembrance Day - opinion

We have identified key strategies to cope with the specific Israeli experience of trauma and loss. These tools and techniques have helped thousands of individuals and communities to heal.

 THE WRITER meets with a group of bereaved teenagers.

Amid an ongoing war, we salute Israel's fallen - editorial

This year will be unlike any other as Israel mourns the loss of countless security forces and victims of terror killed since October 7, and we pray for our soldiers still fighting in the war.

 An Israeli soldier stands during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, at an installation at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, May 6, 2024.