Yom hazikaron
OU Independence Day event in Jerusalem sees about two thousand participants
Several of the organization's senior leadership were in attendance, as well as an assortment of Americans, Canadians, Australians, and South Africans, including Olim.
‘Do not forget the fighters’: Chaim Malespin marks Israel’s 78th Independence Day
Memorial Day ceremony honors 47 fallen lone soldiers since October 7
Israel honors fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day as US-Iran talks begin in Islamabad
First Druze Jewish Agency envoy to the US spoke about Israel's fallen soldiers
Kamal Mreeh - the first senior Druze envoy of the Jewish Agency - spoke about the unique relationship between the Druze and Jewish populations in Israel.
Benny Gantz: Bereaved families paid price to ensure Israel's continued existence
Gantz offered words of comfort and encouragement at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony on Wednesday morning.
From grief to joy: Why Israel marks Remembrance Day the day before Independence Day
The sudden transition from mourning to celebration is tied to events that marred the birth of the state, historians reveal
Rabbi Elchanan Poupko's letter to a fallen classmate
After 7th grade, I skipped 8th and went straight to high school, so I never got to say goodbye, until that unexpected moment.
Israel should add Diaspora terror casualties to list of fallen - opinion
Why should we also remember the ones killed in antisemitic attacks? As they were murdered for the same degrading purpose that will never be achieved: to remove the Jews from the face of the earth.
Remembering Israel's fallen: Hero after hero
On Mount Herzl, row after row, hero after hero — All Israel's fallen soldiers are a personal matter for Israelis.
Joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremonies blur lines - opinion
A joint memorial service is a wonderful and welcome expression - just not on Israel’s Remembrance Day.
Masa’s Yom HaZikaron broadcast – remembering around the world
Join Masa for a live broadcast on Yom HaZikaron, with hundreds of thousands of Jews in communities from Kyiv to India to Argentina.
Fixing Israel's Remembrance Day for the Diaspora - opinion
Remembrance Day seems to “work” quite well for those it was designed for, but it is (mostly) limited, at least in impact, to those actually in Israel.
56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died in 2021 - Defense Ministry
56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died in 2021, while 84 IDF disabled veterans died from their disabilities over the same period.
