Posts Tagged: Israel Memorial Day
Aviv Kochavi: The Sound That Commands Us to Remember
JNS.org - The sirens blaring as the State of Israel marks Yom Hazikaron—Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism—command that we distinguish this...
Israeli Memorial Day and Post-Traumatic Growth
JNS.org - For some of us, this is a whole year we don’t want to remember. A year of COVID-19, with many people sick and...
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...
