Posts Tagged: Yom Hazikaron
Independence Day Religious Confusion
Israel’s Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut, brings out the best and the worst in us. We cannot agree on what it means, and we cannot agree...
For Israelis, Memorial Day is Personal
JNS.org - Israel and the US share many values and traditions, including holding national days of commemoration for fallen soldiers. Yet there are sharp cultural differences...
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...
Celebrating Yom Haatzmaut in a World of Turmoil
Israel Independence Day symbolizes the empowerment of all Jews in the wake of the most successful renaissance of a nation after two thousand years of...
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...
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...
Christian-Jewish Aid Group Convenes Families of Terror Wave Victims in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Ahead of Israel’s national Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron), the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (known as The Fellowship) on Monday hosted a gathering...
Israel Publishes List of Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims Ahead of Memorial Day
The Ministry of Defense has published the official data of the number of Israel's fallen soldiers and terror victims in advance of Memorial Day (Yom...
Bereaved Israeli Families Continue Fight Against Battle of Jenin Film
JNS.org - Representatives of bereaved Israeli family members and Israel Defense Forces soldiers who fought in the Battle of Jenin in 2002 are outraged...
Unprecedented Security for Prime Minister Netanyahu at National Ceremonies
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took part today in services for Israel's Memorial Day - Yom HaZikaron - on Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, he was surrounded...
On Memorial Day, IDF Widow Recounts Childbirth Without Her Husband – ‘I Showed our Baby a Picture of His Father’
The widow of an IDF soldier who was killed during last summer's war with Hamas - Operation Protective Edge - recounted her experience of being...
Author David Grossman Captures His Son’s Life and Death in Animated Short Film (VIDEO)
Israeli Author David Grossman, has made an animated short film with accompanying narration to memorialize his son, Uri Grossman, who was killed in combat during...
In First Memorial Day Since Protective Edge, Israel Remembers Most Recent Fallen Soldier Heroes
Israel has begun the observance of its annual Memorial Day commemoration for its fallen soldiers, security personnel and victims of terror. For Israelis, last summer's...
Israel Remembers Fallen Soldiers and Terror Victims on Yom Hazikaron
JNS.org - Israel marked its annual memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorist attacks (known in Hebrew as Yom Hazikaron) at sundown on Tuesday, a day...
