Jerusalem day

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.

Hurva remains, 1972.
Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

PLAYING WITH Israeli flags ahead of this year’s Independence Day, at Kobi kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh.

What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion

An alley off Agrippas St.

The little shop on Jaffa Street that captured old Jerusalem - opinion


Jerusalem is the Jewish spiritual, national hotspot - opinion

In that spirit, when we sing “Jerusalem of Gold,” some thank God, some praise the IDF, others get Zionist goosebumps, but all rally around Jerusalem.

  WAVING THE Israeli flag at the Western Wall to mark Jerusalem Day, 2020: Let’s revive Jerusalem Day’s original spirit, the writer urges.

Grapevine, May 24, 2024: Cultural influx

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ISRAELI INDUSTRIALIST Eli Hurvitz’s name lives on via his foundation.

Shin Bet investigating after rocket discovered in east Jerusalem last month

The rocket was found during the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade and authorities are now examining whether there was an intention to fire it or not.

Israeli security forces stand at the site where an Israeli was killed in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City

14 Days: Jerusalem Day

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen presiding over a cabinet meeting in the Western Wall tunnels in honor of Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem, on May 21, 2023.

First celebration of Jerusalem day took place in Canadian Parliament

"Israel is a symbol of freedom, resilience and hope to millions who wish to see the peaceful coexistence of all peoples in Israel," said MP Dr. Leslyn Lewis

 Chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus, MP Leslyn Lewis with Diaspora Minsiter Amichai Chikli

Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount: 'We are the masters of Jerusalem'

While about 1,146 Jews visited the Temple Mount on Thursday amid Jerusalem Day festivities, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir did not join them.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, May 21, 2023

Lapid: Choose Israeli judge selection committee members next month

The Yesh Atid leader said that the selections for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee should include the seat that had traditionally been reserved for the opposition.

 Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Mordechai, April 17, 2023.

Jerusalem Day, Shavuot: Tips to become financially independent - opinion

I will do my part of unity and provide some tips that will enable you to start making smart financial decisions and get on track towards financial independence.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

On Jerusalem Day two years ago, a funeral was held in the capital amid street riots

A bus was hired for family members to go to the graveside for burial and further psalms. The reserved private tour bus was equipped with reinforced windows to protect from rock-throwing.

 US ARMY cartographer Irving Abramowitz in Nome, Alaska, 1945.

Jerusalem Day: The statistics of Israel's capital

The capital’s total population reached a grand total of 966,200, doubling that of Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, metropolitan Jerusalem continued to grow, with more than 1.4 million residents.

 NEW ‘OLIM’ still choose Jerusalem.