Memorial day

From Remembrance Day to Independence Day as a new immigrant to Israel - opinion

Yom HaAtzmaut follows on the heels of Israel’s somber and sobering Day of Remembrance. This year, we had the honor to attend such a service with our friends from Nes Harim.

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).
 The Israeli flag.

A love letter to Israel: Reflections on Memorial Day from Eilat - opinion

Marco Sermoneta arrives at the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

'Shame, disgrace': Israeli diplomat in US heckled at Silicon Valley Memorial Day ceremony

OU Israel Independence Day event for English-speakers at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026.

OU Independence Day event in Jerusalem sees about two thousand participants


Rabbi Marvin Hier at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem: “God doesn’t want to run the world alone”

Co-Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem spoke at Yom HaZikaron Memorial, shared a message of faith and resilience

Left to right: Rabbi Marvin Hier, Yossi Cohen, Danny Danon, and Larry A. Mizel.

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem Chairman: “A time to mourn. To remember. To honor."

Chairman Larry A. Mizel spoke at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem's Yom HaZikaron Memorial, urged to keep the memory of the fallen and build unity

 Larry A. Mizel, Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

Israel marks Remembrance Day at Western Wall in Jerusalem

"Perhaps more than ever, the sound of this memorial siren is also a true alarm, commanding us to unite and to come together," President Isaac Herzog said.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir at the Western Wall during the Remembrance Day ceremony, April 29, 2025.

Ambassador Danny Danon: “Behind every statistic is a family forever changed”

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN speaks at English-language Yom HaZikaron gathering at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

 Danny Danon, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Givati cmdr. from Rafah: We will not relent until victory is ours

"In the Givati Brigade, Memorial Day is not merely symbolic. It is deeply rooted in the heart of the brigade and hearts of the fighters and commanders."

 IDF soldier, Givati Brigade Commander, Colonel Liron Batito

WATCH: Remembrance Day ceremony for Israel's fallen soldiers at Yad LaBanim

At the ceremony, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana was interrupted by a bereaved father who said Ohana "did not deserve to speak about my son."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a bereaved father at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad LaBanim, Jerusalem, April 29. 2025.

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem to host Remembrance Day Memorial in English honoring Israel's fallen

WATCH: The Ceremony for Israel’s English-speaking community to be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 starting 7:50 pm.

THE MUSEUM of Tolerance, Jerusalem.

Honoring Israel’s Fallen on Yom HaZikaron at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

WATCH: Ceremony for Israel’s English-speaking community to be held on April 29 at 18:45.

 The Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem

True face of Israel is found in the torch held by inspirational heroes - editorial

They are the true face of Israel. And what a beautiful face it is.

Torch lighting ceremony at Mount Herzl

The country’s wild ride from euphoria to depression, heartbreak to hope - comment

Over a year later, this extended Remembrance Day-like feeling shows no sign of letting up.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers on October 27, 2024