Yom Hazikaron
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April 22, 2026, 4:16 pm
A timeless pair: Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
Ironically, the world has no idea how much this memorial and birthday mean for its own future, with this tiny nation giving so much and keeping so much else at bay.
By Sarah Kendis
Eyal Golan, left, and his father Meir visit the grave of Eyal's sister Shirel, who died by suicide after surviving the Oct. 7 massacre at the Nova music festival, Tel Mond, Israel, April 21, 2026. (Deborah Danan)
April 21, 2026, 3:08 pm
Netanyahu heckled at Israel’s official Memorial Day ceremony
A different skirmish also broke out at a ceremony at Tel Aviv’s military cemetery.
By Deborah Danan
An Israeli citizen stands in commemoration of the country's fallen soldiers. Photo by Avital Pinnick, courtesy of flickr.com.
May 4, 2022, 9:42 am
Remembering Israel’s unknown fallen soldiers
Every loss of a soldier tears a hole in the hearts of all the people of Israel.
By Danny Danon
Photo by Flavio, courtesy of flickr.com.
April 14, 2021, 10:26 am
A tribute to the bereaved parents of unsung fallen Israelis
There's another group of bereaved parents unable to engage in the kind of collective mourning that characterizes Memorial Day: mothers and fathers of those that commit suicide.
By Ruthie Blum
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