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Israel establishes an annual commemoration of the Oct. 7 attack — but not on Oct. 7

When Israel’s governing coalition convened on Sunday to set an annual memorial day to commemorate the tragedy, it didn’t choose October 7 or any date on the Gregorian calendar.

By BEN SALES/JTA
18/03/2024

UN chief Antonio Guterres to sit out of Holocaust event for first time in 10 years

Guterres’ absence from the event will come after facing heavy criticism from Israel and its supporters for his response to the war.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
25/01/2024

Candle memorial at the Kotel to mark 100 days since Oct. 7

Over the past 100 days, dozens of moving and unifying prayer events have taken place, with thousands of attending worshippers.

 WUJS students with Supernova music festival survivors

Grapevine January 7th, 2024: First-hand information of living nightmare

Their accounts detailed over 10 hours of a life-threatening race: escaping by car and foot, seeking improvised shelter, and ducking from gunfire.

Visits to Auschwitz Memorial Museum up 41% in 2023

Over 1.67 million people visited the museum in 2023, which is a significant rise from the 2022 numbers which were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

DJ honors victims of Nova festival by performing at empty massacre site

Israeli DJ RIMO pays tribute to lives lost at the Nova music festival, by performing on the stage at the site of the massacre in front of a field filled with the pictures of victims.

At memorial for Vivian Silver, grief and a determination to pursue peace

Many speakers from diverse backgrounds described their immense pain at Silver’s death, and determination to pursue the causes to which she was devoted: peace and feminist activism.

By JTA/ELIYAHU FREEDMAN
17/11/2023

Israel is the only place we should want to be

From the moment I stepped off the plane from London to make this my permanent home, there was no going back.

By ASHLEY PERRY
06/11/2023

Israelis, Diaspora Jews plan memorials to mark month since October 7 massacre

A Several events are being in planned in Israel and abroad to mark the month anniversary of the massacre conducted by Hamas.

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