Memorial day

Healing beyond borders: A journey into the Dominican Republic’s US Veterans Village - opinion

Honoring the fallen also means caring for the living. The Dominican Republic US Veterans Village is a global blueprint for trauma recovery.

 THE DOMINICAN Republic US Veterans Village, which provides a model of care that carries profound lessons in confronting the hidden wounds of war, says the writer, shown here with his wife, Adi Bedein, flanked by co-founder Dr. Gary Deutchman (left), and US Marine veteran Manny Salazar (right).
 American policeman and police car in the background.

Two dead, nine injured in Philadelphia shooting, police say

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory

 The Wet Trail

Heroes' journey: Memorial sites that blend nature, landscape, and stories of heroism


'We are proud to defend the country': Kibbutz Movement commemorates its 3,422 fallen

In the past year, an additional 322 fallen and murdered from among the Kibbutzim Movements were added - most of them were victims of the October 7 Massacre and casualties of the war that followed.

 Kibbutz Nir Oz after the massacre

Masa Israel Journey to mark Remembrance Day with 5,000 attendees

The ceremony at Yad L’Shiryon in Latrun will pay homage to several Masa alumni and new immigrants killed during the war.

2023 Masa Israel Journey Remembrance Day Ceremony

Israel’s anglo community to mark Remembrance Day in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Post, the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO), the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the Margaret and Sylvan Adams Family Foundation will hold a special ceremony on Sunday.

 2023 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community

Are Israelis celebrating Independence Day amid Israel-Hamas war anxiety?

‘Remembrance Day and Independence Day will be more meaningful and poignant, as this generation has experienced collective trauma’ 

 A FESTIVE BBQ during last year’s celebrations.

Nir Barkat's former commander: 'Don't come to the Remembrance Day ceremony, you abandoned us'

"Nir Barkat, Economy Minister of the State of Israel, do not come to the military cemetery in Usfiya on Memorial Day. Do not come and do not sleep and spare us another insult," Amal Asad said.

Amal Asad

Wix presents bereavement processing toolkit

In light of the upcoming Memorial Day and its heightened significance after October 7th, Wix introduces the "Memory Design" toolkit designed to facilitate national mourning, memory, and hope.


A joint memorial service is needed this year more than ever - opinion

Change starts with the ability to hear, feel, and acknowledge the pain of the other. This is our mission in the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, this year more than ever.

 A RECORD crowd of over 15,000 attended last year’s 18th Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial event, held in Tel Aviv.

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.


Former IDF chief: Israel's situation is worse today than it was during Yom Kippur War

Former IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz: Politicians 'spat in the faces' of bereaved families on Remembrance Day

 FORMER IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz addresses a rally outside the Knesset against the proposed judicial overhaul, last month. He describes the protests as a ‘war of liberation for the State of Israel.’

Mystery as old as Israel: Who is the little girl buried with Hahagana fighter?

An eight-year-old girl was buried with a fallen Hahagan fighter in 1948, but nothing is known about her.

 PARATROOPERS SALUTE after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers, during preparations for Remembrance Day ceremonies on the Mount of Olives.