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Neil Sedaka, famed Jewish pop icon and hit songwriter, dies at 86 - NYT

The famed hitmaker behind "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl" died at 86 after reinventing his career multiple times.

American singer Neil Sedaka performs on BBC Top of the Pops, London, United Kingdom, 22nd November 1972.
President Isaac Herzog hosts bereaved families in the President's Residence, Jerusalem, February 15, 2026; illustrative.

Herzog vows Israel will never stop searching for Ron Arad at missing soldiers memorial

A HOSTAGE pin on St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili's memorial brick.

WATCH: Final hostage pin removed from National Memorial Hall for Israel's Fallen

Prof. Gabriel (Gabi) Barkay

Temple Mount sifting project co-founder Gabriel Barkay dies after decades of biblical research


'A light of joy': Decade after death, Oron Shaul laid to rest in Israel

Thousands came to see Oron Shaul off on his final journey, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and several ministers and members of the Knesset.

 The funeral of late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul at the cemetery in Poria Illit on January 20, 2025.

Ido’s legacy - Joy, unity, and meaning

The family of Staff Sgt. Ido Zano, who fell in Gaza, decided to establish a community hall in Yehud inspired by their son’s motto: joy and love. They are seeking assistance to raise funds.

Ido Zano z"l.

Holocaust memorial stolen in Germany’s Börde district amid rising antisemitic acts

This theft is part of a troubling pattern of recent Stolperstein disappearances in Germany.

 Berlin, Germany - November 8, 2022: Freshly polished Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) decorated with a rose due to the anniversary of the November pogroms in 1938 (illustrative)

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

A Taste of Memory: Fattal honors October 7 victims with culinary tribute

Hotel chain presents stands in all restaurants dedicated to the fallen, murdered, and kidnapped with favorite dishes and personal stories, connecting national pain with personal memory.

 The position of the late Nitzan Rahum and the late Lidor Levy

Pillars of Eternity: Sderot Memorial honors victims of October 7 attack

"The site will tell the story of the impossibility of the city of Sderot, whose life is now mixed with blood but holds extraordinary resilience, faith, heritage, and community."

 Sderot memorial

October 7, 2024: Israel and the world mark one year since massacre

Memorials held nationwide in memory of those fallen, honoring hostages still held in Gaza, one year later

 October 7, one year later

IDF Capt. Roi Nahary, 23: Saving lives – in life and in death

Captain Roi Nahary was one of the 12 active and reserve soldiers who fell on October 9, following another dozen who had fallen the previous day, and 284 who fell on the infamous Oct. 7, 2023.

 Israeli soldiers take position as other paratroopers land behind them during the US-led Swift Response exercise in Europe in June 2018.

A Torah scroll of unity: In memory of the victims and fallen of October 7 - opinion

 An illustrative image of a Torah scroll and a shofar for Yom Kippur.

New York City event honors legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The atmosphere that evening was both meaningful and emotional for me personally, as I had met Rabbi Sacks in England and in New York City, when he signed my Koren Sacks Siddur.

 An artistic portrait of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.