Remembrance Day

Almost half of surveyed Israelis want entertainment venues closed on Tisha B'av, Tzohar poll finds

A Tzohar poll found that 49.6% of Israelis support nationwide closures of entertainment venues on Tisha B'Av, while 35.6% favor local decisions.

Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.
Shulamit Newman was a regular visitor at the President’s Residence on Sukkot. Here, she posed with President  Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal.

Remembering Shulamit Newman, a true Jerusalem icon of warmth and faith

Pigeons fly in Dam Square backdropped by the Royal Palace and a World War II monument in the center of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam war memorial vandalized by anti-Israel activists on Remembrance Day eve

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Israel’s turning point: leadership, accountability, and an uncertain future - opinion


Sirens in Israel wake us up to who we are and what we face - editorial

Let the sirens we heard Thursday and will hear twice next week on Remembrance Day wake us to the tragedy that could potentially take place.

 Individuals stand to attention during the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren on Jerusalem's Jaffa Street, April 24, 2025.

Eight Holocaust survivors to participate in Yad Vashem's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

They will be joined by Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, who will light the Memorial Torch, while six different Holocaust survivors who will light six separate torches. 

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a state ceremony at Yad Vashem marking Holocaust Remembrance Day last year.

'No ministers, no respect': Druze community outraged over gov't snub at Remembrance Day ceremony

Instead of a government minister participating in the ceremony, Likud MK Eti Atiya will arrive in Daliyat al-Carmel as the government representative.

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

A memorial of stickers: The modern vigil for Israel's fallen

The modern vigil for Israel’s fallen: the walls of Israel are covered with the many faces that represent the price of living as a free people in our land. 

Close-up of a sticker mosaic, one of many.

Pro-Palestine groups plan to 'swarm' UK with coordinated protests on Armistice Day

Youth Demand, which is an offshoot of Just Stop Oil, has planned to hold anti-Israel demonstrations in five British cities.

 People demonstrate in Vauxhall during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023

Avoiding the confusion: October 7 vs. SimchatTorah as the Day of Remembrance


Michal Shachnai looks to reclaim her father’s memory from the state

Michal Shachnai's exhibition "On the Cypress Spear" at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art explores personal and national grief through art.

 PIECES FROM Michal Shachnai’s exhibition ‘On the Cypress Spear’ at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art.

This lone soldier organization is fighting for a better future for post-war Israel

HaBayit shel Benji is a home for lone combat soldiers in central Israel which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

 HABAYIT SHEL Benji – a home for lone combat soldiers which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

‘They’re all heroes’: AACI to honor the lives of North Americans who fought for Israel

As part of this year’s memorial ceremony for North Americans who fell in military service to the State of Israel or as victims of terror, AACI introduced its special commemorative website.

 HOSHEA HAGGI and daughter Dalia light the torch at the AACI ceremony. Hoshea’s brother Gadi and sister-in-law Judi were killed on Oct. 7, with their bodies kidnapped to Gaza

We will bow our heads, but stand tall - Opinion

It's time for us to accept the covenant of destiny and build our second independence.

 Nerya Meir