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


Palestinian Journalists Syndicate expels member for normalizing ties with Israel

The decision to expel Mismar was taken because of her participation in the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, which took place last month.

Palestinian Journalist Syndicate

Netzach Yehuda Memorial day

Last night an emotional evening was held in Heichal Shlomo synagogue in Jerusalem, in memory of the Charedi IDF soldiers who fell on duty.

 Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem - Harav Shlomo Moshe Amar

Row by row, Israel remembers its fallen heroes

24,068 IDF soldiers, police officers, prison wardens, Shin Bet security service and Mossad agents have been killed since 1860.

Remembrance Day 2022

From grief to joy: Why Israel marks Remembrance Day the day before Independence Day

The sudden transition from mourning to celebration is tied to events that marred the birth of the state, historians reveal

Yom Hazikaron ceremony

'My soul died with my son' - Israelis, Palestinians on Remembrance Day

The 17th annual Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony was held simultaneously in Tel Aviv and in Beit Jalla.

 Palestinians, Israelis and politicians attend a memorial ceremony commemorating the long Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Tel Aviv on May 3, 2022, as Israel marks the annual Remembrance Day, on May 3, 2022.

Bennett urges unity as Israel marks Remembrance Day

The prime minister lamented that "our people carry on their bodies the scars of the gene of divisiveness from our ancestors."

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Yad Labanim Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem, May 3, 2022

For Jews, Christians: Is there a chance for reconciliation in the future?

Opinion: "At the end of days the love between the two brothers – Yaakov and Eisav – will return.” 

 Toby Klein Greenwald hold Yanai in 2021

Waze maps 250 memorials for fallen soldiers and terror attack victims

Some of the memorials have never been mapped before, so now drivers should be able to find them more easily.

 The Yizkor symbol on Waze.

The story of the daring pilot Zahara Levitov

Zahara Levitov was a Palmach fighter and among the first women to fly planes in the newly established IDF, but her service was cut short by a tragic crash.

 Zahara Levitov

56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died in 2021 - Defense Ministry

56 IDF soldiers and security personnel died in 2021, while 84 IDF disabled veterans died from their disabilities over the same period.

Gush Etzion memorial service for Yom Hazikaron