Memorial

October 7 ceremony will be largest memorial event in Israel's history, founders say

The ceremony will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 7, with the participation of hundreds of bereaved families, hostage survivors, and representatives of affected communities.

An illustration of Israelis attending a memorial service for the October 7 massacre in Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv.
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Plan of forest to be planted in Mendoza, Argentina by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund in memory of those murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023.

KKL-JNF to plant forest in Argentina in memory of those murdered at Nova music festival

People wrapped in Israeli flags walk through the Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024.

WATCH: A son's tale of an Ammunition Hill hero


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. 

 Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

Grapevine january 5 2024: 'Never Again' - No more than lip service

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FLOWERS ARE laid at the sculpture 'Trains to Death' by Frank Meisler and Arie Ovadia at Friedrichstrasse train station in Berlin.

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.

 Pictures of the participants of the Nova party who were murdered and kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas on October 7, 2023 are displayed while an artist play music, at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border, November 28, 2023

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.

 Family and friends attend the funeral of peace activist and one of the founders of the "Women Wage Peace" movemenet, Vivian Silver at Kibbutz Gezer, central Israel. November 16, 2023.

Israel is the only place we should want to be - opinion

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

 YOUTHS DANCE and wave the flag near Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem, after the start of the Gaza War.

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.

 People gather and light candles to remember the Israeli victims of the October 7 massacre at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 12, 2023.

Atara Oryha produces new song in honor of fallen soldiers and police officers

The singer released a special song honoring police officers and border guard soldiers who sacrificed their lives defending southern settlements.


100 years after factory fire, Jewish and Italian victims get a memorial

The fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, March 25, 1911.

In memory of Hayim Katsman, murdered by Hamas terrorists - opinion

This past Saturday, in the evil pogrom carried out by Hamas terrorists, my 32-year-old nephew Hayim Katsman was murdered at Kibbutz Holit where he lived.

 A SOLDIER passes yesterday in front of a burned home in Kibbutz Be’eri, whose family occupants were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists on Saturday.

Jewish Agency to commemorate Yom Kippur war with special program

Almog will discuss the difficult battles on the southern front and other family memories of the event.

  Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog (right) with his late brother, Eran Avrutsky z"l