Tag: Mount Herzl
Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Partisan Baruch Shub
"Baruch was a partisan and a fighter who, throughout his life, embodied the survivors' rebirth and commitment to building a new life for himself, his family, his nation, and his country."
Israel Mourns 23,816 Fallen on Yom HaZikaron
For the first time in Israel’s history, ceremonies and honor guards on Yom Hazikaron will be held at military cemeteries without visitors due to coronavirus restrictions on gatherings
Leah Goldin on Memorial Day for IDF Soldiers Whose Burial Place is Unknown: My...
Hamas, which rules Gaza, is believed to be holding Lt. Hadar Goldin's remains, as well as those of Oron Shaul, another IDF soldier killed during the 2014 Gaza war .
‘They Say There Is a Land’ – Longing for Eretz Israel during the Holocaust
The new Yad Vashem exhibition tells how Jews yearned for Eretz Israel during and immediately following the Shoah in the years 1933-1948.
PM Netanyahu: ‘Our Lives Continue to Depend on the Willingness of our Sons and...
Israelis paused this Monday to remember 23,544 IDF soldiers who died during their military service.
Trump’s Inauguration Rabbi to Light Israel’s Independence Day Torch
In 2007 and 2008 Newsweek named Rabbi Hier the most influential rabbi in America.
Yad Vashem Online Presents Touching ‘Last Letters From the Holocaust’
There are thousands of personal letters in the Yad Vashem Archives, which were sent by Jews – adults and children – to their relatives and friends from their homes, the ghettos and the camps.
Eulogies by Shimon Peres’ Three Children
I remember him at the table of a French restaurant, when he whispered in my ear, it’s tastes good, but nothing compares to your mother’s salad. To him, Israel’s cucumbers and tomatoes were the finest of delicacies.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Rehearsal sessions ahead of Israel's 68th Independence Day ceremony, which will be held on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem next week.
Hotovely Says Foreign Dignitaries Must Visit Western Wall
"Including the Kotel along with Yad VaShem and Mt. Herzl changes Zionism from 100 years to 3,000 years."
Operation Protective Edge Remembrance Day
Adi Kaplan, widow of Captain Zvi (Zvika) Kaplan lit a torch during a ceremony marking one year since Operation Protective Edge at the Mount...
A Private Memorial Day
An Israeli woman visits a relative's grave on Mount Herzl on Tuesday, a few hours before Memorial Day begins, at which point the military cemetery will be full of family and friends of the deceased.
The Papal Visit: Heavy On Hoopla, Short On Substance
There is a certain unwordliness to the pope’s call for a two-state solution, an obliviousness to the reality on the ground.
The Palestinians, the Pope and Peace
Arab anger over the Pope's visit to Mt. Herzl reveals their problem is the existence of a Jewish State.
Suspicious Family Illegally Opens Mt. Herzl Grave – Finds It Empty
For 40 years, the family of Tzion Tayib have been fighting for proof their son's body was found and buried in the Har Herzl military cemetery - it wasn't.
For These We Weep
I have been searching for the answer to this question...who did they kill...those 104 we are about to release? I know of a mother...
1 Dead, Several Injured in Stage Collapse at Har Herzl, Jerusalem
At least one person has been reported killed and several injured in the collapse of lighting for a stage being assembled at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem for Rememberance Day ceremonies.