Siren ushers in Israel’s Memorial Day
Jewish Journal
April 25, 2012
A one-minute siren marked the beginning of Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day, Israel\’s official Memorial Day.
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Peres at Memorial Day ceremony: IDF is stronger than ever
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2012
The Israel Defense Forces is stronger than ever, President Shimon Peres told bereaved families at Israel\’s Memorial Day ceremony in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday night.
Israeli soldier killed in Mount Herzl stage collapse
Jewish Journal
April 18, 2012
One woman was killed and several people were injured after a stage collapsed on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Petition requests break between Memorial, Independence days
Jewish Journal
May 9, 2011
Bereaved families and their supporters have signed a petition calling for a break between Memorial Day and Independence Day.
Israelis observe national Memorial Day
Jewish Journal
May 9, 2011
Israel continued its observance of Memorial Day, or Yom HaZikaron with a two-minute siren sounded across the country.
Euroleague basketball finals changed to accommodate Israeli team
Jewish Journal
April 6, 2011
The start time of the Euroleague championship basketball game has been moved up by several hours to accommodate an Israeli team that does not want to play on its Memorial Day. On Wednesday, the Euroleague said the May 8 final of its Final Four tournament in Barcelona, Spain, would be played at 5:30 p.m. Israel time, so as not to interfere with Yom Hazikaron, the memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
Jewish leaders slam memorial day for expelled Germans
Jewish Journal
February 17, 2011
Jewish leaders and political groups in Germany condemning a proposed national day of remembrance for the 12 million ethnic Germans expelled from Eastern Europe after World War II. The proposal was to be heard in parliament Thursday.
Remembering the Fallen
Teddy Weinberger
April 11, 2002
The day before Israel\’s Independence Day is Yom HaZikaron Lechalelay Tsahal (Memorial Day for the Fallen of the Israel Defense Forces), which this year begins on Monday night April 15.
It is characteristically Jewish to place Memorial Day right before Independence Day. Whereas in the Catholic tradition, for example, you have the exuberant Mardi Gras before the austere Lent, in Judaism, you have the Fast of Esther precede the gaiety of Purim, and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) a few days before Succot, traditionally, the happiest of Jewish holidays.
Don’t Forget Israel’s Fallen
Yuval Rotem
April 27, 2000
During May, both the United States and Israel will mark their respective Memorial Days. While the American version will have many remembrance events, most people will spend the day at barbecues, picnics or at the beach. This is not the case in Israel.
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