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Remembrance Day

 Remembrance Day ceremony held on May 12, 2024 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Halevi: I feel the weight of the Oct. 7 failure every day

 Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest march for their release near the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 9, 2024.

'No Independence without the hostages': Families and protestors plan alternative ceremonies

 Omry Rot.

'He believed any goal could be achieved': Family and team of fallen reservist Omry Rot remember him

2023 Masa Israel Journey Remembrance Day Ceremony

Masa Israel Journey to mark Remembrance Day with 5,000 attendees

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

We must contemplate our mutual responsibility for all facets of Israeli society

By SHAI FINKELSTEIN
 2023 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community

Israel’s anglo community to mark Remembrance Day in Jerusalem

 THE WRITER meets with a group of bereaved teenagers.

A guide to coping with individual and national loss on Remembrance Day

By MARC BELZBERG
 An Israeli soldier stands during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, at an installation at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, May 6, 2024.

Amid an ongoing war, we salute Israel's fallen

Memorial candles.

Honor Israel's fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day through the FIDF virtual experience

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

An American Jew's reflections on the upcoming Remembrance Day

By Carl H. Tessler
 SOLDIERS paint a mural in Jerusalem last week ahead of Israel’s Remembrance Day on May 12-13.

My Word: Combining commemoration and celebration

 A lively public debate has emerged about how Israel’s 76th Independence Day should be celebrated, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Balancing emotions: Israel struggles with how to mark Independence Day

 The public this year have been urged to ‘maintain the sanctity of Remembrance Day’ as emotions run raw following October 7.

Ceremony controversy: Disputes over national day ceremonies in Israel

 Pedaya Mark z”l (circled on top) and his counselor, Shilo Rochwarger z”l (circled below Pedaya) killed on October 7, taken at OneFamily Summer Camp for bereaved children.

For bereaved Israelis, Remembrance Day is hard. OneFamily is standing with them

By ERIC NARROW
 Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day.

New app by Israel's Defense Ministry helps to navigate the graves of Israel's fallen forces

By Walla!