Memorial day

Modi’in project with Rochester Jewish community turns fallen soldiers' stories into memorials

Marking 23 years of partnership at a time of global tension and anti-Israel animosity, the Rochester-Modi’in partnership demonstrates how Israeli-diaspora communities meet each other’s needs.

 Local Modi’in children visit the path honoring Yonah Betzalel Brief.
Yahav Shorer, advocate

For the first time: Israeli law recognizes a Family Memorial Day as a protected leave day

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

From Remembrance Day to Independence Day as a new immigrant to Israel - opinion

 The Israeli flag.

A love letter to Israel: Reflections on Memorial Day from Eilat - opinion


'Shame, disgrace': Israeli diplomat in US heckled at Silicon Valley Memorial Day ceremony

A group of attendees began singing the Israeli national anthem in protest as Ambassador Marco Sermoneta denounced critics of the IDF and the State of Israel.

Marco Sermoneta arrives at the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

OU Independence Day event in Jerusalem sees about two thousand participants

Several of the organization's senior leadership were in attendance, as well as an assortment of Americans, Canadians, Australians, and South Africans, including Olim.

OU Israel Independence Day event for English-speakers at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026.

Olympic Committee of Israel honors fallen swimmer Eden Nimri

Eden Nimri, a captain in the IDF, was not only a fighter but also a talented swimmer who competed with Israel’s youth national team.

Fallen soldier and former swimmer Eden Nimri

Netanyahu heckled at Memorial Day ceremony as bereaved families grasp for comfort

Skirmishes broke out during a speech by MK Ofir Sofer when attendees attempted to snatch signs held up by by protesters that read “Government of death."

A woman holds a sign reading “government of death” during a Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2026.

Memorial Day ceremony honors 47 fallen lone soldiers since October 7

Since the outbreak of the Iron Swords war, more than 1,100 IDF soldiers, both active-duty and reservists have been killed. Among them were 47 Lone Soldiers.

A Memorial Day ceremony at the Jerusalem Theater, honoring the memory of the Lone Soldiers who fell since October 7th

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 Dov Landau at the wedding of his great-grandson.

Remembrance Day: Honoring the lives lost with mission-driven innovation

Yom HaZikaron is a moment of national stillness, but for those in defense tech, it is also a reminder of why they build

Memorial ceremony on Har Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel. April 19, 2026.

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Remembrance Day is shaped by new loss

Across Israel, families marking Memorial Day, known as Yom Hazikaron, are doing so this year against a backdrop of continued fighting and a steady stream of new casualties.

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

Every day is Memorial Day: A mother's daily battle with grief and the choice to live - opinion

Memorial Day holds new meaning for Shirit Yerushalmi, who reflects on life after losing her daughter in Gaza.

People next to photos of victims of terror attacks and fallen Israeli soldiers at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day, April 20, 2026.

‘I never knew my father’: Avichai Ayubi on loss, Israel’s orphaned generation, and moving forward

Avichai was born five months after his father's death. But that is not to say his father's presence has not played an important role in his life.

Avichai Ayubi.