Memorial

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

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
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

Tree planting has already begun near the city, and the site, which will also include a memorial for the victims, is expected to be inaugurated in October 2026.

|ByRAMI SHANI
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

Alon Wald never met his father, a paratrooper killed at Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War when Alon was just 10 months old. Today, he runs the memorial site where his father fell.

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
People attend a commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on January 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized, covered in green graffiti, police say

A stele at the Berlin memorial was discovered covered in green graffiti containing "inflammatory content," according to a Wednesday police statement.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

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

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 6, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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.

NOVEMBER 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByJTA/ELIYAHU FREEDMAN
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.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023ByASHLEY PERRY
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.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE

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.

OCTOBER 13, 2023ByJULIA GERGELY/JTA
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.

OCTOBER 13, 2023ByAARON KATSMAN
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.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog (right) with his late brother, Eran Avrutsky z"l

Yom Kippur War: The Middle East Armageddon's uncounted victims - comment

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The 50-year-old Yom Kippur War’s list of casualties should include the lira, the kibbutz, and the Soviet Union.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
THE TEL SAKI memorial site near Moshav Ramat Magshimim on the Golan Heights commemorates IDF soldiers who fell during the fighting there in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.