Funeral

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning

Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.

PEOPLE RIDE motorcycles near a billboard with an image of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2026.
Abe Foxman delivering remarks on April 23, 2025, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Inset, Foxman with the nanny who hid him during the Holocaust, Bronislawa Kurpi.

At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust

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How songs become memory: The role of music on Israel’s Memorial Day

A panoramic view of the Mount of Olives

High Court orders state to explain failure to establish civil cemetery for Jerusalem residents


Jerusalem’s son brought home: A community mourns the loss of Hersh Goldberg-Polin - comment

Hersh Goldberg-Polin is returned to his family, but not in the way we so fervently hoped.

 Last Sunday evening, having learned the news, hundreds of Jerusalemites – Anglos and Israelis of all ages, including leaders of Hakhel, the family’s synagogue – gathered at a Baka community center courtyard for a vigil.

'You're finally free': Mother of slain hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as thousands attend funeral

Before the funeral, thousands of mourners accompanied the family's convoy on foot in a march up to the cemetery.

 Rachel Goldberg-Polin lays her son Hersh to rest

Grief and normalcy collide: Israel mourns as school year begins - analysis

The impact of all of this on the national psyche is profound.

 Mourners react as they pay their respects to Yoram Metzger, one of the six hostages whose bodies were retrieved from Gazan captivity and brought to Israel in a military operation, at his funeral in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, August 22, 2024.

Hundreds in Israel mourn American lone soldier Jordan Cooper who died after allergic reaction

At his funeral Tuesday night, held after the Jewish mourning day of Tisha B’Av, his father thanked the gathered for answering the family’s call.

 Jordan Cooper grew up in Pennsylvani and moved to Israel in 2018.

Before it's too late: We must honour and thank our parents - opinion

To those of you who are lucky enough to still have your parents, don’t close your eyes – open them wide and look deep into your parents’ eyes, hug them, and thank them.


One of Yemen's last Jews laid to rest by his Muslim neighbors - report

One of Yemen's last remaining Jews, Yahya ben Yosef, passed away recently and was laid to rest by his Muslim neighbours.

 View of the grave of Tair Rada that was vandalized by unknown attackers, at the Katzrin cemetery, Golan Heights, January 27, 2023.

'I hope the people of Israel will be worthy of your sacrifice,' Yedidya Azugi's mother eulogizes

Yedidya Azugi, 21, was loved by his family and a magnet of people, his family eulogized on Thursday during his funeral.

 Sergeant Major Yedidya Azugi. Uploaded on 31/5/2024

Egypt's foreign minister makes first trip to Iran to attend president's funeral

"Shoukry's visit is the first visit by the Egyptian foreign minister to Iran," Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said.

 Mourners hold up an Iranian flag as they attend the funeral of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others, in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2024.

From dream to reality: The history of Mount Herzl as Israel's National Cemetery

From the beginning, the goal of the National Cemetery was to be "the largest and most magnificent in the country."

Bereaved Israelis seen at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, in Jerusalem, May 12, 2024

Hundreds of mourners hail ‘supreme mensch’ Joe Lieberman at pioneering Jewish politician’s funeral

Lieberman's funeral celebrates bipartisan spirit and political tolerance, honoring his warmth and commitment to reconciliation.

 JOE LIEBERMAN