Memorial

Arriving on Qatari-gifted Air Force One for the first time, Trump unveils Roosevelt museum

Asked about the cost to taxpayers, Trump said the gifted plane cost "very little relative to what it would cost if we did it a different way."

US President Donald Trump gestures as he tours the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026.
An illustration of Israelis attending a memorial service for the October 7 massacre in Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv.

October 7 ceremony will be largest memorial event in Israel's history, founders say

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

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

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


Navigating loss in the digital world: Instagram adds memorialization option for deceased users

This feature was introduced following a legislative initiative by Shas MK Erez Malul, who has worked to raise awareness of users' post-death rights and enable memorialization on social media.

Instagram app.

Vandals deface Holocaust memorial in Polish Jewish cemetery with anti-Israel, Nazi graffiti

This incident occurred just days after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun referred to the Auschwitz gas chambers as “fake” and accused the Auschwitz Museum of promoting “pseudo-history.”

 The Holocaust memorial that was defaced over Friday night with a swastika and anti-Israel graffiti In Dulka Poland on July 11, 2025.

‘They destroyed beacons of hope’: Netanyahu attends memorial for two Israelis killed in DC attack

Netanyahu dedicated a memorial corner in the honor of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, which features a mezuzah made from the remains of an Iron Dome interceptor.

 The families of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim attend a memorial held at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, US, July 10, 2025

Bat Yam holds memorial for Ukrainian family slain by Iranian missile

Addressed by representatives of the Ukrainian mission to Israel as well as Bat Yam mayor Zvika Brut, mourners viewed the five coffins on display in front of the crash site.

 Bat Yam municipality held a memorial ceremony for a family of five Ukrainians, slain by an Iranian ballistic missile on June 30, 2025.

Yitzhak Teshuva: "Where others tried and failed - I succeeded only through faith"

At Derech Ami's annual event, Iris Haim receives inaugural award for Jewish identity, sharing a powerful message of unity after October 7.

 Yitzhak Teshuva: "You must believe, and nothing will stand in your way."

‘Since You Left’: A final song by Beniho Biton released months after his murder on October 7

“Since You Left” was released as part of the “Netzach” (Eternity) Project, an initiative founded by musicians and producers, many of whom also lost loved ones in the October 7 attacks.

Since You Left / Beniho Biton, of blessed memory

Olim-run Tel Aviv bike shop to ride 600 laps around city landmark for hostages

Dizengoff Square, where the ride will take place, has become a symbolic site of remembrance and resilience, with memorials and gatherings taking place there regularly since the war began.

 DIZENGOFF SQUARE in Tel Aviv, which had become a symbol of disunity last Yom Kippur over the placement of a prayer partition between men and women, transformed into a hub after October 7 for anyone who needed to grieve, the writer notes.

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory

"His memory is what keeps me going. It reminds me that our service is about more than just our lives—it’s about the legacy we leave."

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.

US Ambassador to Israel attends ceremony honoring Americans who were murdered on Oct. 7

"Together with their families, I pray their sacrifices were not in vain. May their memories be a blessing," said Mike Huckabee.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.

When the world closed its doors, the Dominican Republic opened its arms - opinion

The Dominican Republic’s singular act of moral courage in 1938 reminds us that even when the world looks away, individual nations, communities, and leaders can stand against injustice.

 The Bedein family stands beside the large sculpture of a Magen David at the memorial on Alicia Beach in Sosua.