Yom hazikaron

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.
Chaim Malespin with his family.

‘Do not forget the fighters’: Chaim Malespin marks Israel’s 78th Independence Day

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

Memorial Day ceremony honors 47 fallen lone soldiers since October 7

Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the Nova music festival massacre memorial site in Re’im Forest, near the Israeli-Gaza border, during Israel’s Memorial Day, April 21, 2026.

Israel honors fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day as US-Iran talks begin in Islamabad


Former hostage Emily Damari shares testimony about her time in captivity

In the video, Damari recounted how she and Romi Gonen realized, while in captivity, that the day had marked Israel's Remembrance Day.

 Emily Damari pre surgery holding hand up, March 2, 2025.

Rabbi Marvin Hier at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem: “God doesn’t want to run the world alone”

Co-Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem spoke at Yom HaZikaron Memorial, shared a message of faith and resilience

Left to right: Rabbi Marvin Hier, Yossi Cohen, Danny Danon, and Larry A. Mizel.

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem Chairman: “A time to mourn. To remember. To honor."

Chairman Larry A. Mizel spoke at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem's Yom HaZikaron Memorial, urged to keep the memory of the fallen and build unity

 Larry A. Mizel, Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

Ambassador Danny Danon: “Behind every statistic is a family forever changed”

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN speaks at English-language Yom HaZikaron gathering at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

 Danny Danon, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem to host Remembrance Day Memorial in English honoring Israel's fallen

WATCH: The Ceremony for Israel’s English-speaking community to be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 starting 7:50 pm.

THE MUSEUM of Tolerance, Jerusalem.

Masa Israel Journey to host world’s largest English-language Yom HaZikaron ceremony

Ceremony will unite Jews worldwide in remembrance of victims of terror and fallen Israeli soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the State of Israel.

 Yom HaZikaron Ceremony.

From remembrance to responsibility: Educating for resilience in a fractured Israel - opinion

Honoring the fallen means more than remembrance - it demands rebuilding leadership, civic trust, and a shared future.

 If we are to heal and if we are to prevent further disintegration, we must do more than remember.

Remembering their journey, honoring their sacrifice

The stories of two Masa alumni who gave their lives in Israel’s defense remind us of the deep bonds between global Jewry and the State of Israel.

 Ronny Ganizate, z”l

Remembering their journey, honoring their sacrifice: Ronny Ganizate and Ilan Cohen

The stories of two Masa alumni who gave their lives in Israel’s defense remind us of the deep bonds between global Jewry and the State of Israel.

 Sergeant Ilan Cohen

Israel's Remembrance Day to honor 5,229 terror victims and 25,417 fallen soldiers

Since 1851, terrorist attacks and hostilities have left  behind 4,753 orphans, 1,058 widows and widowers, 6,155 brothers and sisters, and 2,346 bereaved parents.

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 massacre by Hamas terrorists, in Reim, southern Israel, May 6, 2024.