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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
3,000 gather in Jerusalem for memorial ceremony honoring fallen Haredi soldiers
Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter.
Some three thousand people gather at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem for a Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen soldiers from Haredi tracks in the Israel Defense Forces.
The ceremony is organized by the Netzach Yehuda NGO, which supports the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, established over 25 years ago to facilitate the service of Haredi men as combat soldiers.
Keynote speakers at the ceremony include former chief rabbi Shlomo Amar.
The event is taking place against the background of a deep social crisis in Israel, as the Haredi leadership refuses to give up the sweeping exemptions from army service traditionally granted to young ultra-Orthodox men, even as Israel finds itself involved in the longest war in its history.
The Times of Israel Community.