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Israeli Memorial Day
Marta Motzen during a recent Torah study session at her home in Petah Tikva (Channel 12 screenshot)
May 9, 2019, 6:50 am
Slain soldier’s friends met for Torah study at his mother’s home — for 37 years
Marta Motzen, a Holocaust survivor, hosted her son Avraham’s friends every three weeks until her death this week at 92, on Memorial Day
By TOI staff
People watch fireworks during a show to mark Israel's 71st Independence Day in Jerusalem on May 8, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 8, 2019, 7:35 pm
Grief to jubilation: Israel transitions from Memorial to Independence Day
With annual abrupt change of spirits, country celebrates its 71st anniversary with fireworks, concerts, parties and torch-lighting ceremony in Jerusalem
By Michael Bachner
Israeli soldiers participate in an official Memorial Day ceremony in the Nahalat Yitshak Cemetery, Tel Aviv on May 8, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90
May 8, 2019, 2:26 pm
Mystery man leaves millions for families of fallen soldiers
Nicolas Bauman, who died in France in 2009, bequeathed €13 million euros to the state; special JNF-KKL and Justice Ministry fund to focus on helping bereaved siblings
By Stuart Winer
Marnie Fienberg, the daughter-in-law of Joyce Fienberg, who was murdered in the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, lights a memorial torch together with chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel Isaac Herzog (Noam Sharon)
May 8, 2019, 2:26 pm
Jewish Agency pays tribute to Jews killed in US synagogue shootings
Members of Pittsburgh community participate in Jerusalem ceremony which gives special attention to the 12 Jewish victims of Pittsburgh and Poway gun assaults
By Stuart Winer
Israeli soldiers participate an official Memorial Day ceremony in Nahalat Yitshak Cemetery cemetery, Tel Aviv on May 8, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
May 8, 2019, 12:40 pm
As Israel marks Memorial Day, PM vows to bring home remains of soldiers
Netanyahu mourns fallen soldiers at state ceremony, says return of Zachary Baumel last month proved Israel ‘doesn’t forget its sons’
By TOI staff
Yael Shahar
May 8, 2019, 8:27 am
Yael Shahar
The sudden, shocking, fitting leap from mourning to jubilation
It’s jarring, but don’t forget we went from the darkest period of a long, terrible exile into the sunshine of rebirth in a single generation
Presenters at a memorial event for ultra-Orthodox soldiers in Jerusalem on May 7, 2019. (screen capture: Facebook/ Bogrei Netzah Yehuda)
May 8, 2019, 12:19 am
In first, hundreds gather in Jerusalem to honor ultra-Orthodox fallen soldiers
Haredi public and media take increased role in Memorial Day events, illustrating gradual change in community’s view of the state
By Michael Bachner
Screen capture from video of Leah Goldin speaking about her son Hadar, an IDF soldier killed in combat and whose remains are held in the Gaza Strip, May 7, 2019. (YouTube)
May 7, 2019, 11:26 pm
‘I am a captive’: Leah Goldin urges return of son’s remains from Gaza
In a video published for Memorial Day, soldier’s mother says the national ethos is for all service members to be brought back from battle in any situation
By Stuart Winer
IDF soldiers stand still as the memorial siren sounds during the ceremony marking Memorial Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 7, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 7, 2019, 9:13 pm
Somber Memorial Day events begin with siren and ceremony at Western Wall
Rivlin says return of Zachary Baumel’s remains is a testament to commitment to bringing back other missing troops; IDF chief says the day ‘dissolves barriers and unites the nation’
By Michael Bachner
An Israeli soldier at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, which commemorates Israel's fallen soldiers and Israeli civilians killed in terror attacks, April 18, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
May 7, 2019, 6:38 pm
Israel commemorates 23,741 fallen soldiers, 3,150 terror victims
Siren blares around country at 8 p.m., marking somber Memorial Day events, amid tensions in Gaza and controversy over a ceremony dedicated to both Israelis and Palestinians
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative: Border Police officers guard the Qalandiya checkpoint north of Jerusalem on March 27, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2019, 12:01 am
IDF to close off West Bank, Gaza for Memorial and Independence Days
As with most holidays, Israel to shut down crossings to Palestinians from Tuesday to Friday; exceptions may be made for humanitarian reasons, army says
By Judah Ari Gross
A car bursts into flames after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on May 5, 2019. (Flash90)
May 6, 2019, 4:27 pm
Hamas and Israel amped up violence, but flareup stuck to a well-worn script
Both sides intensified their attacks in this weekend’s bloody battle, but ultimately kept to the same strategy, ending up more or less back where they started
By Judah Ari Gross
Soldiers place Israeli flags on the graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018 ahead of Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 3, 2019, 10:57 am
IDF: 56 soldiers died since last Memorial Day, bringing total to 23,741
Nine Israeli civilians added to list of 3,146 terror victims in official numbers published ahead of commemoration events next week
By TOI staff
Palestinians and Israelis attend a shared memorial ceremony commemorating the fallen on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Tel Aviv on April 30, 2017, as Israel marks its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 2, 2019, 2:00 am
Defense Ministry denies entry to Palestinians for joint Memorial Day ceremony
Organizers of coexistence event vow to petition High Court after 181 people barred, say ministry showing ‘disdain’ toward those seeking ‘optimism and a joint future’
By TOI staff
Menachem Bombach and his students learning about Israel's Memorial Day (via Facebook)
May 7, 2018, 3:31 am
Eschewing insularity, Haredi yeshiva head teaches math, science and respect
Menachem Bombach, who has won both accolades and calumny for his alternative Beitar Illit academy, firmly believes his community has room for improvement
By Jessica Steinberg
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