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Yom HaZikaron

Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Memorial event in Palo Alto turns political as crowd jeers at Israeli consul general 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss April 21, 2026April 23, 2026

Jeers and whistles interrupted a speech by the local Israeli consul general on Yom HaZikaron, a holiday honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, when he shifted focus and […]

Menachem Silverstein on stage at the Laugh Factory. (Courtesy)
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Comedy. Coexistence. Bookfest.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
Varda Morrell lays a photo at the gravesite of her son, Israeli Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, in 2025. (Courtesy Varda Morell)
Posted inIsrael

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss

by Deborah Danan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
Boaz Cogan (right) hugs Debbie Cogan during a Yom HaAtzmaut celebration at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos, April 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Israel Independence and Israel Memorial Day events around the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 15, 2026April 15, 2026
Three men, one very young and two very old, light candles in front of a packed auditorium
Posted inHolidays

Bay Area events for Yom HaShoah and Israel Memorial Day

by J. Staff April 14, 2025April 21, 2025
Israelis display their nation's flag as they revel in Independence Day celebrations, May 8, 2019. (Photo/Hadas Parush-Flash90)
Posted inCommunity

Local and global online events for Israel’s Independence Day

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 27, 2020April 29, 2020
Israelis display their nation's flag as they revel in Independence Day celebrations, May 8, 2019. (Photo/Hadas Parush-Flash90)
Posted inYom HaZikaron

Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting — and emotionally manipulative

Elana Sztokman by Elana Sztokman May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
In the aftermath of the Six-Day War, a huge crowd streamed toward the Western Wall. (Courtesy/Linda Kurtz)
Posted inYom HaZikaron

The journey from Passover to Israel Independence Day

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 7, 2019May 7, 2019
Ceremony in the town of Zichron Yaakov to mark Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, 2017
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Yom HaZikaron: ‘A time to mourn, and a time to dance’

Max Bamberger by Max Bamberger April 18, 2018April 17, 2018

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