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Israel Independence Day

A family-oriented Israel Independence Day celebration in Jaffa was relatively sparsely attended amid dampened spirits because of the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo/JTA-Deborah Danan)
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Amid war and infighting, many Israelis hit pause on Independence Day festivities

by Deborah Danan May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel (JTA) — While crowds still gathered to commemorate Israel’s 76th Independence day, an unmistakable pall hung over this year’s celebrations, overshadowed by the lingering effects of the devastating […]

Children sing at a 2014 Yom HaAtzmaut event in Palo Alto. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
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Where to celebrate Israel at 75 around the Bay Area

by J. Staff April 14, 2023April 26, 2023
This ad for the El Al, the Israeli national airline, that appeared in the Jewish Bulletin (this publication's former name) in 1953.
Posted inJewish Life

How we covered Israeli independence 74 years ago, when local support was less than complete

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
a family waves israeli flags ecstatically
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Party like it’s 1948 at these Bay Area Israel Independence Day events

by J. Staff April 5, 2018April 9, 2018
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Israel in the Gardens | Daylong celebration marks 65 years of statehood

by Dan Pine May 24, 2013November 1, 2021

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