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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 […]

A woman is escorted by police officers away from a group of protesters at an Israeli-Palestinian memorial event at a Reform synagogue in Raanana, Israel on April 29, 2025. (Screenshot)
Posted inIsrael

Right-wing activists attack Reform synagogue in Israel during Israeli-Palestinian event

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2025April 30, 2025
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
Israeli flags were in abundance at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square on  Sept. 18, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Where to observe Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut in the Bay Area

by J. Staff May 7, 2024May 13, 2024
A man holds an Israeli flag with signatures from the Israeli Declaration of Independence during a silent protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, in Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, April 25, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Erik Marmor-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Tensions mark Memorial Day ceremonies in Israel as Netanyahu urges unity

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 25, 2023April 26, 2023
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
Ceremony in the town of Zichron Yaakov to mark Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, 2017
Posted inIsrael at 70

Yom HaZikaron: ‘A time to mourn, and a time to dance’

Max Bamberger by Max Bamberger April 18, 2018April 17, 2018
people stand on a sidewalk
Posted inIsrael, News

Israelis start Memorial Day with siren to remember 23,544 fallen

by JTA May 1, 2017May 1, 2017

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