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The post-7 October Yom Hazikaron ceremony at the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on Monday morning, 13 May, was particularly poignant, not least of all as the...
When news of the massacre at the hands of Hamas in Israel on 7 October filtered down to Omer Cohen*, who was living in Cyprus, he...
You may be familiar with a famous Hebrew song which speaks of “all these things, the honey – and the sting”. It’s the perfect explanation of...
In the run-up to Israel’s 75th Yom Ha’atzmaut this week, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced the establishment of consultations among world Jewry to precede the launch...
Sharon Shtrachman will never forget that awful moment in 2015 when she and her husband, Miki, received the call to say that their daughter, Lee (now...
Since the declaration of the state of Israel in May 1948 – 75 years ago – 24 213 men and women have died defending the Jewish...
“Even before the state of Israel existed, the Jewish people paid a heavy price, the heaviest price of all, for our land,” Israeli Ambassador Eli Belotsercovsky...
This week, our community joined fellow Jews the world over in celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut. Every such anniversary is a special occasion, of course, but what made...
“We will be ok, we will get through this,” is the mantra that gets Devorah Kay through each day as she mourns the death of her...
“Ever since Israel was established, our people have had to fight for their existence. Eight wars have been fought, 24 068 have given their lives in...
For an Israeli expat, Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron are the toughest days not to be in Israel. I miss the blue and white flags hanging...
“Yom Hazikaron is a deeply painful and sacred day. But so often, the Palestinian narrative is erased, which leads to greater despair for both sides,” says...
I had a conversation with an Israeli grandson of a Holocaust survivor this week. It gave substance to thoughts that were ruminating in my head all...
Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut are generally tough days for Israelis in the diaspora as it isn’t easy to experience them properly thousands of kilometres away...
