Tag: Mount Meron
The names and faces of those who lost their lives at Mount Meron
Some of the people killed in the stampede at Lag B’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron were laid to rest on Saturday night, with the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine having identified the 45 bodies by...
Mirlana Morris to her son, Donny: ‘You touched so many lives with your kindness’
With a cracking voice and tears in her eyes, Donny Morris’s mother, Mirlana Morris, eulogized her son. “I have so many questions,” she said through sobs, “but little to no answers.”
“But what I do...
‘It’s impossible to identify 45 bodies in 6 hours’
The director of the Israel’s Abu Kabir Forensic Institute has rejected claims that the identification of the bodies of those who died in Thursday’s deadly stampede at Mount Meron had been delayed.
Responding to complaints...
Israelis make more than 2,200 blood donations to help Meron victims
Following the tragedy at Israel’s Mount Meron on Thursday night in which 45 people were killed and many more injured, blood donation sites were set up nationwide on Friday.
The public answered the call, and...
Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Meron tragedy on Lag B’Omer: ‘We are in mourning’
Jewish and pro-Israel organizations reacted with a mix of shock, grief and mourning over the tragedy in Meron on Friday morning that led to at least 45 dead and 150 wounded.
“There are no words...
Netanyahu declares national day of mourning after tragedy during Lag B’Omer festivities in Meron
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a national day of mourning for Sunday over the disaster that took place at a massive Lag B’Omer gathering at the foot of Mount Meron on Friday morning.
Dozens...
Condolences pour in as world shocked by Meron tragedy
Political leaders from across the globe have expressed their condolences following the Lag B’Omer tragedy Friday morning that left 45 dead and more than a hundred injured.
“The news reaching us this morning of the tragedy at...
Dozens killed, injured in apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer in Meron
Dozens of Israelis have been reported killed and injured in an apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer commemorations in Meron, in what is being called one of the largest peacetime disasters in the nation’s history.
According to...