Tag: Yom Ha’atzmaut
Group of 220 new immigrants from Ukraine arrive before Israel Independence Day
Just a few days before Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut)—despite the fact that more than 600 rockets were fired at Israel over the weekend by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip—220 Jews...
From Yom Hashoah to Yom Ha’atzmaut – the New ‘High Holidays’ of Israel
The Jewish national calendar of Israel is populated by new holidays that Israel has placed at the center of our national and Jewish consciousness and which define and set aside the most significant time...
Trump tweets Israel ‘Happy Birthday’ message, reiterates embassy move
U.S. President Donald Trump issued effusive congratulations to Israel on the occasion of the country’s 70th anniversary, saying the United States has “no better friends anywhere,” and reiterating his pledge to move the American...
World leaders congratulate the Jewish state on 70 years
Leaders from around the world sent letters of congratulations to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on the occasion of Israel’s 70th Independence Day.
While a tweet on Wednesday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a letter...
Transitioning from mourning to celebration, Israelis kick off 70th-year joy in Jerusalem
Following a solemn remembrance of Israel’s fallen on Wednesday as part of Memorial Day commemorations, Israelis kicked off celebration of its milestone 70th-anniversary on Wednesday night in Independence Day festivities at Mount Herzl in...
College parties like no other, bringing Israel into the mix
In the weeks leading up to Yom Ha’aztmaut—Israel’s Independence Day—on April 19, pro-Israel students from more than 160 university campuses across North America have been holding parties and celebrations for the Jewish state’s 70th...
President of Honduras to participate in Israel’s 70th anniversary ceremony
The President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado, will light a torch during the ceremony marking Yom Haatzmaut, Israel’s 70th Independence Day. On April 18, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Hernandez will be the first...
Seventy years of sacrifice: A global salute to Israel’s fallen soldiers
If you’ve ever been in Israel for Yom Hazikaron—the Memorial Day for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the Jewish homeland—chances are you will never forget it.
Even if you somehow miss the official...
70 Years of Israel | WJC to host Jewish leaders from 40 countries for...
The World Jewish Congress will host a special mission of more than 80 Jewish leaders from 40 different countries around the world in Jerusalem next week, in the first of a series of events...
A Guide to Yom Ha’atzmaut
On the 14th of May in 1948, a man named David Ben-Gurion, soon to be Prime Minister, established the State of Israel, rebuilding the homeland of the Jews—a people who which had been exiled...