Tag: Yom Ha’atzmaut
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...