Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut were celebrated in Edmonton this month
(EJNews) – In Edmonton and throughout the Jewish world, the past few weeks have been a very busy time of commemoration and celebration. On May…
Yom HaZikaron
Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting – and emotionally manipulative
by Elana Sztokman TEL AVIV (JTA) — Wednesday night (May 8) was one of the hardest nights on the Israeli calendar. In that hazy space…
Israel recognizes its 23,477 fallen on Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “For over sixty-eight years we have been fighting the same war, the war for our independence,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said Tuesday…
Edmonton commemorates Israel’s Memorial Day: April 22
The Day of Remembrance for Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism is being commemorated around the Jewish world on April 22. In Edmonton, a…