Yom Hazikaron
They may not be with us, but they are always in our hearts. #YomHaZikaron Israel Remembrance Day Source: Eyal Mass Photographer
The Ritchie Boys
Did you know? The Ritchie Boys was a group of German-born Jews who fled their homes, came to America and then joined U.S. Army to use their knowledge of the German language and culture to return to Europe and fight the Nazis. They took their name from the place they […]
Israel Flyover Germany
Today, the Israeli and German Air Forces performed a historic flyby over the Dachau concentration camp and above the Fürstenfeldbruck airport in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and the 11 victims of the 1972 Munich Massacre. This bilateral training exercise marks the first time Israeli […]
Place of Burial is Unknown
Today is Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers whose place of burial is unknown. This day was fixed by the Military Chief Rabbinate on the seventh on the Hebrew month Adar, the same day as the birth and death of the biblical leader Moses, who’s place of burial is unknown […]
Brothers.
♥️ Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel.
Condolences
CONDOLENCES: IDF soldiers, Sergeant Yovel Moryosef, 20 and Corporal Yosef Cohen, 19 were both killed today during the shooting attack in Israel’s Asaf Junction. May their memories be a blessing
4 Cousins and Great Grandsons to Holocaust Survivors Serve in the IDF
It’s Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and I’m in Israel, but not alone. I met up with the Nefesh B’Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers, who also are not alone. There was one soldier in particular that I was fortunate to meet. Meir and Sarah Riebenfeld narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in 1936 to build […]
#YomHaZikaron
#YomHaZikaron Tonight we begin Yom Hazikaron, the Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. We remember those who fell in the line of duty and taken by the violence of terrorism. May their memories be a blessing. Source: Israel Defense Forces
“The first lone soldiers in Israel were the young holocaust survivors. Cleaning out my parents house I came across this old gem.”
“My grandfather on the right Aaron Moskowitz served in the IDF post WW2 in the war of Independence in 1948. Looking at these young men with smiles on their faces, one would never know what they endured. #survivors #עםישראלחי#lonesoldier @humansofjudaism” Source: Sara Leibowitz