Category Archives: History

Yom Atzma’ut Same’ach! Happy 74th Independence Day Israel!

Posted on 5 May 2022 by anneinpt

It’s Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, and, as remarked upon by both local and foreign observers, the country swings in a schizophrenic kind of way from the mourning, sorrow and remembrance of Yom Hazikaron to the flag-waving patriotism and general … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5782- 2022

Posted on 28 April 2022 by anneinpt

Israel’s Yom Hashoah began at sundown yesterday evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. You can watch the entire ceremony here: Six Holocaust survivors (or … Continue reading →

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Happy Chanukah – 2nd night. Kaf Tet beNovember

Posted on 30 November 2021 by anneinpt

(This post is published a day late. In my defense m’lud, I was babysitting and only got around to publishing after midnight…) In a fortuitous turn of the calendar this year, the 29th November fell on the second day of … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht – 83 years

Posted on 9 November 2021 by anneinpt

It is the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht tonight, the massive pogrom against the Jews organized by the Nazi regime in Germany in 1938, signalling the beginning of the Shoah, the planned genocide of the Jews. There had in fact been … Continue reading →

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Tisha B’Av 5781 – 2021

Posted on 18 July 2021 by anneinpt

Today it is Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. Today we remember the destruction of our two Holy Temples, both destroyed on this day, along with a host of other calamities. As … Continue reading →

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Yom Hazikaron 5781 – Israel’s Memorial Day 2021

Posted on 14 April 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, began last night at sundown, as Israelis commemorated their fallen with a one minute siren at 8 pm and a ceremony at the Kotel. Israelis paid tribute to … Continue reading →

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