Israel Defense Forces
Yizkor: The Memorial Prayer in Honor of Yom HaZikaron
This post presents the Hebrew, English and transliterated text of the special Yizkor Memorial Prayer recited on Yom Hazikaron in honor of Israel’s fallen soldiers, security forces, and victims of
Yom Hazikaron: « Families Have Been Notified »
Produced by Substantial Truth FilmMakers in honor of Yom Hazikaron, this sobering video (03:46) is a cinematic illustration of an IDF casualty notification officer preparing to share the horrific news of a
When the Siren Sounds on Mount Herzl
This blog post describes the unique experience of commemorating Yom Hazikaron at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem. Shira Pasternak Be’eri, mother to two IDF soldiers, describes both the national
Michael Levin: Fallen Soldier of Israel
This video (06:23) tells the inspiring and tragic story of Michael Levin, an American lone soldier who fell in the Second Lebanon War in 2006 at just 22 years old.
IDF Remembers Fallen Soldier Dan Talasnikov
Produced by the IDF in 2012 in honor of Yom Hazikaron, this video (05:08) tells the tragic story of Dan Talasnikov, 21, a paratrooper who was killed by a terrorist
The Last Words of Fallen Soldiers
Produced by the IDF in honor of Yom Hazikaron in 2016, this heartbreaking video (01:03) reveals the last words of several soldiers who died in Operation Protective Edge in 2014,
With All Your Soul: Roi Klein’s Extraordinary Act of Self Sacrifice
In Hebrew with English subtitles, this moving video (03:30) tells the extraordinary story of Roi Klein, an Israeli soldier and father of two young children who died during the 2006
How Israeli Veterans Transition from Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut
In this i24NEWS Memorial Day special (13:24), two Israeli combat veterans – an Israeli-Arab who served in the Second Lebanon War and a trauma counselor who works with IDF soldiers
Israel’s Legal Founding & the War of Independence
Created by PragerU, a Conservative American educational non-profit organization, this video (05:23) shows how the founding of the State of Israel, often accused of being illegitimate, was actually completely legal under international law.
The Jewish Underground in 1947-1948: Haganah, Irgun, Stern
In this video (04:52), filmed at a pro-Israel conference in 2009, Israeli historian Benny Morris explains the three underground Jewish military organizations involved in the fighting of 1947 and 1948: