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My Israel/Palestine Learning Curve Is a Zigzag

Part 1: My Moroccan-Israeli family I am the child of a family of Moroccan Jewish refugees who found refuge in Israel. My mom was 16 on the day in 1956 when her entire life in Morocco abruptly ended — the day that her father was tipped off by an Arab friend that he was marked for death by the Moroccan liberation fighters (who were trying to oust their French colonizers) because he was discovered…

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Eight fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding

Eight fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding

As Israel celebrates 74 years of independence, we take a look at the bizarre debates, events and even architecture that marked its earliest days. Israel is celebrating 74 years of independence on May 5 this year. The passage of time and the solemn black-and-white photos of the period give one the feeling that the nascent country’s first footsteps were orderly, well-thought-out affairs. In…

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Largest-Ever Israel Celebrations

In the coming weeks, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) will host the largest celebrations surrounding Israeli Independence Day ever organized outside of Israel, bringing together more than 50,000 people in six annual Celebrate Israel festivals in major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Boston, Las Vegas, and Miami. The IAC—which has emerged as the nation’s fastest-growing…

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From Mourning to Dancing and From Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut

From Mourning to Dancing and From Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut

By Rabbi Judith Schindler

Today, Monday, May 5th, Israel celebrates Yom Hazikaron, Israeli Memorial Day. Twice, a siren is sounded through the country as the entire nation comes to a “stand still” in remembrance. Tonight at sundown, begins Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day.

Today, with tears and sorrow, we remember the soldiers who died defending Israel and without whom we would not have…

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World landmarks light up in blue and white in honor of Israel’s Independence Day

World landmarks light up in blue and white in honor of Israel’s Independence Day

US initiative sees New York’s Cuomo Bridge and city halls in Austin, Boston, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco light up in colors of Jewish state’s flag. Buildings and landmarks across the US and the globe lit up in blue and white Tuesday evening in celebration of Israel’s 73rd Independence Day. The initiative, which in the US was spearheaded by the Israeli-American…