Yom haatzmaut

OU Independence Day event in Jerusalem sees about two thousand participants

Several of the organization's senior leadership were in attendance, as well as an assortment of Americans, Canadians, Australians, and South Africans, including Olim.

OU Israel Independence Day event for English-speakers at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026.
Chaim Malespin with his family.

‘Do not forget the fighters’: Chaim Malespin marks Israel’s 78th Independence Day

Ribbon of Return

How Could We Not Dance?

A historic front page dedicated to a congratulatory message from Ronald S. Lauder, president of the WJC, to President Milei of Argentina

Pass on the Flame!


Barbra Streisand and Rita sing Hatikva in honor of Independence Day

The track combines two recordings of Hatikva: a 1978 recording of Barbara Streisand and a new recording by Rita.

Barbra Streisand & Rita singing HaTikva with DJ Offer Nissim

Celebrating independence, coronavirus or not

“Residents are invited to step out onto their balconies with Israeli flags, to wave, dance and rejoice, together, from their homes.”

THE JERULIVE program kicks off tonight with 52 mobile shows in city neighborhoods.

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder sends Independence Day wishes to Rivlin

Lauder wrote, “Both the State of Israel and our Jewish communities are demonstrating exceptional fortitude and cohesion in the face of the pandemic. Our difficult hour is also our finest."

RONALD LAUDER, president of the World Jewish Congress.

Jewish National Fund-USA’s Ecosystem of Independence

A Google Maps satellite image of Israel’s Halutza community

Independence Day regulations - what you need to know

The country goes under lockdown at 5 p.m.

People walk past a store on Jerusalem’s Agrippas Street ahead of Independence Day.

Sharing responsibility and joy on Israel's Independence Day

Thousands of our people, in communities all over the world, are still very much in mourning

PREPARING FOR Independence Day.

For olim who came despite coronavirus, a different Yom Haatzmaut

Despite the mandatory two-week quarantine and the inability to see friends and family who were eager to welcome them to the country, they are still happy to be in Israel.

Dorin Tarashandegan who made Aliyah in March 2020.

Independence Day – Israel's 72nd birthday

Israelis may be stuck at home, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be celebration and pride in abundance

People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv

Remembrance Day to Independence Day: From Holocaust to rebirth

This proximity raises an old question about the relationship between the Holocaust and the State of Israel. Was it the Holocaust that enabled the establishment of the state?

THE FORMER Nazi concentration camp in Sachsenhausen on the 75th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet and US troops, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Berlin, Germany, on April 17.

Coronavirus: Israel's 72nd Independence Day, 1st In-Dependence Day

Now, after seven-plus decades, we are fighting an enemy we cannot understand; one which seeks to defeat us, our allies, our neighbors, and even our enemies without distinction.

Haim Bibas, chairman of the Union of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in