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Netanyahu visits family of Yehuda Katz, after soldier missing for 44 years receives burial
Last week, the IDF recovered the remains of Katz in an operation in Lebanon, 44 years after he went missing during the First Lebanon War.
My Word: Still bringing them home - opinion
Mourning Khamenei: More than a funeral, far from closure - opinion
Revenge: The word that echoed across Tehran - opinion
Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with week of mass mourning
Iran's supreme leader was killed by US and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week.
At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust
Foxman spent decades as one of the world’s most recognizable Jewish advocates, serving for nearly 30 years as the ADL’s top professional and another two decades before that in its leadership ranks.
How songs become memory: The role of music on Israel’s Memorial Day
“People need someone to resonate with what they feel. Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University.
High Court orders state to explain failure to establish civil cemetery for Jerusalem residents
The state was ordered to respond to the court's question as to why it has not acted to establish a civil cemetery for Jerusalem and its surrounding area by July 1.
After 11 years, Hadar Goldin's family marks Remembrance Day with closure
Lt. Hadar Goldin's sister told KAN Reshet Bet that this is the first Remembrance Day that the family feels it can mark, given his remains were returned from Gaza after over 11 years in captivity.
Wake turns into a brawl as two women realize they were both dating the deceased
Both women insisted they were the deceased man’s girlfriend. Onlookers stepped between the women to break up the fight.
Israeli Air Force navigator recognized as fallen soldier after PTSD-related suicide
The Defense Ministry has officially recognized Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan as a fallen soldier, honoring his service and the psychological toll of his military duty, following a long fight by his family.
The Israeli-Iranian handshake at Pope John Paul II's funeral
The custom at such international gatherings is to shake hands with the people on either side. Then-Israeli president Moshe Katsav was seen shaking hands with then-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami.
Funerary offerings, pottery, gold jewelry discovered in 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic tomb in Panama
The tomb belonged to an individual of high status within their community, from an important lineage in the Rio Grande area, lead archaeologist Julia Mayo said.
Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93
Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, died on Tuesday after being hospitalized, said senior cleric Metropolitan Shio.
