Yom Hazikaron
The installation at Marks Park. Photo: Darian Krost Films
April 30, 2026, 8:00 am
Two steps forward, three back
Despite a Royal Commission, antisemitism persists, reminding Jewish Aussies of their stake in the nation’s future.
By AJN STAFF
Dr Hillel Newman at the Yom Hazikaron event at Toorak Shule in Melbourne on Monday night. Photo: Peter Haskin Photography.
April 23, 2026, 12:43 pm
Connection between Israel and Australian Jews
Packed Toorak Shule Yom Hazikaron ceremony reflects on shared loss after Bondi attack.
By Bruce Hill
Chaya Dadon speaking at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony at Central Synagogue. Photo: Loretta Godfrey Photography
April 23, 2026, 12:02 pm
Mourning Israel and Bondi’s fallen
More than 1000 gather for Yom Hazikaron commemoration in Sydney, first since Bondi Chanukah terror attack.
By Shane Desiatnik
Australian graves at Beersheba War Cemetery. Photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
April 23, 2026, 11:32 am
Freedom secured through sacrifice
Both are days when the two nations pause to honour those who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
By Arsen Ostrovsky
Zionism Victoria’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration at Caulfield Racecourse. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 23, 2026, 10:40 am
Memory moves to joy
This year, that transition feels both harder and more necessary than ever.
By AJN STAFF
The installation at Marks Park. Photo: Darian Krost Films
April 22, 2026, 2:56 pm
Red flowers bloom at Bondi in tribute
Over 140 Sydney volunteers crafted 700 red poppies for a clifftop Bondi installation to mark Yom Hazikaron, bridging the physical gap between Israel and Australia.
By Jessica Abelsohn
A screengrab from the Zionist Council of NSW-led Yom Hazikaron Sydney commemoration.
April 20, 2026, 10:02 am
Yom Hazikaron and the dangerous illusions of the modern west
Yom Hazikaron offers more than an insight into Israel; it may offer a warning to the country you call home.
By MICHAEL SCOTT
April 14, 2026, 12:36 pm
If Not Now, Then When?
From remembrance to celebration. From grief to life. From Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut.
By Elyse Schachna
People gather to pay their respects at Bondi Pavilion on December 16, 2025. Photo: Nadine Saacks
April 13, 2026, 12:39 pm
Yaakov Levitan was preparing a Chanukah celebration. Then the attack began.
Levitan was among 15 killed in a Chanukah terror attack, remembered at Masa’s Yom Hazikaron Ceremony.
By TOI STAFF
Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon speaks at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony.
May 1, 2025, 11:13 am
Sydney pays tribute to the fallen
The event brought community members together to commemorate Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
By Shane Desiatnik
Yom Hazikaron at Melbourne Hebrew Congregation. Photo: KV Photography.
May 1, 2025, 10:50 am
Uniting in sorrow
Honouring Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror in a moving commemoration.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Photo: The Times of Israel
May 1, 2025, 8:52 am
Identity
No matter Saturday’s result, we’ll keep holding our heads high as proud Jewish Australians.
By AJN STAFF
Photo: Supplied
April 29, 2025, 8:00 am
Before the celebrations, we remember
The day prior to Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel marks Yom Hazikaron, a solemn remembrance.
By Gareth Narunsky
Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery. Photo: Flash90
April 24, 2025, 10:55 am
Freedom has never been free
As we mark this Yom Hazikaron, we are reminded that no silver platter was ever offered to the Jewish people.
By TUVIA BOOK
DJ Jackalon performing at last year's Yom Ha'atzmaut event. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 17, 2025, 11:13 am
Marking Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
"We celebrate the miracle that is Israel, and the miracles it performs every day."
By AJN STAFF
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