Remembering: Yom HaZikaron (Remembrance Day) in Israel
Another “only in Israel” moment, as the country slows to a crawl and remembers its fallen soldiers and then heads into party mode tonight, to celebrate Independence Day (this year Israel celebrates 62 years of freedom!). But that’s quite a contrast in emotions and attitudes, all wrapped up in the space of 24 hours.
Me, I don’t know anyone who’s had the misfortune to have lost a relative or someone close, though one of the wife’s classmates was killed during his military service and we used to visit his grave on Yom HaZikaron. Today we’ll probably catch some of the very moving documentaries broadcast on TV, before heading into a party atmosphere for the shindig on our moshav later tonight. More of that to come in the shape of pics and videos…
About the Author: Ashley intended staying in Israel for a couple of months...18 years later, married to a local girl with 2 littluns (er, now 3), he decided to set up 
