Israel Mourns 23,816 Fallen on Annual Remembrance
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Weekly Since 1924 $40 PER YEAR WITHIN MONROE COUNTY, $42 OUTSIDE COUNTY/SEASONAL 70¢ PER ISSUE n VOL. XCVII, NO. 46 n ROCHESTER, N.Y. n IYAR 6, 5780 n APRIL 30, 2020 Jewish Soldiers Project Israel Mourns 23,816 Fallen on Meets Challenge of Annual Remembrance Day Passover in a Pandemic BY YAAKOV LAPPIN (JNS) — Israel is mourning its 23,816 fallen soldiers as Re- membrance Day for Fallen Sol- diers and Victims of Terrorism (Yom Hazikaron) is held, for the first time, without visitors at military cemeteries across the country due to restrictions in place during the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Ministry’s Fam- ilies and Commemoration De- partment said that in the past year, 42 people have been rec- Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. (Israeli Ministry of Defense) ognized as fallen soldiers. In addition, 33 wounded Israel located around the country and delivered by IDF Chief Rabbi First Night Seder at Camp Humphries, South Korea. Defense Forces’ veterans have at the memorial site for fallen Eyal Moshe Karim and other died as a result of their injuries. Bedouin soldiers in the lower senior defense-establishment In 2020, the Jewish Soldiers over to Jewish service members A siren blared out across Isra- Galilee, the IDF deployed honor representatives. Project faced an unprecedent- serving our country around the el at 8 p.m. on Monday evening, guards who stood next to a me- The Defense Ministry’s ed challenge in bringing Pass- (Soldiers — Page 6) and a second siren will sound morial torch. A senior officer Families and Commemoration at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning. saluted the fallen. Department placed a flag at Recalling San Remo and Across 52 military cemeteries A prayer for the fallen was (Fallen — Page 10) International Law Regarding the Unity Government Is a Big Win for Jewish State, 100 Years Later Netanyahu — and Questionable for Gantz BY JOSH HASTEN Conference,” Britain was given (JNS) — Exactly 100 years the mandate to control the BY MICHAEL KOPLOW has been to remain in office ir- ago this week, World War I al- areas, which consist of what WASHINGTON (JTA) — After respective of his legal troubles. lied powers including the Brit- is now modern-day Israel and three Israeli elections in the The agreement accomplishes ish Empire, Italy, France and Jordan (along with Iraq), that course of 12 months, Prime this through multiple avenues. Japan, along with the United formerly were controlled by the Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Short of having his trial can- States serving as an observer defeated Ottoman Empire. and his rival Benny Gantz have celed, Netanyahu could not nation, met in San Remo, Italy, The mandate was ratified two finally signed a deal to create have drawn up a better way to and ratified the 1917 Balfour years later in a unanimous vote a unity government that could circumvent the consequences of Declaration, calling for a na- by more than 50 member coun- last 36 months. his legal issues so thoroughly. tional home for the Jewish peo- tries of the League of Nations From a substantive perspec- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu First, it allows Netanyahu ple in “Palestine.” with the explicit goal of over- tive, the deal has gotten Ne- campaigns in Ramat Gan, Feb. 29th. to remain prime minister for Known as the “San Remo (San Remo — Page 4) tanyahu all of the things he (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) the next 18 months as his trial prioritized the most through a on three separate indictments series of tangled loopholes. For arching goal — the shadow of takes place, granting him the Israel’s Counter-Terror Fighters Gantz, it is the opposite. which has fallen across nearly ability to maintain all of the Adapt to Coronavirus Netanyahu’s primary over- every action he has taken — (Unity — Page 6) Israel Film Archive Digitalizes Extensive Collection, Starts to Release Films Online (JNS) — After years of work on digitizing its collection of Israeli film clips, the Israel Film Archive (IFA), part of the Jeru- salem Cinematheque, is begin- ning to share its collection on- line with the goal of eventually digitalizing its entire archive of more than 5,000 hours of film. Police anti-terror unit disinfect themselves and their gear ahead of their “To restore films is to touch mission in the West Bank. (Ziv Koren) history,” said IFA manager Meir Russo, as reported by The Jerusa- BY ELISHA BEN KIMON lem Post. “And digitizing our col- The special counter-terror- lection and making these films The Jerusalem Cinematheque, home of the Israel Film Archive (IFA). (Wikimedia ism unit of the Israel Police, widely available have always Commons) known in Hebrew by the ac- been our dreams and our goals.” ronym Yamam, has not been The IFA features a copy of films, documentaries, news- century. Among them is an idle since the breakout of the practically every film ever shot reels and home movies. 1896 film shot in Palestine that 0474470 90456 (Fighters — Page 6) in Israel, including feature The clips go back to the 19th (Archive — Page 2) Page 2 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, April 30, 2020 The 10 Commandments of Zoom BY ROB ESHMAN during staff meetings is a no- Jewish life is now, official- no. But beyond the obvious ly, Zoom life. 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