Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha'atzmaut 2023

Join us to mark Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut

Yom HaZikaron
 

Monday 24 April on Zoom

6.10pm Reflections with former combat soldier Dan Kosky, introduced by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Join Rabbi Jonathan and Dan Kosky online for some reflections on Yom HaZikaron, after which you may wish to join the joint memorial ceremony organised by the Parents' Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace - or another online service.

Dan Kosky served as a combat soldier in the Nahal Infantry Brigade's 50th Battalion from 2003-5 and then continued to serve in an infantry unit for 13 years in the reserves. His service included active deployment in Gaza, the West Bank and on all of Israel's borders. He is an NNLS member and representative on the Board of Deputies.

Yom Ha’atzmaut
 

Wednesday 26 April at NNLS

7.15pm Israeli food and singing
Join us for a falafel supper and some favourite Israeli songs 

8.15pm Israel: a History in 100 Cartoons
Professor Colin Shindler, introduced by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. So why not tell the history through the brilliant caricatures of Israel’s brilliant cartoonists - past and present?
Colin Shindler will decipher a selection of cartoons from his latest book, ranging from the early days of the Zionist movement through to independence in1948 and continuing right up to the present day.