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May 8, 2017

This Year, the Ultra-Orthodox Observed Israel’s Memorial Day

A more united Jewish state.

Last Monday, a surprising number of Ḥaredim broke with precedent to join their countrymen in marking Yom Hazikaron—the solemn day on which Israelis remember their fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. This, writes Evelyn Gordon, taken together with recent survey data, suggests that divisions within Israeli society are becoming less profound:

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