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Scroll thru the page referenced below for a short life synopsis on each person, with the name and the photo:
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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/those-we-have-lost/
Decades ago, Ron Wyatt conducted an amateur investigation of this boat-shaped structure in the Mountains of Ararat, using what he said was the best underground X-ray technology available at the time. His team showed videos of large iron rivets which could have been used to fasten beams of wood together. They claimed that these thousands of iron artifacts mapped out a 3D framework of the skeleton of a boat with ribs which matched the Biblical dimensions described in the book of Genesis.
Ron Wyatt’s work has its fair share of supporters and critics. Coming up will be the first professional investigation conducted by the archeological community:
Reading the article, it occurs to me that the earthquake that uncovered this strange shape on the hills occurred in May of 1948–the same month* and year of Israel’s Declaration of Independence and the start of the war:
“The Durupınar hill first drew attention in May 1948, after earthquakes and torrential rains stripped away overburden. Turkish Army Captain İlhan Durupınar re-examined the site in 1959 while mapping the region for NATO and forwarded his photographs to Ankara, giving the outcrop its current name.”
When Ron Wyatt noticed the arial photos in a publication, he thought that it looked boat-shaped and started to think about making a trip, which he did in the 1980’s.
Now in 2025 it appears that the professional archeologists have made headway in agreements with the Turkish government to finally get started.
*In 1948 on the Gregorian Calendar, Israel’s Independence was declared on May 14, which was the 5th of Iyar, the second month of the year which begins at Aviv, in the springtime, the month of Passover. Year to year, the 5th of Iyar* will appear on various days from April to May on the Gregorian Calendar. In the event that the 5th lands on a weekly Shabbat, the celebration day would be moved a couple days to honor the Shabbat which holds the higher position in honor.
Related:
Source: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-851490
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/uk-gigs-by-radioheads-jonny-greenwood-and-israeli-singer-dudu-tassa-cancelled-apparently-amid-bds-pressure/
IDF announces 2 soldiers killed, 2 wounded in blast at booby-trapped tunnel in Rafah, Gaza:
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Sources: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC04052025437861432 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-04-2025/
Culture: Tomorrow, the air raid sirens will sound for 3 minutes starting at 10 am. The nation will rise and stand still in remembrance of those who have fallen while protecting us.
This is distinguished from the day last week which was remembrance of the Shoah (Holocaust).
Then, the following day is a celebration for Independence Day. (On the 5th* of Iyar, the Second Month. In 1948, it was named as the 14th of May on the Gregorian Calendar).
I think it’s so amazing that this nation, oddly, keeps the memorial day connected with the independence day, rather than separation of some months in between. The intention is: There’s no celebration of independence without giving respect to those who sacrificed – and continue to do so – for this independence which we enjoy. And then after the mourning, immediately celebrate because this is the result of their sacrifice. So celebrating independence is another way to honor the fallen.
Israel is the most life-affirming country I’ve ever experienced.
*In the event that the 5th lands on a weekly Shabbat, the celebration day would be moved a couple days to honor the Shabbat which holds the higher position in honor.
Related:
https://jtod.org/us-archeologists-headed-to-the-ararat-mountains/
More films:
The Commandant’s Shadow – 80 years after the murder of over a million Jews in Auschwitz, Hans Jurgen Hoss, the son of the Camp Commandant, confronts his father’s sins for the first time, as he meets the camp’s survivor, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived as a cellist in the band entertaining the soldiers. 2024, 98min, IMDB 7.3, ages 14+.
Plunderer – Series: Filmed for more than five years in seven countries, this documentary reveals how Nazi art dealers continued to prosper while Jewish families struggled to regain the art that was stolen from them. 2024, IMDB 6.5, ages 14+.
Franchesca – The film delves into the story of Francesca Mann, the Jewish dancer who killed an SS officer near the gas chambers in Auschwitz, to deconstruct the myth that is gradually being built about her. Dir. Lena Chaplin, Israel, 2024. 62min, ages 14+.
Film Reviews: "Among Neighbors:" https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-851128 "The World Will Tremble:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-film-shows-how-escapees-from-1st-nazi-death-camp-revealed-final-solution-to-the-world/
Film: “The World Will Tremble” by director Lior Geller:
Not only did we have a Yemen missile attack during Shabbat, but another one this morning around 5 am:
Second Houthi missile in two days just four hours ago.
Sources: Film "The World Will Tremble" https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-film-shows-how-escapees-from-1st-nazi-death-camp-revealed-final-solution-to-the-world/ Missile 2:48 am Shabbat morning: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/missile-fired-from-yemen-triggers-sirens-across-broad-swaths-of-israel/ Missile 5:14 am this morning: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/houthi-missile-triggers-alarms-near-dead-sea-is-intercepted-idf/
Selected highlights from the IDF’s investigation:
At 6:29 a.m., Hamas launched an initial barrage of over 1,000 rockets at Israel, mostly aimed at Israeli military bases.
At 6:41 a.m., terrorists breached through the Gaza border just across from Nir Yitzhak and headed toward the kibbutz. At the same time, Maj. Chapell ordered a patrol to head for Nir Yitzhak and for the tank to head for the border.
First wave: At 7:33 a.m., the first 15 terrorists, from Hamas’s elite Nukhba force, breached into the kibbutz on foot via the main gate.
Second wave: At 9:06 a.m., a group of 25 more terrorists on a pickup truck and seven motorcycles arrived at the kibbutz.
At 9:56, terrorists from the first two waves left the kibbutz and returned to Gaza for unknown reasons.
Third wave: At 10:00 a.m., some 50 terrorists, including unaffiliated* Palestinians, entered the community. The terrorists entered 32 homes, where they looted valuables.
*Unaffiliated Palestinians in this context are Gazan residents who had not previously affiliated with either Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or any of the other terror organizations in Gaza.
For more details and video, see the article address below.
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/nir-yitzhak-security-team-resisted-terrorists-on-oct-7-preventing-murderous-rampage/
“To understand how this betrayal came to pass, one must begin not with the fascist regime but with the Jews of Italy themselves–among the oldest communities in Europe.”
“Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Statute should not have been dismissed as premature.” –ICC Appeals Court.
Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-851409