Morristown Jewish Center marks Yom HaZikaron

21 April 2021, 5:21 pm

Don Almagor today, and as a 20-year-old Israeli paratrooper. (Courtesy MJCBY)

Dan Almagor of Hillsborough lead the Morristown Jewish Center’s Yom HaZikaron online ceremony. Mr. Almagor is a friend of Miriam Loew, the shul’s religious school director. MJC congregants and friends honored 32 fallen Israeli heroes by reading their names and lighting candles.

Ronnie Almagor, left, lights a candle in memory of his namesake, Israeli soldier Roni Herzenstein

Roni Herzenstein, the soldier shown below, was a dear friend of Dan Almagor, who named his son, Ronnie Almagor, after him. Dan Almagor also talked about his experience as a young soldier in the Battle of Tel Saki, one of the fiercest battles of the Yom Kippur War.

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