On May 29-30, Israel commemorates one of the most somber dates in the calendar of the Jewish state — the Memorial Day for the Fallen in Wars and Victims of Terrorism.

TODAY* 10 Iyar we mark the National Herzl Day to commemorate the life and vision of Zionist leader Theodor Herzl! Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted the effort to establish a Jewish State.

On July 22, 1878, in Warsaw, in an assimilated Jewish family of Goldschmidts, Henryk was born, named after his grandfather, a doctor, but who entered history as Janusz Korczak – an outstanding educator, writer, and humanist, whose life became a symbol of selflessness and love for children.