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Mount Herzl in Jerusalem - Israel's national cemetery

Mount Herzl is a hilltop and national cemetery in Jerusalem, named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill. This year Israel celebrates Memorial Day on May 7 and Independence Day on May 8.

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picture: The entrance to Mount Herzl

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In the summer of 1949 it was decided that a cemetery was needed for national figures and fallen IDF soldiers. Only several years later was it decided to bury police officers and other security force personnel on Mount Herzl. Mt. Herzl is the burial place of three of Israel's prime ministers. Israeli presidents are also buried on Mt. Herzl, as are other prominent Jewish and Zionist leaders. Israel's main military cemetery is located on the northern slope of Mt. Herzl. Soldiers who have fallen in the line of duty are buried there unless burial closer to home is requested.

picture: The grave of Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl

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In 1903, Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl wrote in his will: "I wish to be buried in a metal coffin next to my father, and to remain there until the Jewish people will transfer my remains to Eretz Israel. The coffins of my father, my sister Pauline, and of my close relatives who will have died until then will also be transferred there." When Herzl died a year later, he was interred in Vienna. It was only in 1949, 45 years later, that Herzl's remains were brought to Israel and reinterred in Jerusalem. The location of the burial site was selected by a special state commission. Sixty-three entries were submitted in the competition for the design of the tombstone. The winner was Joseph Klarwein's design, consisting of an unadorned black granite stone inscribed with the name Herzl. Since 1951, Mt. Herzl has served as Israel's national cemetery.

The graves of Herzl’s family

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The Burial Ground for the Leaders of the Nation

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The graves of Israeli Presidents

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“Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him” - Jeremiah 3

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The grave of Yitzhak (right) and Leah Rabin (left)

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The grave of Yitzhak Rabin

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