Aussie cavalry earns Israeli monument A new park in Beersheva memorializes the "last great cavalry charge" by Australian troops in 1917, which helped win a battle that set the stage for the creation of the Jewish state. full story
Japanese center illuminates the Holocaust About an hour north of Hiroshima, where the world's first atomic bombing incinerated an entire city, a Japanese educational center teaches about another holocaust half a world away. full story
Motorcyclists revved up for Israel's 60th Some 100 motorcyclists will bike across Israel for two weeks to mark the country's 60th birthday and Holocaust Memorial Day. They include two sons of Holocaust survivors making their first trip to the Jewish state. full story