(JTA) — Families started burying the victims of the Lag b’Omer catastrophe at Meron. Israel radio reported that families had buried by Sunday midday 41 of the 45 dead. They were killed after a crowd ...

Left: Video shows a stampede of people at a religious festival in Israel where at least 45 were killed Thursday. Right: The bodies of victims are covered near the site of the festival. Twitter via ...

At least four U.S. citizens and one Argentine are among the 45 victims of the deadly stampede during Lag Ba’omer festivities in northern Israel overnight Thursday, according to the Foreign Ministry.

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Shortly after 45 Jews were crushed to death at a Lag Ba’Omer festival in Mount Meron, Israel announced that Sunday would be a national day of mourning. Israelis across the country, including secular ...

BERGENFIELD, New Jersey -- At least four Americans killed in the stampede in Israel during the holiday of Lag Ba'Omer have ties to the Tri-State area, according to ABC News. Among the victims ...

A 2008 Israeli government watchdog report warned that conditions at an ultra-Orthodox religious festival in Mount Meron, Israel, could be disastrous—a prediction that came true on Friday when at least ...

Among those killed were two U.S. teenagers. Multiple Americans were among those killed and injured in a stampede in Israel that's killed dozens, the State Department said Friday. The State Department ...

Dozens of angry Israelis held a silent protest and vigil for the victims of the Mount Meron stampede in front of the prime minister’s residence Saturday night. The 45 deaths and 150 injuries resulting ...

The deaths of 45 pilgrims at a Jewish holy site prompted a wave of national unity, but there were also growing calls for accountability. By Patrick Kingsley MOUNT MERON, Israel — Demands for ...