Jerusalem Day: A son's tale of an Ammunition Hill hero
Alon Wald never met his father, a paratrooper killed at Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War when Alon was just 10 months old. Today, he runs the memorial site where his father fell.
Assessment
This personal story ties a family's loss directly to a national memorial site, showing how collective memory is sustained by individual grief. The son's role as site director transforms a historical battlefield into a living, managed space of remembrance. The piece underscores how Jerusalem Day's meaning is carried forward depends on those who inherit the story, not just those who lived it.