{"id":20283,"date":"2025-04-21T15:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20283"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:00:35","slug":"90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Year Old Blanka Gut to Light Torch at Israel’s 77th Independence Day Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blanka Gut, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor and mother of a large family, has been chosen to light a torch at Israel\u2019s official 77th Independence Day Ceremony on Mount Herzl. The announcement was made today (Monday) by Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev.<\/p>\n

Knitting Around the Clock for IDF Soldiers<\/strong>
\nBlanka was deeply moved by the October 7th attacks and sprang into action. Together with her children, she purchased every available olive-green yarn in Israel and began knitting nonstop\u2014producing hats, warmers, and other items for IDF soldiers stationed across the country.<\/p>\n

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Miri Regev | Photo: Chaim Goldberg\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Minister Regev praised her dedication: \u201cBlanka\u2019s spirit of dedication and generosity hasn\u2019t slowed down, even in her tenth decade of life. She\u2019s not just knitting\u2014she\u2019s stitching together solidarity and sending a powerful message that age is no barrier to spreading light and helping others.\u201d<\/p>\n

This Year\u2019s Theme: “Bridges of Hope”<\/strong>
\nThe upcoming torch-lighting ceremony will take place under the theme \u201cBridges of Hope,\u201d celebrating individuals who unite and inspire Israeli society during this time of national challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blanka\u2019s spirit of dedication and generosity hasn\u2019t slowed down, even in her tenth decade of life,” said Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev, who oversees the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":20284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2276,85],"tags":[4485,3031,3527,1709,4484,4483],"class_list":["post-20283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-people","category-positive-moment","tag-ceremonies","tag-honor","tag-independence-day","tag-miri-regev","tag-third-age","tag-torchlighting"],"yoast_head":"\n90 Year Old Blanka Gut to Light Torch at Israel's 77th Independence Day Ceremony - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"90 Year Old Blanka Gut to Light Torch at Israel's 77th Independence Day Ceremony\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blanka\u2019s spirit of dedication and generosity hasn\u2019t slowed down, even in her tenth decade of life," said Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev, who oversees the ceremony.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-21T12:56:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-21T14:00:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/independence-day.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1025\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Shimon Levi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Shimon Levi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/4d7bc34deb63b02173f4b03d0273ec11\"},\"headline\":\"90 Year Old Blanka Gut to Light Torch at Israel’s 77th Independence Day Ceremony\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-21T12:56:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-21T14:00:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/\"},\"wordCount\":203,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/independence-day.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"ceremonies\",\"honor\",\"Independence Day\",\"Miri Regev\",\"third age\",\"torchlighting\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CULTURE\",\"PEOPLE\",\"POSITIVE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/90-year-old-blanka-gut-to-light-torch-at-israels-77th-independence-day-ceremony\/\",\"name\":\"90 Year Old Blanka Gut to Light Torch at Israel's 77th Independence Day Ceremony - 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