Am Yisrael Chai

Am Yisrael Chai (Hebrew: עם ישראל חי; meaning "The people of Israel live") is a slogan of Jewish solidarity, popularized by several different songs which incorporate it.

Another important reference to "Am Yisrael Chai" was at the Second World Jewish Conference in 1933, summoned to fight Hitler's new Nazi regime through economic boycott.

By 1965, Carlebach was already popular for his melodies put to Hebrew prayers, and Birnbaum reached out to him in the hopes of composing a song ahead of a planned major SSSJ rally in front of the Soviet Mission to the United Nations in New York on April 4, 1965.

[17] In 2009, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inscribed the words "Am Yisrael Chai" in the guestbook of the Wannsee Villa in Berlin.

[18] Some tour groups visiting Masada shout "Am Yisrael Chai" to invert the emphasis on martyrdom and resistance at the fort; life is the point, according to Professor Theodore Sasson.

[22] Jewish a cappella groups Maccabeats, Y-Studs, and Six13 released "Avinu SheBashamayim" as a reaction to the attacks, ending with the words "Am Yisrael Chai.

[24] Hasidic singer Benny Friedman launched his "Am Yisrael Chai" global music tour in January 2024 to promote Jewish unity and solidarity.

[30] In 2023, Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, debuted a 50-meter-long mural titled Am Yisrael Chai that covers 4,000 years of Jewish history.