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Yom HaShoah
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Israel's day of commemoration for the Jews who perished in the Holocaust
Key facts
- Also called
- Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Observed by
- State of Israel, Many Jews elsewhere
- Type
- Jewish (national)
- Significance
- Commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust , and the heroism of survivors and rescuers
- Observances
- Flags lowered to half-mast, public places of entertainment closed; national opening ceremony and closing ceremonies; siren at 10:00 a.m. signaling the start of two minutes of silence
- Date
- 27th day of Nisan
- 2025 date
- Sunset, 23 April –, nightfall, 24 April
- 2026 date
- Sunset, 13 April –, nightfall, 14 April
- 2027 date
- Sunset, 3 May –, nightfall, 4 May
- 2028 date
- Sunset, 23 April –, nightfall, 24 April
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaShoah
Early policies
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