Israelis have a national memorial and remembrance day called Yom HaShoah, which commemorates the millions of Jews who met their untimely death on the hands of Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler during the genocide of the Holocaust in World War II. The commemoration was first instigated in 1951. Eight years later, in 1959, the Knesset enacted legislation which officially recognized the observance of Yom HaShoah. The day usually falls on the 27th of Nisan – in the period between April and May on the Gregorian calendar. However, the date is sometimes shifted by a day if it coincided with the Jewish Sabbath.
When is Yom HaShoah 2021?
Yom HaShoah 2021 will begin in the evening of Thursday 8th Apr, 2021 (08/04/2021) and ends in the nightfall of Friday 9th Apr, 2021 (09/04/2021).
Dates for Yom HaShoah from 2015 to 2024
When is ...? | Weekday | Date | Days away |
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Yom HaShoah 2024 | Sunday | May 5th | in 1163 days |
Yom HaShoah 2023 | Tuesday | Apr 18th | in 780 days |
Yom HaShoah 2022 | Thursday | Apr 28th | in 425 days |
Yom HaShoah 2021 | Friday | Apr 9th | in 41 days |
Yom HaShoah 2020 | Tuesday | Apr 21st | 311 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2019 | Thursday | May 2nd | 666 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2018 | Thursday | Apr 12th | 1051 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2017 | Monday | Apr 24th | 1404 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2016 | Thursday | May 5th | 1758 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2015 | Thursday | Apr 16th | 2143 days ago |
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