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 2024?
Yom HaShoah 2024 will begin in the evening of Saturday 4th May, 2024 (04/05/2024) and ends in the nightfall of Sunday 5th May, 2024 (05/05/2024).
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 1116 days |
Yom HaShoah 2023 | Tuesday | Apr 18th | in 733 days |
Yom HaShoah 2022 | Thursday | Apr 28th | in 378 days |
Yom HaShoah 2021 | Friday | Apr 9th | 5 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2020 | Tuesday | Apr 21st | 358 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2019 | Thursday | May 2nd | 713 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2018 | Thursday | Apr 12th | 1098 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2017 | Monday | Apr 24th | 1451 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2016 | Thursday | May 5th | 1805 days ago |
Yom HaShoah 2015 | Thursday | Apr 16th | 2190 days ago |
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