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    Heroism Remembrance Day'), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (Hebrew: יום השואה, Yiddish: יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance...
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    Jewish holidays (redirect from Yom tov)
    status. Yom HaShoah: (nominally) 27 Nisan Yom HaShoah (lit. "Holocaust Day") is a day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust. Its full name is Yom Hazikaron...
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  • Israeli Independence Day Yom HaShoah, full name Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG'vurah, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day Yom Hazikaron Day of Remembrance...
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  • opponents. In Hebrew, Shoah (שואה), meaning "a catastrophe, a ruin" became the standard term for the Holocaust[1] (see Yom HaShoah). The word "holocaust"...
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  • Tuesday, May 2: Yom HaShoah Tuesday, May 9: Yom HaZikaron Wednesday, May 10: Yom Ha'atzmaut Tuesday, May 23: Lag B'Omer Friday, June 2: Yom Yerushalayim...
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    Shavuot). Some also light before the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony (Yom HaShoah). In all cases, the candle is lit before sundown. This is because in...
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    Memorial Day, also fall on 27 January, while others, such as Israel's Yom HaShoah, are observed at other times of the year. Resolution 60/7, adopted by...
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    striking twist to the Haredi rejection of the day. Both Ha-mod'ia and Yated Ne'eman usher in Yom HaShoah with trepidation. No longer was the day simply one...
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    broadcaster Kan, as the rehearsal date for the first semi-final coincided with Yom HaShoah. The first semi-final took place on 7 May 2024 at 21:00 CEST and featured...
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  • Israel's unofficial anthems, and is the most-commonly played song on Yom HaShoah (the Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel. The following is an English...
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