Yom HaZikaron Starts (Israel)

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AKA Name	Yom Hazikaron l'Chalalei Ma'arachot Yisrael ul'Nifge'ei Pe'ulot Ha'eivah, Israel's Memorial Day, Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism
Hashtags	#yomHazikaron
Related Hashtags	#Israel, #Jerusalem, #YomHaatzmaut
2020 Date	April 27, 2020
2021 Date	April 14, 2021

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Yom HaZikaron Starts (Israel) History

Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day), the national day of public mourning, memorializes those who gave their lives in defense of the State of Israel. The Israeli Knesset established the day before Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) as a day to remember and honor soldiers who lost their lives fighting in the War of Independence and in other subsequent battled. It is a solemn day during which all places of entertainment are closed and two-minute sirens are sounded throughout all of Israel, one in the evening to mark the beginning of the holiday and one in the morning, prior to the nation’s public memorial ceremony.

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Tonight marks the start of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s national Memorial Day, when we pause to remember and mourn the thousands of Israelis who have been killed in terror attacks or who gave their lives in service to their country. May their memories be for a blessing. #YomHaZikaron https://t.co/i2pqG3ifW2
— UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (@UJAFederation) April 27, 2020

Join UJA’s ShinShinim for an online #YomHaZikaron ceremony as we commemorate the thousands of Israelis who have been killed in service to their country or in terror attacks. Watch today at 5:00 PM on our Facebook page or on our website: https://t.co/q16DRzrH7m #JewishToronto https://t.co/bGbf65JYqt
— UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (@UJAFederation) April 27, 2020

Tonight Yom HaZikaron begins, Israel’s day to honour its heroic soldiers killed in battle & victims of terrorism. I particularly remember my friend Ari Fuld z’’l who, fatally stabbed, drew his pistol, jumped a fence & shot the terrorist before he succumbed, saving others’ lives. https://t.co/1Z3WDYw0Sj
— Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ (@COLRICHARDKEMP) April 27, 2020

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Yom HaZikaron Starts (Israel) Facts

Yom HaZikaron begins with an official ceremony at the Western Wall, as the flag of Israel is lowered to half staff. Places of entertainment are closed for the day by law. Radio and television stations play programs about Israel's wars and show programming that conveys the somber mood of the day.