Yom HaShoah Description
Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, solemnly commemorating the six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II. At 10:00 AM, an air-raid siren sounds across the entire country for two minutes, and everything stops — cars pull over on highways, pedestrians stand still, and workplaces pause in silent reflection. The official state ceremony takes place at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, attended by the President and Prime Minister. Radio and television stations broadcast Holocaust-related content exclusively. Government offices and banks close, and all places of entertainment are shut by law. The somber day connects Israel's very existence to the memory of the Holocaust.
