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Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)

The President of Israel addressed the official state opening ceremony on 13 April 2026, beginning the 2026 Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day observance.

Date / rule14 April 2026; official state opening on the evening of 13 April
ScopeIsrael / national Holocaust remembrance observance
VerificationNational Government Current Hebrew Calendar Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)?

The President of Israel addressed the official state opening ceremony on 13 April 2026, beginning the 2026 Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day observance.

Date and recurrence

14 April 2026; official state opening on the evening of 13 April

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Israel / national Holocaust remembrance observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Yom HaShoah

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Office of the President of Israel — Yom HaShoah 2026 state openingNational Government
  2. Yad Vashem — 2026 Remembrance Day programmeNational Institution
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)?

14 April 2026; official state opening on the evening of 13 April The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 14 April 2026; official state opening on the evening of 13 April.

Does Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Israel / national Holocaust remembrance observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)?

The stored designation basis is: The President of Israel addressed the official state opening ceremony on 13 April 2026, beginning the 2026 Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day observance.. Supporting provenance includes Office of the President of Israel — Yom HaShoah 2026 state opening. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to Israel. Its fuller verified scope is: Israel / national Holocaust remembrance observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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