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Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism)

Israeli diplomatic calendars place Yom HaZikaron on 21 April 2026; current presidential material also marks Israel’s Memorial Day in the same national-day sequence.

Date / rule21 April 2026 in the current Israeli diplomatic calendar
ScopeIsrael / national 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 Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism)?

Israeli diplomatic calendars place Yom HaZikaron on 21 April 2026; current presidential material also marks Israel’s Memorial Day in the same national-day sequence.

Date and recurrence

21 April 2026 in the current Israeli diplomatic calendar

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 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 HaZikaron

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. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs — 2026 holidaysNational Government
  2. Office of the President of Israel — 2026 speechesNational Government
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism)?

21 April 2026 in the current Israeli diplomatic calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 21 April 2026 in the current Israeli diplomatic calendar.

Does Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) fall on the same date every year?

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

Is Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Israel / national 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 Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism)?

The stored designation basis is: Israeli diplomatic calendars place Yom HaZikaron on 21 April 2026; current presidential material also marks Israel’s Memorial Day in the same national-day sequence.. Supporting provenance includes Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs — 2026 holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism) international or country-specific?

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