Dates
Yom HaShoah 2024
Begins at sundown on May 5, 2024 and ends at nightfall on May 6, 2024.
Starts
May 5, 2024
at sundown
Ends
May 6, 2024
at nightfall
Length
1 day
work permitted
Years on file
7 years
2024 to 2030
Yom HaShoah 2024 ended on May 6, 2024. The dates, times and customs below are kept as a record.
Next: Yom HaShoah 2027, sundown May 3, 2027 →Israel or the diaspora?
Observed as a state day in Israel. Many diaspora communities mark it too, though some also observe international Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
Yom HaShoah is Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, set by the Knesset on 27 Nisan. It is a day of state ceremonies, testimony and public reading of names.
On the ground
What happens in Israel
A two-minute siren sounds at 10am and the country stops where it stands: drivers get out of their cars on the motorway and stand in silence. Places of entertainment are closed the evening before.
Every year on file
Yom HaShoah in other years
The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar, so the Gregorian date moves by up to a month from year to year but stays in the same season.
The rest of 2024
Other Jewish holidays in 2024
8 of the 14 other dates on the 2024 calendar, in the order they fall. Each has its own page for 2024.
January 25, 2024
Tu BiShvat 2024
The new year of the trees. Tree planting in Israel and eating the fruits of the land.
March 24, 2024
Purim 2024
Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia as told in the Book of Esther. Megillah readings, costumes, mishloach manot and festive meals.
April 23, 2024
Passover (Pesach) 2024
The festival of freedom, marking the Exodus from Egypt. Seder nights, matzah, and no chametz for eight days (seven in Israel).
May 13, 2024
Yom HaZikaron 2024
Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the day before Independence Day.
May 14, 2024
Yom HaAtzmaut 2024
Israel's Independence Day, marking the declaration of the state in 1948.
May 26, 2024
Lag BaOmer 2024
The 33rd day of the Omer count. Bonfires, weddings and celebrations at Mount Meron.
June 12, 2024
Shavuot 2024
The festival of receiving the Torah at Sinai. All-night learning and dairy foods. Two days in the diaspora, one in Israel.
August 13, 2024
Tisha B'Av 2024
Fast day mourning the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. If the 9th of Av falls on Shabbat, the fast is observed on Sunday.
Frequently asked questions
When is Yom HaShoah 2024?+
Yom HaShoah 2024 begins at sundown on May 5, 2024 and ends at nightfall on May 6, 2024. Jewish days start in the evening, so the first full day is May 6, 2024.
How long is Yom HaShoah?+
1 day. Observed as a state day in Israel. Many diaspora communities mark it too, though some also observe international Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
Is Yom HaShoah different in Israel?+
Observed as a state day in Israel. Many diaspora communities mark it too, though some also observe international Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
What happens in Israel on Yom HaShoah?+
A two-minute siren sounds at 10am and the country stops where it stands: drivers get out of their cars on the motorway and stand in silence. Places of entertainment are closed the evening before.