Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Date: 27th of Nisan (Hebrew calendar), typically in April, falling between Passover and Israel’s Independence Day. Origin: Established by the Israeli Knesset in 1951 to commemorate the “Catastrophe and Heroism” (Shoah VeHagevurah). Focus: Emphasizes Jewish experience, resistance (like the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising), and survival, aiming to keep Jewish memory central. […]