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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

Israel's official Holocaust Remembrance Day—observed with silence, ceremonies, and prayers for the six million murdered.

The 27 Nisan Israeli memorial day for the Holocaust (1953). Practiced primarily in Israel (siren, public ceremonies) and by religious Zionist diaspora communities. Charedi communities generally observe Holocaust memorial on Tisha B'Av or 10 Tevet. Conservative and Reform movements have developed specific liturgies; Religious Zionist authorities (R. Goren, R. Soloveitchik) gave halachic guidance.

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Igrot Moshe · Moshe Feinstein

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Yabia Omer · Ovadia Yosef

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Yechaveh Daat 1:43modern_responsum

Yechaveh Daat · Ovadia Yosef

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