Israeli Memorial Day

Remembering fallen Israeli soldiers. Tuesday, May 6, 2008 (2nd of Iyyar, 5768) is Israeli Memorial Day or literally, Israel Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day. It is an Israeli national holiday. Yom HaZikaron always precedes the next day’s celebrations of Israel Independence Day, Yom Ha-Atzma’ut, the anniversary of the Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948. Yom HaZikaron honors veterans and fallen military personnel of the Israel Defense Forces and other Israeli security services who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for all military personnel who