Yom HaZikaron 2019 – State and national ceremonies.
7 May, 2019
16:00 Memorial Ceremony at Beit Yad Lebanim in Jerusalem
20:00 A one-minute siren20:00State memorial service at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
21:15 National memorial event – ‘Singing in their memory” from the Knesset
8 May, 2019
11:00 Two-minute siren
11:02 Military memorial services at cemeteries around the country
13:00 State memorial service at Mt. Herzl
19:45 Candle lighting ceremony at Mt. Herzl
20:00 Commencement of country wide Yom HaAtzmaut activities
Some facts
- 23,741 Soldiers have fallen in the defense of the State of Israel
- 56 Soldiers have fallen in the last year
- 3,150 Brave souls have been victims of terror since Israel’s independence
- 4 Citizens lost their lives this week in Southern Israel