In Israel, commemorated the victims of the Holocaust - the genocide of Jews during the Second World War, which was carried out by the Nazis.

Day of Catastrophe - Yom HaShoa - a national day of remembrance and mourning in Israel and beyond, established by the Knesset in 1951.

According to historians, about six million Jews (one-third of all nationalities) became victims of the Holocaust,.

Since the beginning of the 1960s, in Yom HaShoa, a siren of mourning sounds on the streets of Israeli cities twice a day. In memory of the victims for two minutes completely stops all traffic. If people are at work or at home, or walk down the street, they will stand up or stop and give two minutes of silence to a tribute.

Also on this day in Israel, closed all theaters, clubs and all places of entertainment. The official ceremony is held in Yad Vashem (Memorial Center for the Holocaust in Jerusalem).

Yom HaShoa is a recent addition to the Jewish calendar of memorable days, and therefore its customs are in the stage of formation. In some of the synagogues in Yom HaShoa there is a special service. Usually, six memorial candles are lit, and the memorial prayer Ischor is pronounced.