The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) adopted the law on the celebration of may 9 Victory Day over Nazi Germany. The document establishes the status of a holiday, the date of the meeting and determines the order of organization of celebrations, RIA Novosti reported.
The deputies unanimously approved the bill. The Minister of education and leader of the party “Jewish home” Naftali Bennett in Russian, said that “today is another Day of victory.”
Victory day may 9 is celebrated in former Soviet Union, in the West the defeat of Nazi Germany is celebrated a day earlier on may 8. The Agency says that the Israelites celebrate the Shire prescribed by law “mandatory minimum”, but this tradition was first legislated.
Among the main provisions of the bill — the allocation of teaching hours in schools and military units on the study of the theme of Victory, the allocation of funds to local authorities to work to perpetuate the memory of her. The law also prescribes to celebrate the 9th of may parade in Jerusalem, with a solemn session of Parliament ceremony at government level.
In may 2016, the Moscow Jewish religious community and the Conference of European rabbis supported the idea of celebrating Victory Day as a Jewish religious feast day 26 Iyar. On this date in the Hebrew calendar fell on may 9, 1945. Victory day listed in a Jewish calendar as a full Jewish holiday called Day of liberation and salvation.