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| No. |
Name |
Date of Death |
Day of the Week |
Date of Next Memorial Ceremony |
Organization in Charge (when not official memorial ceremony) |
Location |
| 1 |
Levi Eshkol |
8th of Adar, 1969 |
Saturday |
12.2.11 |
Prime Minister’s Office and the “Yad Levi Eshkol” Foundation |
Mount Herzl -
Burial Plot for the Leaders of the Nation |
| 2 |
Menachem Begin |
4th of Adar Bet, 1992 |
Thursday |
10.3.11 |
Begin Heritage Center – Family |
Mount of Olives |
| 3 |
Chaim Herzog |
10th of Nisan, 1997 |
Thursday |
14.4.11 |
“Yad Chaim Herzog” |
Mount Herzl -
Burial Plot for the Leaders of the Nation |
| 4 |
Ezer Weizmann |
15th of Nisan, 2005 |
Saturday |
19.4.11 |
Information Center – Ministry of Education |
Or Akiva Cemetery |
| 5 |
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
29th of Nisan, 1963 |
Tuesday |
3.5.11 |
“Yad Ben-Zvi” |
Har Hamenuchot Cemetery |
| 6 |
Ephraim Katzir |
7th of Sivan, 2009 |
Thursday |
9.6.11 |
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Rehovot Cemetery |
| 7 |
Moshe Sharett |
7th of Tamuz, 1965 |
Saturday |
9.7.11 |
Foundation for the Commemoration of Moshe Sharett |
Trumpledor Cemetery in Tel Aviv |
| 8 |
Zalman Shazar |
19th of Tishrei,1974 |
Sunday |
18.9.11 |
“Yad Zalman Shazar” |
Mount Herzl -
Burial Plot for the Leaders of the Nation |
| 9 |
Yitzhak Rabin |
12th of Heshvan, 1995 |
Wednesday |
20.10.10 |
Yitzhak Rabin Heritage Center |
Mount Herzl -
Burial Plot for the Leaders of the Nation |
| 10 |
Chaim Weizmann |
21st of Heshvan, 1952 |
Thursday |
28.10.10 |
“Yad Chaim Weizmann” |
Weizmann Estate in Rehovot |
| 11 |
David Ben-Gurion |
6th of Kislev, 1973 |
Sunday |
7.11.10 |
“Yad Ben-Gurion” |
Sde Boker |
| 12 |
Golda Meir |
8th of Kislev, 1978 |
Monday |
15.11.10 |
Prime Minister’s Office |
Mount Herzl -
Burial Plot for the Leaders of the Nation |
• The joint official memorial ceremony for Late Presidents and Prime Ministers of Israel will take place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday, 1st of Nisan (5.4.11).
• Memorial ceremonies for each of the leaders who passed will take place on the anniversary of their passing, by the families. Once every ten years, each of the leaders will be honored with an official memorial ceremony, with the participation of the President of Israel and the Prime Minister, and this is in accordance with the Government Resolution dated November 27, 1988.
• The first anniversary of the passing of a prime minister or president will be honored with an official ceremony, in accordance with the decision of the Symbols and Ceremonies Committee dated May 2, 1993.
• The memorial ceremony of the first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, is an official ceremony every year, in accordance with Article 22 of the David Ben-Gurion Law.
• The memorial ceremony of Israel’s first President, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, is an official ceremony every year, in accordance with the decision of the Symbols and Ceremonies Committee dated June 23, 1985.
• The Council for the Commemoration of Israel’s Past Presidents and Prime Ministers is responsible for the relations with the commemorative foundations and organizations. You may approach us with any question or request in this area.
• All dates are subject to change and should be checked before each ceremony separately. |
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