Yom Haatsmaut (Israel Independence Day) You are here Kent Jewish Studies Program News & Events Jewish Holidays Yom Haatsmaut (Israel Independence Day) Yom Ha'atsma'ut is the national holiday recognizing Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948 with the end of the British Mandate. Image Jewish Holidays Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Simchat Torah Chanukah Tu B'shvat Purim Pesach Shavuot Tisha B'av Tu B'av Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Yom HaZikaron Yom Haatsmaut (Israel Independence Day) Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)