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2007-2008 Holiday List

The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem will be closed in observance of the following United States and Jerusalem holidays:

 

Holiday	Day Observed
Veterans' Day	Monday, November 12, 2007
Thanksgiving	Thursday, November 22, 2007
Christmas	Tuesday, December 25, 2007
New Year's Day 2007/2008	Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Martin Luther King's Holiday	Monday, January 21, 2008
President's Day	Monday, February 18, 2008
Passover (First Day)	Sundy, April 20, 2008
Passover (Last Day)	Saturday, April 26, 2008
Israeli Independence Day	Thursday, May 8, 2008
Shavuot (Pentecost)	Monday, June 9, 2008
Memorial Day	Monday, May 26, 2008
Independence Day (USA)	Friday, July 4, 2008
Labor Day	Monday, September 1, 2008
Rosh Hashana (New Year - 1st Day)	Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Rosh Hashana (New Year - 2nd Day)	Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)	Thursday, October 9, 2008
Succot (Feast of Tabernacles)	Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law)	Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Columbus Day	Monday, October 13, 2008
Eid El Fitr	To Be Announced
Veterans' Day	Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 27, 2008
'Id Al Adha	To Be Announced
Christmas Day	Thursday, December 25, 2008
New Year's Day 2008/2009	Thursday, January 1, 2009