Yom Hashoah
So my kids didn't know what Yom Hashoah was.
They did not talk at all about Holocaust Rememberance day in their school. I let it go for a bit, thinking that maybe they had programs for older children or that my kids just forgot. But today I called the school and found out that it was official policy because "all types of rememberances of that sort are to be included in Tisha B'Av", according to the vice principal that I spoke to.
So I hope that they also conglomerate all those fasts that have to do with sad things (17th of Tammuz, 10 Teves, Tzom Gedaliah) into the Tishabav fast.
In fact, come to think of it, we should just abolish all sad things throughout the year. We can have all the funerals and eulogies and shloshim for the year all on Tishabav. That will make the day more exciting anyway.
Seriously, what is this all about? What is wrong with these people?