In 2010, the Jewish "New Year" ... Rosh Hashana ... is celebrated on September 9 and 10.
Hebrew Day Schools are closed, of course. It's unusual for a public school to close on Jewish
holidays, but there are a few places where it's the only reasonable thing to do, because
so many of the teachers and/or students are Jewish, and won't be in school on those days
anyway.
Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday known as the day of atonement. It's not a national holiday in America, but Jewish owned businesses, schools and organizations will most likely be closed on the day.
Veterans Day is a national holiday and most banks are closed. Schools may or may not be closed.
You would need to call schools or check in newspapers to find out what schools were closed on a particular day in 2011. Since Seotember 1, 2011 was on a Thursday which was not a holiday, it is unlikely that any schools that were scheduled to be open were closed, unless there was a weather related reason to close.
In the UK all schools are closed on a Bank Holiday.
In the United States, most schools are not closed on Rosh Hashanah. In countries such as Israel they might be closed. Rosh Hashanah is an important Jewish celebration and the population of Israel is largely Jewish.
Only Jewish courts are closed on Yom Kippur.
No. July 4th is a National holiday. All schools, banks, and post offices are closed for the day.
Labor Day is a national holiday, so many schools close that day.
Labor Day is a national holiday, so many schools close that day.
No, because Columbus Day is a national holiday, all schools are closed.
No. Banks, schools, mail services and more will be closed on President's Day.
Not as a rule, but if there is a Best Buy in a Jewish area, the local management may opt to close the store.