15 May 2022
Tomorrow, 16 May 2022, the President of the National Council of Austria H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Sobotka will visit Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. The President will tour the "Flashes of Memory – Photography during the Holocaust" exhibition, take part in a ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance and sign the Yad Vashem Guestbook.
There will be photo-ops in the Hall of Remembrance for the memorial ceremony. Media interested in covering the visit must RSVP to simmy.allen@yadvashem.org.il, and arrive at the Hall of Remembrance with a valid GPO card by 09:25.
For more information please contact:
Simmy Allen / Head, International Media Desk / Communications Division / Yad Vashem / +972 2 644 3410/2 simmy.allen@yadvashem.org.il
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, was established in 1953.
Located in Jerusalem, it is dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, documentation,
research and education.