26 April 2022
Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes Remembrance Day will be observed this year starting Wednesday evening, 27 April 2022 through Thursday, 28 April 2022. The official State Opening Ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on Wednesday, 27 April, at 20:00, in Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Israel’s President H.E. Mr. Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Naftali Bennett will both deliver remarks at the Opening Ceremony. Yad Vashem’s Chairman Dani Dayan will kindle the Memorial Torch. Dr. Moshe Meron will speak on behalf of the survivors.
Yad Vashem will broadcast the State Opening Ceremony live with simultaneous translation into English, French, Spanish, German, Hebrew and Russian via its websites in their respective languages. Additionally, Yad Vashem will offer simultaneous translation in Arabic available on the Yad Vashem YouTube Channel in Arabic. The live feed will also be accessible via Facebook (only live in English and Hebrew).
The State Opening Ceremony will last approximately 75 minutes. Details for the broadcast are as follows:
Date: |
27 April 2022 |
|
|
GMT |
Local Israel |
Stream Start Time: |
16:30 GMT |
19:30 (Israel Local) |
Program Start Time: |
17:00 GMT |
20:00 (Local Israel) |
End Stream Time |
18:30 GMT |
21:30 (Local Israel) |
Length of the Stream: |
2.5 hours |
|
Description: |
Official State Opening Ceremony – Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day |
Distribution:
27/4/2022 |
Date START &END |
AMOS 7 |
SATELITE |
11,519.250 V |
D/L freq |
3300 |
symbol rate |
3/4 |
FEC |
ON |
PILOT |
0.25% |
ROLL OFF |
DVBS2 8PSK |
MODULATION |
MPEG4 |
COMPRESITION |
HD |
Signal |
|
Audio channels |
4.5Mhz |
Bandwidth |
Yad Vashem has arranged for a live broadcast of the Wreath-laying Ceremony taking place on Thursday, 28 April 2022. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Yad Vashem's Facebook page in Hebrew and English. The Wreath-laying Ceremony will start immediately following the siren at 10:00 and last approximately 40 minutes. It is conducted in Hebrew and English. The live streaming is coordinated by the Government Press Office. For further details, please contact the GPO offices.