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Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018

Scenes from the opening ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day. Yad Vashem, 11 April 2018.

The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony
The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony

The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch

Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
Zipora Nahir gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Zipora Nahir gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Zipora Nahir gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivor Mirjam Lapid lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Mirjam Lapid lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Mirjam Lapid lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Shmuel Bogler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Shmuel Bogler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Shmuel Bogler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dr. Thea Friedman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dr. Thea Friedman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Dr. Thea Friedman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Raul Teitelbaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Raul Teitelbaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Raul Teitelbaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dov Goldstein lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dov Goldstein lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Dov Goldstein lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Abba Naor lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Abba Naor lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Abba Naor lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms

The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms
Singers Amir Dadon and Meshi Kleinstein at the ceremony
Singers Amir Dadon and Meshi Kleinstein at the ceremony

Singers Amir Dadon and Meshi Kleinstein at the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony

The audience during the ceremony
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