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The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivor Zvi Gill lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Aryeh Blumenfeld, son of Holocaust survivor Shmuel Blumenfeld, who passed away two weeks ago, lights the torch in his stead
Holocaust survivor Olga Kay lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Arie Shilansky lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Shaul Spielmann lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Rebecca Elizur lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Moshe Meron gives the address on behalf of the survivors
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms
The Rishon LeZion Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef recites Kaddish
Holocaust survivor Beni Harel recites the "El Maleh Rahamim" prayer
The audience during the ceremony