Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate lights the Memorial Torch at the beginning of the ceremony
President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony
IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Baruch Kopold lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Source: Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem [Facebook]