zondag 7 april 2013

Ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' & Heroes' Remembrance Day

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]