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On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany 

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC

The event, jointly hosted by the Israeli Embassy, Yad Vashem and the American Society for Yad Vashem, marked the first time that a ceremony presenting medals and certificates of honor to American Righteous Among the Nations was held in the United States. 
 

Photos by Shmuel Almany

On 27 January 2016, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, US President Barack Obama attended a unique ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
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