20 December 2011
The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir visited Yad Vashem this morning, accompanied by four government ministers. He was greeted by Avner Shalev, Chairman of Yad Vashem, and toured the Holocaust History Museum and Hall of Names, guided by Dr. Robert Rozett, Director of the Yad Vashem Libraries. He participated in a Memorial Ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance and visited the Children's Memorial.