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Visiting Info
Opening Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: ‬09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves: ‬09:00-14:00

Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.

Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum is not permitted for children under the age of 10. Babies in strollers or carriers will not be permitted to enter.

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Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2004

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
President Moshe Katsav speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
President Moshe Katsav speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day

President Moshe Katsav speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
Mrs. Ruth Elias on behalf of the survivors
Mrs. Ruth Elias on behalf of the survivors

Mrs. Ruth Elias on behalf of the survivors
Israeli paratrooper lights memorial candle before the ceremony begins
Israeli paratrooper lights memorial candle before the ceremony begins

Israeli paratrooper lights memorial candle before the ceremony begins
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony

Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Scene of crowd gathered at Yad Vashem for wreath-laying ceremony
Scene of crowd gathered at Yad Vashem for wreath-laying ceremony

Scene of crowd gathered at Yad Vashem for wreath-laying ceremony
Jewish war veterans attend ceremony
Jewish war veterans attend ceremony

Jewish war veterans attend ceremony
The crowd stands silently as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded.
The crowd stands silently as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded.

Left to Right- Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, Prof. Szewach Weiss, Chairmen of the Yad Vashem Directorate, Avner Shalev, Mrs. Gila Katsav, President Moshe Katsav, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Speaker of the Knesset Ruby Rivlin, Nechama Rivlin, Chief Justice Aharon Barak and Justice Elisheva Barak

The crowd stands silently as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded.