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Opening Ceremony 2005

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Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, kindles the Memorial Torch
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, kindles the Memorial Torch

Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, kindles the Memorial Torch
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
Noach Flug, Chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, speaking on behalf of the survivors at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Noach Flug, Chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, speaking on behalf of the survivors at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Noach Flug, Chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, speaking on behalf of the survivors at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony

Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lights a torch during the ceremony
Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lights a torch during the ceremony

Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lights a torch during the ceremony
Sarit Hadad sings at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Sarit Hadad sings at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Sarit Hadad sings at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Conductor and Violinist Shlomo Mintz performs during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Conductor and Violinist Shlomo Mintz performs during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Conductor and Violinist Shlomo Mintz performs during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, kindles the Memorial Torch
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, kindles the Memorial Torch
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
Noach Flug, Chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, speaking on behalf of the survivors at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Noach Flug, Chairman of the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, speaking on behalf of the survivors at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Paratroopers stand at attention during ceremony
Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lights a torch during the ceremony
Yerakhmiyel Felzenshteyn lights a torch during the ceremony
Sarit Hadad sings at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Sarit Hadad sings at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Conductor and Violinist Shlomo Mintz performs during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Conductor and Violinist Shlomo Mintz performs during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day