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Opening Ceremony 2006

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Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 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
Prof. Zvi Bachrach speaks on behalf of the survivors during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Prof. Zvi Bachrach speaks on behalf of the survivors during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Prof. Zvi Bachrach speaks on behalf of the survivors during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Paratroopers stand at attention during the ceremony
Paratroopers stand at attention during the ceremony

Paratroopers stand at attention during the ceremony
Hedy Hirsch, One of the six designated torchlighters lights a torch during the ceremony
Hedy Hirsch, One of the six designated torchlighters lights a torch during the ceremony

Hedy Hirsch, One of the six designated torchlighters lights a torch during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony

The audience during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chasia Bornstein (Bielicka) lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chasia Bornstein (Bielicka) lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Chasia Bornstein (Bielicka) lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Uri Chanoch lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Uri Chanoch lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Uri Chanoch lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaking at the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 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
Prof. Zvi Bachrach speaks on behalf of the survivors during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Prof. Zvi Bachrach speaks on behalf of the survivors during the ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Paratroopers stand at attention during the ceremony
Paratroopers stand at attention during the ceremony
Hedy Hirsch, One of the six designated torchlighters lights a torch during the ceremony
Hedy Hirsch, One of the six designated torchlighters lights a torch during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chasia Bornstein (Bielicka) lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chasia Bornstein (Bielicka) lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Uri Chanoch lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Uri Chanoch lights one of the six torches at the ceremony