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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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  3. Holocaust Remembrance Day Through the Years
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  5. Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2008
  6. Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2008

Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2008

President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres lays a wreath during the ceremony
President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres lays a wreath during the ceremony
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert lays a wreath during the ceremony
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert lays a wreath during the ceremony
Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik lays a wreath during the ceremony
Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik lays a wreath during the ceremony
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba lays a wreath during the ceremony
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba lays a wreath during the ceremony
Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen lays a wreath during the ceremony
Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen lays a wreath during the ceremony
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Joseph (Tommy) Lapid lays a wreath during the ceremony
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Joseph (Tommy) Lapid lays a wreath during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Joseph (Tommy) Lapid lays a wreath during the ceremony
Representatives of different groups and organizations lay wreaths during the ceremony
Representatives of different groups and organizations lay wreaths during the ceremony

Photo: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Representatives of different groups and organizations lay wreaths during the ceremony
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