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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.

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  3. Holocaust Remembrance Day Through the Years
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  5. Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2009
  6. Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2009

Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2009

President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres during the wreath-laying ceremony
President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres during the wreath-laying ceremony
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during the wreath-laying ceremony
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during the wreath-laying ceremony
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba during the wreath-laying ceremony
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Henri Etoundi Essomba during the wreath-laying ceremony
Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony
Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony
Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen during the wreath-laying ceremony
Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Police Commissioner Major General Dudi Cohen during the wreath-laying ceremony
Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat during the wreath-laying ceremony
Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat during the wreath-laying ceremony
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, during the wreath-laying ceremony
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David/Yad Vashem

Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, during the wreath-laying ceremony
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