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Opening Ceremony 2011

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Michael Goldman-Gilad gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Michael Goldman-Gilad gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Michael Goldman-Gilad gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev lights the Memorial Torch during the ceremony
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev lights the Memorial Torch during the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev lights the Memorial Torch during the ceremony
IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony
IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Simha Applebaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Simha Applebaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Simha Applebaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dina Büchler-Chen lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dina Büchler-Chen lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Dina Büchler-Chen lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Andrei Calarasu lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Andrei Calarasu lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Andrei Calarasu lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Yona (Janek) Fuchs lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Yona (Janek) Fuchs lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Yona (Janek) Fuchs lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chava Pressburger lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chava Pressburger lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Chava Pressburger lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Avraham Aviel lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Avraham Aviel lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor Avraham Aviel lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Violinists from the Keshet Eilon play at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
Violinists from the Keshet Eilon play at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Violinists from the Keshet Eilon play at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
The six torchlighters
The six torchlighters

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

The six torchlighters
Left to right: Avner Shalev, Simha Applebaum, Dina Büchler-Chen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Chava Pressburger and Avraham Aviel
Left to right: Avner Shalev, Simha Applebaum, Dina Büchler-Chen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Chava Pressburger and Avraham Aviel

Photograph: Yossi Ben David / Yad Vashem

Left to right: Avner Shalev, Simha Applebaum, Dina Büchler-Chen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Chava Pressburger and Avraham Aviel
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
President Shimon Peres gives his address at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Michael Goldman-Gilad gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Michael Goldman-Gilad gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev lights the Memorial Torch during the ceremony
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev lights the Memorial Torch during the ceremony
IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony
IDF soldiers stand at attention during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Simha Applebaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Simha Applebaum lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dina Büchler-Chen lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dina Büchler-Chen lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Andrei Calarasu lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Andrei Calarasu lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Yona (Janek) Fuchs lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Yona (Janek) Fuchs lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chava Pressburger lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chava Pressburger lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Avraham Aviel lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Avraham Aviel lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Violinists from the Keshet Eilon play at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
Violinists from the Keshet Eilon play at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day
The six torchlighters
The six torchlighters
Left to right: Avner Shalev, Simha Applebaum, Dina Büchler-Chen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Chava Pressburger and Avraham Aviel
Left to right: Avner Shalev, Simha Applebaum, Dina Büchler-Chen, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, Chava Pressburger and Avraham Aviel