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Sunday to Thursday: ‬09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves: ‬09:00-14:00

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  5. Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2011
  6. Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2011

Wreath-Laying Ceremony 2011

Wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem
Wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem
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: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

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

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Prime Minister of the State of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu during the wreath-laying ceremony
Ofir Akunis, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
Ofir Akunis, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Ofir Akunis, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
President of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinisch during the wreath-laying ceremony
President of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinisch during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

President of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinisch during the wreath-laying ceremony
Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony
Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, Chief of General Staff during the wreath-laying ceremony
Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino during the wreath-laying ceremony
Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino 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: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat during the wreath-laying ceremony
Chair of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky during the wreath-laying ceremony
Chair of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Chair of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky during the wreath-laying ceremony
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. Henri Etoundi Essomba during the wreath-laying ceremony
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. Henri Etoundi Essomba during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. Henri Etoundi Essomba 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: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, during the wreath-laying ceremony
Haim Rosenthal and Pinchas Ben-Tsur of the International Organization of Jewish Fighters, Partisans and Concentration Camp Prisoners during the wreath-laying ceremony
Haim Rosenthal and Pinchas Ben-Tsur of the International Organization of Jewish Fighters, Partisans and Concentration Camp Prisoners during the wreath-laying ceremony

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Haim Rosenthal and Pinchas Ben-Tsur of the International Organization of Jewish Fighters, Partisans and Concentration Camp Prisoners during the wreath-laying ceremony
Roman Yagel, Moshe Weitzman and Karp Walt, representatives of the Organization for Disabled Veterans from the War Against the Nazis
Roman Yagel, Moshe Weitzman and Karp Walt, representatives of the Organization for Disabled Veterans from the War Against the Nazis

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Roman Yagel, Moshe Weitzman and Karp Walt, representatives of the Organization for Disabled Veterans from the War Against the Nazis
Esther Gelbelman, representative of the Bogdanovka Survivors' Organisation
Esther Gelbelman, representative of the Bogdanovka Survivors' Organisation

Photograph: Isaac Harrari / Yad Vashem

Esther Gelbelman, representative of the Bogdanovka Survivors' Organisation
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