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  6. Opening Ceremony 2014

Opening Ceremony 2014

Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch

Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, lights the Memorial Torch
President Shimon Peres speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Shimon Peres speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Shimon Peres speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Shalom Eilati gives the address on behalf of the survivors
Shalom Eilati gives the address on behalf of the survivors

Shalom Eilati gives the address on behalf of the survivors
The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony
The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony

The IDF Paratroopers’ Guard of Honor during the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Asher Aud lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Asher Aud lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Asher Aud lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Zvi Michaeli lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Zvi Michaeli lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Zvi Michaeli lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chayim Herzl lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Chayim Herzl lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Chayim Herzl lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Hinda Tasman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Hinda Tasman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Hinda Tasman lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Itzchak Biran lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Itzchak Biran lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Itzchak Biran lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms

The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau recites psalms
Singers Hagit Yasso and Idan Amedi
Singers Hagit Yasso and Idan Amedi

Singers Hagit Yasso and Idan Amedi
The audience during the ceremony
The audience during the ceremony

The audience during the ceremony
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