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Photos from Official Events on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017

Scenes from the opening ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2017 and wreath-laying ceremony.

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
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate lights the Memorial Torch at the beginning of the ceremony
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate lights the Memorial Torch at the beginning of the ceremony

Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate lights the Memorial Torch at the beginning of the ceremony
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
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Reuven Rivlin speaks at the opening ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Esther Miron gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Esther Miron gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

Esther Miron gives the address on behalf of the survivors at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivor Moshe Ha-Elion lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Moshe Ha-Elion lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Moshe Ha-Elion lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Moshe Jakubowitz lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Moshe Jakubowitz lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Moshe Jakubowitz lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Moshe Porat lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Moshe Porat lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Moshe Porat lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Max Privler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Max Privler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Max Privler lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Elka Abramovitz lights one of the six torches at the ceremony
Holocaust survivor Elka Abramovitz lights one of the six torches at the ceremony

Holocaust survivor Elka Abramovitz 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
The audience during the opening ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2017
The audience during the opening ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2017

The audience during the opening ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2017
Standing for 2 minutes of silence as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded
Standing for 2 minutes of silence as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded

Standing for 2 minutes of silence as the siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded
President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin during the wreath-laying ceremony
President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin during the wreath-laying ceremony

President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin 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

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat during the wreath-laying ceremony
Representatives of survivor organizations during the wreath-laying ceremony
Representatives of survivor organizations during the wreath-laying ceremony

Representatives of survivor organizations during the wreath-laying ceremony
Warsaw Ghetto Square at the conclusion of the wreath-laying ceremony
Warsaw Ghetto Square at the conclusion of the wreath-laying ceremony

Warsaw Ghetto Square at the conclusion of the wreath-laying ceremony
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