Wednesday, 11 April 2018
| 20:00 |
State Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, in the presence of the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Knesset and the President of the Supreme Court—Warsaw Ghetto Square.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on television, radio and the Yad Vashem website.
Admission to the State Opening Ceremony is by invitation only. |
Thursday, 12 April 2018
| 10:00 |
Siren |
| 10:02 |
Wreath-laying ceremony with the participation of Israel’s Deputy President, Prime Minister, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, and President of the Supreme Court—Warsaw Ghetto Square |
| 11:00-12:45 |
“Unto Every Person There Is A Name” Public recitation of Holocaust victims’ names—Hall of Remembrance |
| 11:00-14:30 |
Behind the Scenes: Activities for the General Public on the Yad Vashem Campus.
On Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, a series of gatherings with Yad Vashem experts will be on offer to the public, at which participants will have access to documents and artifacts that are not on display year-round. |
| 13:00 |
Main memorial ceremony, Hall of Remembrance |
| 17:30 |
Ceremony for Youth Movements with the participation of Minister of Education and in cooperation with the Education Ministry’s Youth and Social Administration and the Youth Movement Council—Valley of the Communities.
Admission to the Youth Movements’ Ceremony is by invitation only |
Additional Information
Throughout the day, Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies will be running a variety of activities for educational groups from Israel and abroad and holding a number of musical performances as part of the “Musical Memory” project in cooperation with the Israel Association of Community Centers.
On Wednesday, 11 April 2018, Yad Vashem will be open to the public until 12:00 only.
On Thursday, 12 April 2018, Yad Vashem will be open to the public until 20:00 (entrance to the Holocaust History Museum until 19:00). The Holocaust History Museum will open at 9:00. The Visual Center and Children’s Memorial will open at 11:00.
Private vehicles will not be admitted to Yad Vashem on Wednesday, 11 April or Thursday, 12 April.
Parking facilities are available on Mt. Herzl and in the light railway car park. The shuttle service from Mt. Herzl to Yad Vashem and back will run all day.
Special Events
Sunday, 8 April 2018 19:00
Yad Vashem Film Club: “1945” Film screening for the general public, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Sunday, 15 April 2018 19:00
Yad Vashem Film Club: “1945” Film screening for the general public, Beit Wolyn, Givatayim Admission Free
Special events taking place in cooperation with Yad Vashem
Thursday, 12 April 2018
| 11:00 |
“Unto Every Person There is a Name” Public recitation of Holocaust victims’ names at the Knesset, under the auspices of the Speaker of the Knesset |
| 18:30 |
Gathering of the “Generation to Generation—Bearers of the Holocaust and Heroism Legacy” organization. The program will include a screening of the film “1945” — Cinematheque, Tel Aviv
Registration: dorot.hahemshech@gmail.com or tel: 02-6443822 |
New Exhibition at Yad Vashem
Flashes of Memory: Photography during the Holocaust
The exhibition presents visual documentation, photographs and films, focusing a spotlight on the circumstances of the photograph and the worldview of the documenting photographer while emphasizing the different and unique viewpoint of the Jewish photographers as direct victims of the Holocaust.
Exhibitions Pavilion.
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2018
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