Israel to mark Wednesday Holocaust Martyr s and Heroes Remembrance Day
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day will be observed in Israel on Wednesday evening, 7 April 2021 through Thursday, 8 April.
The official state opening ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day will take place on Wednesday at 20:00, in Warsaw Ghetto Square, Yad Vashem, on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem.
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will both deliver remarks at the opening ceremony. Yad Vashem’s Acting Chairman Ronen Plot will kindle the Memorial Torch. Roza Bloch will speak on behalf of the survivors.
During the ceremony, Holocaust survivors will light six torches. Short videos about each of the torchlighters will be shown.