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The event will open at 13:30 with an address by President of the State of Israel H.E. Mr. Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin.

Additional speakers include: Prime Minister of the State of Israel H.E. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President of the United States of America H.E. Mr. Michael R. Pence (awaiting official confirmation), President of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of France H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron,The Prince of Wales HRH Prince Charles, and President of Germany H.E. Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Holocaust survivor and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Rabbi Israel Meir Lau as well as Forum organizers – President of the World Holocaust Forum Foundation Dr. Moshe Kantor and Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev – will also speak at the event. Interspersed throughout the proceedings will be several short video clips and musical interludes performed by an international orchestra, conducted by world-renowned conductor Vladimir Spivakov and accompanied by an international choir.

At approximately 15:10, the Memorial Ceremony segment will begin.

Holocaust survivors Rose Moskowitz from the United States and Colette Avital,

Chairperson of the Center Organization of Holocaust Survivors in Israel will light a memorial torch, after which heads of delegations will commemorate the victims of the Holocaust by laying wreaths at the foot of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Monument in Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem.

Cantor Shai Abramson will recite the El Maleh Rahamim memorial prayer, followed by Holocaust survivor Naftali Deutsch who will say Kaddish, the mourner's prayer. The ceremony will conclude with a moment of silence and Israel's national anthem, Hatikvah.

Confirmed Leaders of Nations and Heads of Delegations: (As of 15 January 2020)

President of Albania H.E. Mr. Ilir Meta President of Armenia H.E. Mr. Armen Sarkissian Governor-General of Australia The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Federal President of Austria H.E. Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen Chairman of the House of Representatives of Belarus H.E. Mr. Vladimir Andreichenko King of Belgium His Majesty King Phillipe Chairman of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr. Željko Komšić President of Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Rumen Radev Governor-General of Canada the Right Honourable Ms. Julie Payette President of Croatia H.E. Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović President of Cyprus H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades Prime Minister of the Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Andrej Babiš Prime Minister of Denmark H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen President of European Council H.E. Mr. Charles Michel President of the European Commission H.E. Ms. Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Parliament H.E. Mr. David Sassoli President of Finland H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö President of France H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron President of Georgia H.E. Ms. Salome Zourabichvili President of Germany H.E. Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier President of the Hellenic Republic H.E. Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos Representative of the Holy See His Eminence Cardinal Kurt Koch President of Hungary H.E. Mr. János Áder President of Iceland H.E. Mr. Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson President of Italy H.E. Mr. Sergio Mattarella Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia H.E. Ms. Ināra Mūrniece President of Lithuania H.E. Mr. Gitanas Nauseda Grand Duke of Luxembourg HRH Henri President of Moldova H.E. Mr. Igor Dodon Minister of State of Monaco H.E. Mr. Serge Telle President of Montenegro H.E. Mr. Milo Đjukanović King of the Netherlands His Royal Majesty Willem-Alexander President of North Macedonia H.E. Prof. Dr. Stevo Pendarovski Crown Prince of Norway HRH Crown Prince Haakon President of Portugal H.E. Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa President of Romania H.E. Mr. Klaus Iohannis President of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin President of Serbia H.E. Mr. Aleksandar Vučić President of Slovakia H.E. Ms. Zuzana Čaputová President of Slovenia H.E. Mr. Borut Pahor King of Spain His Majesty King Felipe VI Prime Minister of Sweden H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven President of Ukraine H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Prince of Wales HRH Prince Charles, United Kingdom Vice President of the United States of America H.E. Mr. Michael R. Pence* Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi*

*Awaiting official confirmation

Yad Vashem offers special activities relating to universal human rights, tolerance, and fundamental human values on International Holocaust Remembrance Day which takes place every January 27th.

January 27th was set as the International Holocaust Remembrance day in 2005 after the UN resolution to commemorate the victims of the holocaust. On this day in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration, and death camp were liberated.

Special Guided Tour marking International Holocaust Memorial Day

Mark International Holocaust Memorial Day by joining us for a guided tour of the Holocaust History Museum.

We invite you to visit the Holocaust History Museum accompanied by one of our professional guides. Watch survivor testimonies, view personal diaries, artifacts and works of art, and be inspired by the many moving stories woven into the chronology of one of the darkest periods in the history of mankind.

During the tour, we will explore world responses to unfolding events, consider the universal significance of the Holocaust, and learn more about the Righteous Among the Nations’ unique and courageous acts of rescue.

January 27 th 2020 Time: 13:30 The 2.5-hour tours are available to individuals and appropriate for visitors aged 14 and up. Price: 32 NIS per person