Lighting the torch: The survivors at the heart of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

Apr 12, 2026 10:35 am | Jpost

THIS YEAR’S eight survivors carry within them an enormous sweep of Jewish history: ghettos, pits, forests, camps, cattle cars, shootings, hiding places, and then, after all that, lives rebuilt in Israel. Here, President Isaac Herzog stands beside the memorial torch at Yad Vashem. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
HOLOCAUST AFFAIRS: This year, eight survivors will take part in key roles in the state ceremony on Monday evening at 8 p.m.
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