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For the first time: The President of the Bundestag will participate in Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Knesset - Walla! news

2022-04-24T06:51:33.507Z


Barbel Bass will be a guest of Knesset Speaker MK Miki Levy at most events in the Mishkan. This is the first time a senior German figure has taken part in Knesset memorial ceremonies. Levy: "This exciting visit will help strengthen the connection and parliamentary work between the Knesset and the Bundestag."


For the first time: The President of the Bundestag will participate in Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Knesset

Barbel Bass will be a guest of Knesset Speaker MK Miki Levy at most events in the Mishkan. This is the first time a senior German figure has taken part in Knesset memorial ceremonies. Levy: "This exciting visit will help strengthen the connection and parliamentary work between the Knesset and the Bundestag."

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24/04/2022

Sunday, 24 April 2022, 09:25 Updated: 09:38

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In the video: The Speaker of the US House of Representatives visits the Knesset (Still photography: Noam Moskowitz, Video photography: The Knesset channel)

The president of the German Bundestag, Arbel Bass, will participate in events marking Holocaust Remembrance Day this week in the Knesset.

Bass will be a guest of Knesset Speaker MK Miki Levy at most of the events taking place in the Mishkan. This is the first time a senior German figure has taken part in Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day ceremonies in the Knesset



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"This is another important expression of the special connection that exists between Israel and Germany and the historical responsibility for the Holocaust crimes that Germany took on. I have no doubt that this exciting visit will also help strengthen the connection and parliamentary work between the Knesset and the Bundestag," he said.

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Mickey Levy and Arbel Bass meeting in Germany, January (Photo: Official website, Boaz Arad)

The following is a list of the events marking Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day that will take place this week in the Knesset:

Tuesday:


14:00: The Speaker of the Knesset, MK Miki Levy, will host in his office the highlights of the beacons at the state assembly that marks the events of Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day at Kibbutz Lohamei Haghetaot.



19: 00-20: 30: For the first time - "Memory in the Living Room - Wednesday -

the




eve of Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day:



In the morning, the President of the Bundestag will be received at the Knesset in a state reception ceremony. Afterwards, he will meet with the Speaker of the Knesset.



18: 00-19: 00: Speaker of the Knesset In a conversation with the former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Israel Meir Lau, about his experiences during the war.




Thursday - Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day:



08: 00-11: 00: Lighting memorial candles by Knesset members, ministers and heads of state.



09:30: Knesset Speaker MK Miki Levy and Bundestag President Barbel Bass will light memorial candles and deliver speeches.



11: 00-12: 15: The state ceremony "Every man has a name";

The status of reading the names of Holocaust victims in public on Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes' Remembrance Day, under the sign: "Trails to Doom - Sending the Jews During the Holocaust."

In the presence of the President of the State, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Knesset, the President of the Bundestag, the President of the Supreme Court.

During the ceremony, 6 memorial candles will be lit by Knesset members and Holocaust survivors.



12: 30-13: 30: Review of the exhibition "Auschwitz in a Superior View" - Aerial photographs of Auschwitz camps taken by the Allies during World War II, and transferred to the Israeli Air Force.

With the participation of the heads of state and senior IDF officials.

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