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Israel's Yad Vashem museum will commence Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) Wednesday evening with a special ceremony in Jerusalem featuring survivors and their families. 

The ceremony will begin at 8:00 p.m. Jerusalem time (1 p.m. ET) and take place in Yad Vashem's Warsaw Ghetto Square.

Israel's President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver remarks. 

The central theme for this year's ceremony is "The War Within the War: The Struggle Of The Jews To Survive During The Holocaust".

During the event, Holocaust survivors will light six torches representing the 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazi regime. 

The ceremony will feature a traditional memorial service, including the recitation of a chapter from Psalms by Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau.

Yad Vashem will broadcast the State Opening Ceremony live with simultaneous translation into English, French, and Russian. 

You can also click here to watch: https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/remembrance/2019/broadcast.asp

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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle