Hundreds of Jewish World War II veterans of the Allied armies, the majority from the Former Soviet Union, attended the official Yad Vashem ceremony marking the 69th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany yesterday, Thursday, May 8. The ceremony took place at Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans. Also present were wounded soldiers from the war against the Nazis, underground fighters, Jewish partisans, volunteers from the Yishuv who fought in the British forces and veterans of the Jewish Brigade, as well as diplomatic representatives and military officials from the Allied countries. Photo Credit: Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency / Yakov Karasin, Jewish WWII veteran at the Yad Vashem ceremony.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 12:36:45 +0000
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