At ten o'clock this morning, a memorial siren will be heard across the country to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the customary two minutes of silence.

At two minutes past ten, the ceremony of laying wreaths at the Memorial Hall in Yad Vashem will be held, with the participation of the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, and representatives of survivors' organizations.

At eleven o'clock, the ceremony entitled, "Each Person Had a Name" will be held at which the names of Holocaust victims will be read aloud and wreaths will be laid by members of the public.

At one o'clock, the state memorial ceremony will be held at the Memorial Hall, and between eleven and four p.m. candles will be lit at Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem together with the "Shem Vaner" organization.

At half-past-two, the March of the Living will commence in Poland. The central ceremony of the march will be held at half-past-four Israeli time.

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