Zionist General Council to Hold its Closing Session at Yad Vashem Marking Yad Vashem's 50th Year

The Special Session will Commence at 14:30 Tomorrow Thursday, November 13th.

Tomorrow, Thursday, November 13, 2003, the closing session of the Zionist General Council will be held at Yad Vashem.  The special format of the session will include a tour of the site, lectures and a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance.

Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, Prof. Szewach Weiss, Chairman of the Zionist General Council, Dr. Yitzhak Chen, and Jewish Agency Chairman, Sallai Meridor will address the session.

Program: 

14:30 - Closing Session of the Zionist General Council
15:00 - Special Session Marking Yad Vashem's 50th Year
16:30 - Memorial Ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance
15:45 - Visit to the Children's Memorial 

* The event is open to the media

For information:
Iris Rosenberg - Yad Vashem Spokesperson beeper: 050-280927 no. 42358
Michael Jankelowitz - Liaison  To Foreign Press, Jewish Agency 051-601706 
Yifat Bachrach - Yad Vashem Asst. Spokesperson 057-282613,
02-6443465, 02-6443410