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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Independence Day ceremony kicks off with musical performances
Independence Day celebrations start with musical performances that include a musical flashback of Jewish tragedies of past.
Actors sing and dance through various parts of Jewish history, beginning from the biblical era.
In one scene representing the Holocaust era, child actors dressed in clothing badged with yellow stars quickly gather their belongings as Nazi soldiers can be heard marching with barking dogs in the background.
A segment on the Holocaust during the official ceremony marking Israel’s transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day in Jerusalem, April 18, 2018 (screen capture: GPO)
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