The special meeting was also attended by students from the Rodman K. Yam, Afek and Dafna K. Bialik and Rogozin A. Kiryat Ata Junior high schools, who are Participants in "Youth for Holocaust Remembrance" program, led by Betty Danon, director of the community, youth and education (haifa district) , and Inbal Raz, director of Mashmaut Center.

The meeting was opened by Rabbi Tal Biton, Director of Torah Culture, Motzkin, and Rabbi Adi Pinto, Volunteer Coordinator, with a special blessing and symbolic candle lighting. Inbal Raz and Betty Danon greeted the participants and emphasized how Holocaust survivors are the heart of our activities. 

The Afek Hatav students' band, directed by Galit Oren, and representatives from Ulpanat Segula, who were invited to the event, greeted the Holocaust survivors and held a short performance. Not a single eye was left dry when Holocaust survivor Avraham Lerner greeted us with his traditional blessing, "That we have lived and sustained and reached this time."

Many thanks to Mayan Solomon, Director of the Welfare Department, and Iris Hornstein, Coordinator of Veterans Affairs, for the transportation, the donuts, and the humble gift for the Holocaust survivors. Many thanks to all the program coordinators in the schools, to the dear staff of Mashmaut Center, and may we all have a Hanukkah holiday full of lights and good days!