President Reuven Rivlin, speaking at a Wednesday dinner with dozens of leaders in the president's official residence in Jerusalem, said that "this is a historic gathering, not only for Israel and the Jewish people but for all humanity."
"Remembering the victims of the Holocaust and World War II, we also commemorate the triumph of human freedom and dignity."
He added that "the future is in the decisions we make together, as countries and nations. I hope and pray that the message goes out to every country in the world, that it's leaders stand united in the fight against racism, anti-Semitism and extremism."