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Max, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, hadn't been to the Kotel in 8 years. This morning (Feb 23rd), he came with his wife Esther under the auspices of a project of the Israel Police for the community in conjunction with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. They took part in a moving prayer service, a tour of the Tunnels, a meeting with the Rabbi of the Western Wall, and a visit to the virtual reality experience A Look into the Past.

The Mayor of Bialystok, Poland visited the Western Wall along with the Mayor of Yehud, Mrs. Ye'ela Macklis.
The Mayor of Bialystok noted that he came to see the Jewish nation's ancient history, and committed to remember and mention the Jewish nation's glorious history in Bialystok.

The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority came to the Western Wall this morning with regional commanders, branch directors, and Commissioner Dedi Simchi to pray and tour the Western Wall Tunnels. They were greeted by the Rabbi of the Western Wall whom they thanked for the tradition which began three years ago of lighting the Chanukah menorah at the Western Wall Plaza with the Fire and Rescue Authority.

In a special prayer service held at the Western Wall, many prayed for the entire world, and China in particular, to overcome the spread of the Corona virus, and for a speedy recovery to all those who are ill.
The Rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, said: The Western Wall is a prayer site for Jews and non-Jews. We pray that China will overcome the Corona virus and that it will not spread in China or elsewhere around the world.

The President of France is visiting the Western Wall for the first time as part of the visits of heads of state to Jerusalem. "I feel the holiness and the history here", said French President Emanuel Macron this evening during his first visit at the Western Wall Plaza.

Heads of state have begun visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem today (Wednesday).  Among the leaders are: President Emanuel Macron of France, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson of Iceland, President Željko Komšić of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia who all had a personal prayer by the stones of the Western Wall.  These visits are due to the arrival of delegations for the World Holocaust Forum taking place at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem tomorrow to mark 75 years since the liberation Auschwitz–Birkenau.

The President of France was very moved by his visit. The President stayed for quite a while and heard an explanation about the history of the place from the Director of the Western Wall Mordechai (Suli) Eliav and met with lone soldiers from France, and said a personal prayer at the Western Wall. Then, he visited the new excavations at the Western Wall Plaza where he expressed interest over the new findings, and in the number of visitors to the Western Wall per year.

The Rabbi of the Western Wall thanked the President of France for his visit to the Western Wall noting that it conveyed appreciation for the Jewish nation's history and heritage, of which France is a part. He explained the power of the site for every Jew around the world, offering the example of every synagogue in France facing Jerusalem and the Western Wall when praying.