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World Jewish News
Country comes to standstill for Holocaust Remembrance Day
21.04.2009
Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.
Cars came to a halt and people froze in their tracks, many with heads bowed, in memory of the victims.
The siren was followed by an official wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem as well as a Knesset ceremony during which lawmakers read out the names of family members who perished in the Holocaust.
In deference to the solemnity of the day, restaurants, bars and places of entertainment remained closed.
Источник: JPost.com
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