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Holocaust Remembrance Day In Israel

The day marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Posted at 8:11 AM, Apr 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-09 10:11:26-04

A powerful moment Thursday in Israel. The whole country coming to a standstill on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

People stopping in place for two minutes in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

The day marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — a show of Jewish Resistance against Nazi Germany. 

More than six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

Millions of others including Soviets, Roma Gypsies and gays were also murdered.


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