Holocaust Remembered

Apr 21, 2009, 18:04 PM IST
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2nd left, attends a ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust. Israeli leaders vowed that there would not be a second Holocaust.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2nd left, attends a ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust. Israeli leaders vowed that there would not be a second Holocaust.

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A female Israeli soldier reacts during a ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

A female Israeli soldier reacts during a ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy stands in front of a Nazi flag on display at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy stands in front of a Nazi flag on display at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look at a display including Nazi flags and archive footage at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men look at a display including Nazi flags and archive footage at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Frenetic Israel came to a standstill for two mournful minutes on Tuesday as air-raid sirens pierced the air in remembrance of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust.

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Israeli students, carrying Israeli flags, participate in a ceremony, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a high school in the southern city of Ashkelon

Israeli students, carrying Israeli flags, participate in a ceremony, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a high school in the southern city of Ashkelon

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Israeli students, carrying Israeli flags, participate in a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a high school in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Israeli students, carrying Israeli flags, participate in a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, at a high school in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

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Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel delivers a statement during a ceremony to mark Israel`s Holocaust day at the Place de la Nation, outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel delivers a statement during a ceremony to mark Israel`s Holocaust day at the Place de la Nation, outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Israeli soldiers solemnly stand during the opening ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday that there will be no second Holocaust against the Jewish people, speaking on the annual memorial day for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazis in World War II.

Israeli soldiers solemnly stand during the opening ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday that there will be no second Holocaust against the Jewish people, speaking on the annual memorial day for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Nazis in World War II.

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An Israeli soldier stands during the opening ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

An Israeli soldier stands during the opening ceremony marking the Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

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A crowd listens to a speech during a ceremony to mark Israel`s Holocaust day at the Place de la Nation, outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

A crowd listens to a speech during a ceremony to mark Israel`s Holocaust day at the Place de la Nation, outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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sraelis stand near their cars in Tel Aviv as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

sraelis stand near their cars in Tel Aviv as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

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Israelis stand still in Tel Aviv as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

Israelis stand still in Tel Aviv as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

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Israelis stand still in the southern town of Sderot as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

Israelis stand still in the southern town of Sderot as a two-minute siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day is sounded across Israel April 21, 2009. Israel on Tuesday marks the annual memorial day commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust during World War Two.

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Israelis stop their vehicles in memory of the six million victims of the Holocaust. Sirens brought Israel to a halt in solemn remembrance of six million Jews killed by the Nazis, with the nation seething over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s latest anti-Israel tirade.

Israelis stop their vehicles in memory of the six million victims of the Holocaust. Sirens brought Israel to a halt in solemn remembrance of six million Jews killed by the Nazis, with the nation seething over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s latest anti-Israel tirade.