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Israel Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day

   VOA News 12 April 2010
   Israeli  Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu  lays  a wreath during a
   ceremony  marking  the  annual  Holocaust  Remembrance  Day at the Yad
   Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, April 12, 2010

Photo: AP

   Israeli  Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu  lays  a wreath during a
   ceremony  marking  the  annual  Holocaust  Remembrance  Day at the Yad
   Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, April 12, 2010

   Sirens  wailed  across  Israel  Monday  morning,  as Israelis stood in
   silence  in  memory  of  the  six  million  Jews  who  perished in the
   Holocaust.
   Israeli  officials, Holocaust survivors and foreign dignitaries are in
   Jerusalem for solemn ceremonies in observance of Holocaust Remembrance
   Day.  This  year's  theme  at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial is the
   "Voices of the Survivors."
   All   across  Israel,  flags  are  flying  at  half-staff,  places  of
   entertainment  are  closed,  and  radio  and television broadcasts are
   dedicated to remembering the Holocaust.
   More than 200,000 Holocaust survivors currently live in Israel.
   Israeli   Prime  Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu  said  at  the  opening
   ceremonies Sunday evening that free societies should have learned from
   the Holocaust the danger of remaining quiet in the face of evil.
   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama recognized Holocaust Remembrance Day by
   saying  the  "hateful stereotypes and prejudice" against Jewish people
   must not be tolerated.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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