(AP-USA Today) Israel came to a two-minute standstill on Thursday morning in remembrance of the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. As sirens sounded, cars and buses pulled over on the side of highways and roads. Motorists stepped out of their cars and pedestrians stopped in their tracks, bowing their heads as they remembered those who perished. Somber music and interviews with Holocaust survivors filled the airwaves, while TV stations showed documentaries about the genocide.
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