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ISRAEL COMMEMORATES HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 2, 2011 - 16:29 AMT
Israelis across the nation paused in memory of the six million Jews
killed during the Holocaust, as a siren sounded throughout Israel on
Monday, May 2.
The theme of this year's commemoration is "Fragments of Memory: The
Faces Behind the Documents, Artifacts and Photographs." The central
ceremony commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day is to take place at
the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. Israel's observance
of Holocaust Remembrance Day lasts until Monday sundown.
Ahead of this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem announced
it was launching a nationwide effort to collect documents, diaries,
photographs, artwork and other items from the time of the Holocaust
in the possession of individuals, so that they can be documented and
preserved for future generations.
The Holocaust authority is also launching a virtual memorial wall on
Facebook, which will allow visitors to post the names of those who
perished in the Holocaust, haaretz.com reported.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 2, 2011 - 16:29 AMT
Israelis across the nation paused in memory of the six million Jews
killed during the Holocaust, as a siren sounded throughout Israel on
Monday, May 2.
The theme of this year's commemoration is "Fragments of Memory: The
Faces Behind the Documents, Artifacts and Photographs." The central
ceremony commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day is to take place at
the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. Israel's observance
of Holocaust Remembrance Day lasts until Monday sundown.
Ahead of this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem announced
it was launching a nationwide effort to collect documents, diaries,
photographs, artwork and other items from the time of the Holocaust
in the possession of individuals, so that they can be documented and
preserved for future generations.
The Holocaust authority is also launching a virtual memorial wall on
Facebook, which will allow visitors to post the names of those who
perished in the Holocaust, haaretz.com reported.
From: A. Papazian