Striking Photos Show Israelis Standing Still For Holocaust Remembrance Day

Traffic stopped for two minutes.

By Chris McGonigal

Drivers stop and stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv on April 12, 2017, as sirens wailed across Israel for two minutes marking the annual day of remembrance for the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide.

Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday with people around the country standing for two minutes during a period of silence.

While an official ceremony was held at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, people all over the country stood still amid their daily routines.

The impactful photos show drivers in Tel Aviv getting out of their cars in traffic to stand, and shoppers in downtown Jerusalem pausing as a siren blared.

See photos of Israelis remembering the Holocaust below.

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People stand still as a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day is heard in Jerusalem on April 12, 2018.
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Drivers stop and stand in silence on a highway in Tel Aviv.
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People stop and stand in silence on a Jerusalem's downtown street.
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People stop and stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv.
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Drivers stop and stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv.
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A man stands still as a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day is heard near Abu Ghosh.
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A beachgoer stands still in Tel Aviv.

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