Yom Hashoah

This week was Yom Hashoah. This is the day where we remember the Holocaust. Six million Jews were murdered, and in all twelve million people were killed by Hitler and the Nazis. It was a horrible time period and it happened the same time as World War II. In Israel, Yom Hashoah is an important day, and everyone is very sad. On the radio, there is no happy music. On TV, there are no shows that aren't related to the Holocaust. Also, at ten o'clock in the morning, there is a siren. During this siren, the people of Israel stand silently and remember the horrors of the Holocaust. The siren lasts for two minutes and usually there is a ceremony after. It was amazing to finally hear the siren and even though it was a sad day, it was pretty neat to be in Israel for this.

Cars stop on the road during the siren