![]() ![]() Movie houses and other places of entertainment were closed. The streets in the large cities took on the appearance of mourning. In accordance with Hebrew custom, the commemorative observations designated for today by a formal resolution in Israel’s Knesset, the Parliament, were opened last night, when at least 55 memorial meetings were held throughout the country. Israel thus launched the official commemoration of the Day of the Six Million, the day dedicated to the memories of those who perished during the Nazi holocaust. In synagogues and on the sidewalks, on balconies fronting homes and in the fields, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children stood silent and erect. ![]() At 8 o’clock this morning, sirens blew their mournful wails throughout Israel, continuing their sounds for two full minutes, All traffic throughout the country halted.
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