HOLOCAUST MARTYRS' AND HEROES' REMEMBRANCE DAY

Monday Is Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yad Vashem)

As Siren Sounds in Israel, Millions Pause to Pay Respect to Holocaust Victims
A two-minute siren sounded across Israel on Monday morning, bringing life to a standstill as millions of Israelis observed a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Pedestrians froze in their tracks, buses stopped on busy streets, and cars on major highways pulled over as the country paused to pay respect to the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis. All day, television stations devoted their broadcasts to historical documentaries and movies, and radio stations played somber music and interviews with survivors. (Pravda-Russia)

Holocaust Web Site Draws Thousands of Iranians
Thousands of Iranian surfers every month visit a new Holocaust Web site in Farsi run by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, despite their leadership's questioning the Nazi genocide of Jews, the museum said. (AFP/Middle East Times-Cyprus)

Chinese Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
More than 21,000 non-Jews have been recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem, including two Chinese. Pan Junshun, a Chinese living in Ukraine, helped Jewish children. Ho Fengshan, then a Chinese diplomat in Austria, issued visas to many Jews to help them flee the country occupied by Hitler's troops. (People's Daily-China)