People stand still during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Mahane Yehuda market, in Jerusalem, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) People walk next to a billboard showing a yellow Star of David that reads “Jude,

Holocaust survivors, their families, federal officials and others joined to commemorate Holocaust victims during a Days of Remembrance event at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

JERUSALEM: Israel came to a standstill on Thursday (Apr 24) as sirens echoed across the nation in tribute to the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II. At 10am local time, Israelis observed two minutes of silence for their Holocaust Remembrance Day,