The Streets of Israel Come to a Complete Stop Upon the Sounding of the Holocaust Remembrance Siren

At 10:00 AM local time on April 12, 2018, the streets of Israel were flooded with the sound of a two minute siren commemorating Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. Footage of this event from various cities show cars and people coming to a complete standstill in order to pay respect to the millions killed in the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazis.

In Jerusalem

In Tel Aviv

In Ashdod

Footage of the siren sounding from 2011

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.