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A two-minute siren sounded on Thursday morning as all of Israel came to a standstill as the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust were remembered.

Cars came to a stop at 10:00 a.m. honoring the Holocaust Remembrance Day siren. (CREDIT: LAHAV HARKOV)

The official wreath-laying ceremony began at Yad Vashem immediately after the siren ended.

German Bundestag president Bärbel Bas lays a wreath at the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, on April 28, 2022.
German Bundestag president Bärbel Bas lays a wreath at the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, on April 28, 2022. (credit: OREN BEN HAKUN)

The focus then shifted to the Knesset for the ceremony called "Every Person Has a Name," where state leaders, ministers and Knesset members read out the names of their family members who perished in the Holocaust.

High Court of Justice chief Esther Hayut lights a candle at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022.
High Court of Justice chief Esther Hayut lights a candle at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022. (credit: NOAM MOSCOWITZ/KNESSET SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE)
MK Sharren Haskel (New Hope) lights a candle with her father Amir at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022.
MK Sharren Haskel (New Hope) lights a candle with her father Amir at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022. (credit: NOAM MOSCOWITZ/KNESSET SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE)
The annual ceremony, ''Each Person Has a Name,'' is held at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022.
The annual ceremony, ''Each Person Has a Name,'' is held at the Knesset on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 28, 2022. (credit: NOAM MOSCOWITZ/KNESSET SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE)