以色列各地星期一鸣笛，民众默哀纪念纳粹大屠杀遇难者。上午10点开始的两分钟鸣笛每年大屠杀纪念日的传统。
以色列官员、大屠杀幸存者以及外国政要在耶路撒冷的亚德韦谢姆大屠杀纪念馆参加仪式，开始了纪念活动。活动为纪念二战期间被纳粹杀害的600万犹太人点燃6支火炬。
不过以色列同梵蒂冈发生的一场争执险些影响了仪式。由于亚德韦谢姆大屠杀纪念馆的一幅照片，梵蒂冈大使威胁要抵制这次纪念活动。照片的介绍文字说，战争期间教皇派厄斯对纳粹的种族灭绝行动熟视无睹。梵蒂冈说，它希望撤掉这段文字。
纪念馆对梵蒂冈的反对意见表示失望，不过同时表示愿意考虑它的观点。 梵蒂冈大使随后同意参加纪念仪式。
Sirens sounded across Israel Monday to mark a moment of silence to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The two-minute siren at 10 a.m. is an annual tradition in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Israeli officials, Holocaust survivors and foreign dignitaries began the observance with a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Six torches were lit in remembrance of the six-million Jews killed by the Nazis during World War Two.
But a dispute with the Vatican nearly marred the ceremony. The Vatican's ambassador threatened to boycott the observance because of a photograph in Yad Vashem's Holocaust Museum. The photo caption said wartime Pope Pius turned a blind eye to the Nazi genocide. The Vatican said it wanted the caption removed.
The museum expressed disappointment at the Vatican's objection, but said it was prepared to consider the Church's point. The envoy, in turn, agreed to attend the ceremony.
