One of my Israeli cousins, Karen Shaham Palman, developed a new app called Standing Still, which allows people to experience and respect the sirens that, twice a year, bring an entire country to a stop for a few minutes. No matter where on the globe you are, it will sound each year on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, memorializing Israel’s fallen soldiers and terror victims.

The apps are free to use and can be downloaded from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store.

Varda Hager