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Holocaust survivor Lily Tokarski, left, with the assistance of Del Acosta, lights up a candle to honor the millions of people killed in the holocaust during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rabbi Abraham Cooper speaks during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. The event was dedicated to preserving the memory of the millions of Jewish victims murdered in the holocaust. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Cantor Jessica Hutchings, left, with Charles Maguire, artistic director, perform a piece during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. The event was dedicated to preserving the memory of the millions of Jewish victims murdered in the holocaust. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Holocaust survivor Stephan Nasser lights up a candle to honor the millions of people killed in the holocaust during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bill Kuncewicki, left, with the assistance of Del Acosta, lights up a candle to honor the millions of people killed in the holocaust during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Reli Jacobson lights up a candle to honor the millions of people killed in the holocaust during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Holocaust survivor Martin Kohn lights up a candle to honor the millions of people killed in the holocaust during this year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance at the Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 North Valle Verde Drive, in Henderson, Nev., Sunday, April 12, 2015. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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April 13, 2015 - 4:45 pm
 

An event dedicated to preserving the memory of the millions of Jewish victims murdered in the holocaust took place at the Congregation Ner Tamid on Sunday.

This year’s Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Memorial Observance included a candle lighting ceremony to honor those killed in the holocaust.

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