Holocaust survivors get pampering makeovers
TEL AVIV -- A group of female Holocaust survivors are enjoying a pampering "makeover" in advance of the country's annual remembrance day.
Seventy survivors, representing Israel's 70th anniversary, were treated Monday to manicuring, hairstyling and makeup as part of an event titled "Beauty Heroines." Organizers said it was a gesture toward Israel's elderly survivors, who endured the horror the World War II Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews.
Israel marks Holocaust memorial day on Thursday, when a siren wails across the country.
