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Ultra-Orthodox mark Holocaust quietly

Remembrance Day is not part of their grief

By Aron Heller

 |  Associated Press  

  January 27, 2012

It’s a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history? As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day today, members of Israel’s most devout group will remember the victims with prayer, study of scripture, and a deep conviction in a grand plan that is beyond their earthly comprehension.

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