JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A beauty contest for Holocaust survivors stirred deep emotions in Israel on Friday, with organisers hailing it an affirmation of life and detractors calling it a macabre spectacle.
Fourteen women who survived the Nazi genocide took the pageant stage before a packed hall in the city of Haifa. Each of the contestants shared a bit of their personal stories before the capacity crowd.
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