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SJSinNYC
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I believe the difference is how fresh the Holocaust is.

Mourning the Bais Hamikdash is a different type of mourning than the Holocaust. Hearing stories from survivors and passing on direct information is different than reading kinos.

I think its also a comfort to survivors and their decendants.