Holocaust

Jewish heirs sue to reclaim Nazi-looted art

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring.

Germany:

Police investigate death threat against Holocaust survivor

Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent Charlotte Knobloch.

At 107

Yehuda Widawski, Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, passes away

Yehuda Widawski survived the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz before building a new life in Israel and dedicating decades to preserving Jewish heritage in Poland.

'Be proud of who you are'

Holocaust survivor sends message to Jewish students

Hundreds of thousands of Jewish students to receive personal letter and video message from Nate Leipciger, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, as they return to campus for the new academic year

German military base threatens Jewish partisan memorial

In a forest where Jews fought the Nazis, a German military base and Lithuanian politics encroach on memory.

Israeli court bans auction of Holocaust yellow badge

In a landmark ruling, a Haifa court prohibits the public sale of Holocaust artifacts, saying they should be preserved for future generations rather than sold to collectors.

A Line That Must Not Be Crossed:

The cancellation of Rafael Medoff’s book on Holocaust cartoons

The perils of politicizing Holocaust memory. Opinion.

Holocaust scholar's book canceled after refusal to bash Israel

Dr. Rafael Medoff says publication of 'Cartoonists Against the Holocaust' was canceled after he rejected demands to include accusations against Israel and the US in the book's introduction

Herzog honors victims at site of Iași Holocaust massacre

During his visit to Romania, President Herzog toured the Iași Holocaust Museum and stressed the need to combat antisemitism through remembrance.

Massachusetts school apologizes for Holocaust lesson

A Massachusetts middle school apologized after Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, and Lebanese students said a mandatory Holocaust lesson left them feeling 'excluded and unsafe.'

Herzog on Farhud Anniversary:

‘The waves of antisemitic hatred continue’

President Isaac Herzog marked the Farhud’s 85th anniversary, warning that antisemitism remains a growing threat worldwide.

In Munich:

Yad Vashem to open first education center outside Israel

Yad Vashem to open first Holocaust Education Center outside Israel in Munich, aiming to strengthen Holocaust remembrance and education in Germany amid rising antisemitism and Holocaust distortion.

Israel criticizes Ukraine for honoring Nazi collaborator

Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with state honors, drawing Israeli condemnation.

UN envoy tells Germany to 'forget the Holocaust'

UN special envoy Francesca Albanese, known for her hostility to Israel, calls on Germany to 'free itself from the historical guilt" over the Holocaust.

The secrets of the 'Angel of Death'

Swiss intelligence to publish classified files on Nazi 'Angel of Death' Dr. Joseph Mengele.

Greece’s Holocaust shame and the dangerous return of antisemitism

When Israelis alone become unwelcome among the nations, history begins repeating itself. That tragedy is especially painful in Greece. Opinion.

Holocaust survivor passes away at 105

Berish Aurbach, a 105-year-old Holocaust survivor and one of the last people smuggled out of the Warsaw Ghetto, has passed away in Melbourne, Australia.

‘Denial museum’ sparks outrage at Jedwabne massacre site

New ‘information center’ in Polish town denies murders of Jews by local Poles in 1941.

Holocaust row: Israel slams South Korean president

South Korean president compares IDF actions to the Holocaust, drawing Israel condemnation.

Watch live:

March of the Living in Auschwitz

50 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world to lead the 2026 March of the Living alongside survivors of antisemitic shooting attacks from the US, UK, and Australia.

Intergenerational Holocaust trauma - symptoms recognition

In many cases, symptoms surface at the moment of recognition.

Holocaust Memorial Day:

Why the Holocaust was different

Yom Hashoah demands clarity. Nazi antisemitism was not another round of oppression, however cruel, but something far more sinister. And Yom Hashoah is not only what happened then, but what we do now. Opinion.

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

The State of Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with a series of state ceremonies and a two-minute moment of silence.

Sa’ar: ‘Never again’ means stopping Iran’s nuclear threat

At Holocaust ceremony, FM Sa’ar warns Iran is a global threat and says Israel will act to prevent nuclear weapons, citing lessons of history and appeasement.

Jack Engelhard:

My Holocaust memoir that never was

Mother's family nearly all wiped out, Father turning, as always to Torah, and explaining how our ordeal, and deliverance mirrors the Biblical Exodus. Op-ed,

In first:

Poland repatriates objects stolen from Jews during Holocaust

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis.

Poland faces backlash over post-Holocaust Jewish killings film

Documentary about Jews killed by their Polish neighbors after the Holocaust could be banned in Poland.

I fear for the future of Holocaust memory

Who will be the voices of the Holocaust when we, the children of Holocaust survivors, are also gone? Who will tell the truth? Who will prevent a recurrence?

Historic building returned to Crimea's Jews

Talmud Torah building in Simferopol, Crimea, returned to local Jewish community after Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention.

Meta expands reliable Holocaust information partnership with WJC

Meta launched new search redirection features on Instagram and Threads, significantly increasing access to credible historical resources at a time when Holocaust distortion and misinformation continue to spread online.

Post Holocaust financial reckoning

This week’s findings, revealed through an independent investigation and testimony before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, allegedly expose a far deeper web of complicity than Credit Suisse ever admitted. Opinion.

Audit reveals extensive undisclosed Nazi ties at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse had many more bank accounts with Nazi ties than previously known, investigation finds.

The BBC’s crisis isn’t bias, it’s cowardice

Holocaust erasure, cultural capture, and the slow collapse of institutions that no longer believe they should lead. Opinion.

To US Vice Pres. Vance:

The Holocaust: ‘A Primordial Act' whose primary victims were Jews

When JD Vance spoke of “millions of lives lost" in the Holocaust without saying Jews or Nazis, that wasn’t nuance. That was historical erasure. Six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany because of antisemitism. If you can’t say that sentence cleanly, you’re not being careful. You’re being dishonest. You're sayiing that Jewish specificity is inconvenient. Op-ed.

Decrying Holocaust inversion:

Over 100 Holocaust scholars protest misuse of the word “Genocide"

The protest is a meticulously worded declaration of intellectual resistance against what these scholars describe as the weaponization of language. Opinion.

Melanie Phillips:

The emergence of Holocaust erasure

The world is missing the key point-that it was a uniquely monstrous crime aimed specifically at the extermination of the Jewish people. Opinion.

Fighting post-Holocaust antisemitism

After the horrors of WWII, we thought it was over, but it had just gone underground. Opinion.

Proposed railway route threatens historic Holocaust memorial

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site. Opinion.

Half of Irish adults unaware Holocaust killed 6 million Jews

Recent survey reveals alarming gaps in Holocaust knowledge among Irish adults, with half unaware of the six million Jewish victims and 8% denying its occurrence.

Germany, Holocaust memorials demand action on fake AI images

Germany and Holocaust memorials warn that fake AI images are distorting history, urging social media platforms to remove or label them and prevent monetization amid rising concerns over AI-generated forgeries.

BBC apologizes after show omits mention of Jews

The BBC apologizes after a Repair Shop episode on the Kindertransport failed to mention Jews, prompting backlash.

Ben-Zion Netanyahu:

'The Holocaust never ended: It continues all the time'

The reality for Jewish people living in increasingly hostile nations is no longer theoretical, and no longer distant. Reciprocity is vital. Opinion.

Scarlett Johansson:

'I was asked not to make a film about the Holocaust'

Drawing on her Jewish heritage and experience working with Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson directs Eleanor the Great, a poignant comedy about a widow claiming her friend’s Holocaust story.

Amid rising antisemitism

Adams announces $3M Queens Holocaust Memorial

NYC will build the Queens Holocaust Memorial at Borough Hall, honoring six million victims and survivors. Backed by $3M, the site will serve as a permanent space for remembrance, education, and unity.

After global outcry

Germany cancels Holocaust artifact auction

Germany cancels auction of Holocaust artifacts after fierce backlash. Poland, survivors, and Jewish groups had condemned the sale of items from Auschwitz and Dachau as a “shameless undertaking.”

Outrage in Germany:

Call to cancel auction of Holocaust artifacts

Auschwitz-Birkenau International Committee urges German auction house to cancel sale of Holocaust items, says inclusion of such items 'cynical and shameless.'

Unique Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in Germany

The German Dental Association held a memorial ceremony in which atrocities committed by dentists during the Nazi era were revealed.

Texas school district removes Holocaust novel under new DEI ban

Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content.’

Holocaust-looted paintings pulled from Ohio auction

Ohio auction house halts sale of paintings looted during the Holocaust and billed as ‘unclaimed property.’

'Never again is now!'

New US Ambassador visits Babi Yar with Chief Rabbi

US Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Fisher visited the Babi Yar memorial and declared, 'The United States is committed to ensuring that atrocities against Jews never happen again.'

Parashat Ki Tavo:

Allusion to the Holocaust

Only Hashem could have authored a book that accurately foretold the future course of Jewish existence.

The Middle East:

Better to be seen as the strong man

World propaganda aside, Israel resides in the Mideast, where it is safer to be feared than loved and crucial to be seen as militarily victorious. Opinion.

Nazi-looted painting surfaces in Argentina - and disappears again

Spotted in a Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad: a painting looted from a famed Jewish art dealer.

80 years after the Holocaust:

Poland must stop profiting from Jewish blood

Direct Auschwitz revenues to Holocaust survivors and Jewish causes. The Jewish people are not props in a state-run museum. Opinion.

Gideon Sa'ar honors Chișinău Ghetto victims in Moldova ceremony

Israel and Moldova reaffirm strong bilateral ties while commemorating Holocaust victims in Chișinău.

We've seen this horror story before

History is repeating itself, not as tragedy or farce, but as a horror story. Opinion.

Boulder, Colorado:

From the Shoah to “Free Palestine” - Auschwitz nostalgia?

When the Steinmetz family, now of Boulder, Colorado, fled Nazi persecution, people in Europe shouted, “Jews, go to Palestine”. Today, the same kind of people shout, “Jews, get out of Palestine” and try to kill Barbara Steinmetz with a Molotov cocktail. Op-ed.

Worldwide:

Thousands mark 80th Liberation and Rescue of European Jewry

On the 80th anniversary of European Jewry’s liberation from Nazi terror, thousands worldwide gather to pray and honor Holocaust survivors and martyrs, with heartfelt prayers for hostages and the wounded amid ongoing challenges.

Heroism Remembered:

Monument rededicated at Yad Vashem for Rescue and Liberation Day

Renewed Pillar of Heroism inaugurated at Yad Vashem ceremony. 'The dangers to the Jewish People have not vanished.'

Argentina:

Supreme Court uncovers Nazi propaganda cache hidden for decades

Over 80 boxes sent by Nazi diplomats in 1941 found in court basement; officials to examine contents for Holocaust-related evidence