Iyar 9, 5778, 4/24/2018
 Time for a ‘Polocaust’ museum, says Polish ministerPoland's Dep. Culture Minister says Poland needs to tell the story of the 'Polocaust' - or Polish suffering during the Holocaust Poland 'won't prosecute' violators of new Holocaust lawPolish Holocaust law will not lead to criminal charges, government minister says. Video protesting Polish law pulled from YouTubeRuderman Family Foundation removes from YouTube video which sparked outrage in Poland due to its use of the term "Polish Holocaust". 'Stumbling stone' Holocaust memorial stolen in northwest ItalyHolocaust memorial in Italy is stolen one month after its placement. Poland's opposition proposes amendment to Holocaust lawPoland's main opposition party tables amendment to government's controversial Holocaust bill. Polish official: The prime minister said the truthPoland's Bronisław Wildstein says Polish PM didn't blame Jews for the Holocaust but did "speak the truth" and doesn't have to apologize. Polish PM's 'Jewish perpetrators' comments are 'a new low'Israeli President blasts Polish PM over 'Jewish perpetrators' Holocaust remark, says Israel 'will stop Iran's race to the nuclear bomb.'Polish government defends 'Jewish perpetrators' commentGovernment claims Polish PM's claim of 'Jewish perpetrators' during the Holocaust was 'sincere call for dialogue' on Holocaust. Amid backlash, Netanyahu speaks with Polish PM'I told him there’s no basis for this comparison, between the act of Poles and the acts of Jews during the Holocaust.' Israel nixes Poland trip following 'Jewish perpetrators' claimAfter Polish PM claims 'Jewish perpetrators' also responsible for Holocaust, Israel cancels planned trips for National Service volunteers.'Most Polish collaborators acted out of greed or pure hate'Poles helped Nazis out of greed or pure hate, Jews helped Nazis to save their lives or others' lives, 'From the Depths' chairman says. PM Netanyahu: Polish PM's words are 'outrageous'MKs from Israel's right, left condemn Polish PM Morawiecki's claim that Holocaust included 'Jewish perpetrators.'Polish PM claims there were 'Jewish perpetrators' in HolocaustPolish PM 'defends' Holocaust bill by claiming there were 'Jewish perpetrators' in Holocaust, says law won't see blaming Poles as criminal. Ukrainian monument to Jewish Holocaust victims vandalizedSwastika, SS symbols painted on monument honoring Jews killed in Ukraine during the Holocaust New exhibit to highlight lives of Holocaust refugees in ShanghaiOrthodox Jews in WWII Shanghai: New exhibit reveals stories of rescue, refuge, and rebirth during the Holocaust. France returns paintings to heirs of Jews who fled NazisFrench government transfers 16th century paintings to descendants of Jews forced to flee Europe in World War II. Polish official: Jews ashamed of passivity during HolocaustAdvisor to Polish president claims Israeli opposition to Holocaust censorship law due to 'feelings of shame at Jewish passivity.' Merkel won't comment on Polish lawGerman Chancellor declines to comment on Polish law imposing jail terms for suggesting the country was complicit in the Holocaust. This Holocaust survivor visits Auschwitz with Israeli studentsEva Lavi, the youngest Schindler's list survivor is still telling her story. Rivlin praises plans for memorial to honor Babi Yar victimsIsraeli President Rivlin meets the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center delegation. March of the Living will proceed despite Poland's Holocaust law'Now, as much as ever, we believe our mission is of the utmost importance.' Polish president to sign Holocaust billPolish president says he will sign bill forbidding linking Poland to crimes of Holocaust, but will refer it for judicial review. Leader of Holocaust survivor community dies at 94Sam Bloch, a Zionist and a leader of the Holocaust survivor community, dies at 94. Poland gets back at BennettPoland penalizes Education Minister for statement in which he tells Poles 'the past can not be rewritten'; upcoming state visit cancelled. Watch: Polish Prime Minister speaks to Arutz ShevaPoland's PM reaches out to Jews and friends of Israel in special interview; 'Would offend survivors to mix perpetrators with victims.' Special: Polish Prime Minister hosts Israeli journalistsIn special gesture, Polish PM spends 2 hours with Arutz 7 and Israeli journalists to deliver conciliatory message to Israel and world Jewry. Germany finally recognizes Algerian Jewish Holocaust survivors25,000 North African Jewish Holocaust survivors now eligible for Holocaust compensation from Germany. Bennett plans Poland visit to challenge Holocaust lawEducation Minister to travel to Poland, vows to 'speak the truth' about Polish crimes against Jews during the Holocaust. 'The mass murders were carried out by our country'German Foreign Minister says Poland can rely on his country to condemn distortions of history regarding the Nazi camps. New French film raises ghosts of Nazi medical horrorsNew documentary from Dr. Michel Cymes explores Nazi 'medical experiments,' tries to show how the victims would have felt. 'Hold the March of the Living in Ukraine instead of Poland'Chief rabbi of Ukraine wants Holocaust program moved to his country to punish Poland. Coco Schumann, jazz legend and survivor, dies at 93He played at the entrance to Auschwitz, horror mingling with the music, later playing with Dietrich and Fitzgerald. The Jewish People lives. Smoke grenade thrown into Holocaust lecture in UkraineMan wearing ski mask hurls smoke grenade into bookstore hosting lecture on the Holocaust in Lviv.Polish PM: We understand Israel's emotionsPolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addresses controversial bill, stresses Poland will not limit freedom to debate the Holocaust. Payback: straw, stone, lead and the PolesThe Parsha and Current Events series. US chides Poland over controversial Holocaust lawPolish Holocaust rhetoric bill may have ‘repercussions’ for international relations, US embassy warns. Foreign Ministry: No law can change the factsIsrael's Foreign Ministry slams newly-passed Polish law criminalizing mention of Poland's role in the genocide. Polish TV host: Just call them 'Jewish camps'Polish TV host makes light of debate on death camps, jokes they should be called “Jewish camps”.Polish Senate approves controversial Holocaust billPolish senators approve bill making it illegal to suggest Poland was responsible for Nazi atrocities. President must now sign it into law. Polish spokeswoman: 'We were Holocaust victims''Poland has never done anything that could hurt another country; we were the victims of World War II.' 'There's a reason why Germany built its death camps in Poland'Emergence of Polish hidden Jews proves Poland's anti-Semitic past, NGO says.Polish President says country didn't take part in HolocaustPoland's President: Individual Poles took actions against Jews but there was no institutionalized participation by Poland in the Holocaust. Ex-London mayor on Iranian TV for Holocaust Remembrance DayKen Livingstone, ex-Mayor of London and member of Labour Party, appears on Iranian state TV, claims Zionist movement colluded with Hitler.No more trips to Poland for high school students?Youth group leader calls to end organized trips to Poland, due to concerns for guides' and participants' safety.'No tolerance for Holocaust denial, Polish law must be changed'Netanyahu blasts Polish bill banning mention of Polish complicity with Nazis during Holocaust. 'Zero tolerance for revisionism.' 'How did I manage to escape from the Nazis and survive?'Veteran reporter, Sylvain Brachfeld, gives his firsthand account of how he survived the Holocaust in Belgium. Hotovely warns against Poland's 'slippery slope'Deputy Foreign Minister to Arutz Sheva: Polish desire to shake off responsibility for its part in the Holocaust must be stopped.Polish PM: Auschwitz-Birkenau is not a Polish namePoland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki responds to controversy over bill to outlaw mention of Polish involvement in Holocaust. Saudi-based Muslim body rejects Holocaust denialLeader of Muslim World League says history is impartial, Holocaust denial is a crime.Polish legislation 'a slap in the face,' European rabbi saysEuropean Jewish Association leader slams Polish bill to outlaw mention of involvement in Holocaust, says it harms righteous Poles.PM Netanyahu slams Polish law: History cannot be changedPM Netanyahu, Pres. Rivlin, and MKs slam Poland for new bill to jail those who mention Poland's role in the Holocaust.In the US, rising number of Holocaust survivors live in povertyOne third of American Holocaust survivors live in poverty, aid group says.Why the Holocaust does not fade awayThe promotion of a new Holocaust is not a distortion category in the strictest sense of the word, even though the two are related This Jewish man saved hundreds of Jews from the NazisB'nai B'rith confers Jewish Rescuers Citation on 98-year-old who saved hundreds of escaping Jews from the Nazis. Finland to probe troops’ alleged role in the HolocaustFinland will investigate evidence suggesting that soldiers of its army were involved in murdering Jews during the Holocaust.French broadcaster blasted for prime-time Holocaust jokeFrench lawyer slams media for disallowing jokes about women but allowing a woman to make jokes about the Holocaust. The 'Never Again' state of IsraelAttempts to marginalize the Holocaust and compare it to the genocides of other peoples are used to delegitimize the establishment of the Jewish State and its message to the world: Never Again. |
