 Ecuador restores credentials to consul who saved Jews in WW2Ecuador posthumously restores diplomatic credentials to Manuel Antonio Munoz Borrero, who was removed from position for saving 100 Jews. Kristallnacht and the Righteous Australian aboriginal William CooperA fitting and special example of the Righteous among the Nations, precisely because of where he came from, as well as his humble and simple life, despite which, he clearly understood right from wrong. Watch: IDF troops march at European death campsSpecial documentation from the 'Witnesses in Uniform' delegation at the Lopochowa Forest and Birkenau and Majdanek extermination camps. Lithuania defends Nazi collaborator accused of killing JewsDefense comes in response to American activist’s lawsuit demanding removal of plaque in Vilnius honoring Jonas Noreika. Western suicide via anti-SemitismPittsburgh victims are another example of a chilling Judenhass. Innocent Jews were murdered, but will the West survive it? Holocaust institute ends Poland trips over 'Holocaust Law'After Poland passes Holocaust censorship law banning claims of Polish collaboration, institute moves study trips from Poland to Ukraine. Expanded Holocaust memorial plaza dedicated in PhiladelphiaFirst-ever Holocaust memorial in US unveils expansion. Father of Holocaust denial movement dead at 89French academic Robert Faurisson, who helped build Holocaust-denial movement, dies at age 89. Israeli Police visit Nazi death camps180 policemen and woman form Star of David at Treblinka death camp in Poland. Dramatic rise in German citizenship applications by British JewsThe number of Britons who asked Germany for the citizenship robbed from their families by the Nazis rose to 1,667 last year. Family of Dutch diplomat punished for saving Jews gets apologyDutch Foreign Ministry apologizes to family of Jan Zwartendijk, punished after saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. In Denmark, the world's only happy Holocaust commemoration eventIn Denmark, Holocaust commemorations are joyful, celebrating the successful rescue of most of the country's Jews. But Danes are changing. Israeli teen fined for urinating on Auschwitz memorial19-year-old Israeli man who admitted to urinating on memorial at Nazi death camp fined $1,350 by Polish court. German volunteers 'bring a bit of good to the world'This German group renovates Holocaust survivors’ homes in Israel for free. Dutch art museums holding 170 works possibly stolen from Jews42 museums in the Netherlands in possession of 170 pieces of art likely stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. German President apologizes for the HolocaustFrank-Walter Steinmeier apologizes for the Nazis' crimes during a visit to a concentration camp in Greece. Holocaust survivor: I've had nightmares all my lifeDanish Jews recall desperate escape from Nazis, 75 years on. For the first time: Special needs young adults visit AuschwitzWorld Jewish Congress coordinates with local organizations to bring special needs young adults to Poland.Dutch diplomat punished for saving Jews, new book revealsBook says Dutch Foreign Ministry reprimanded diplomat Jan Zwartendijk for working to save thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Poland: Fragment of pre-war Torah scroll on displayRestored fragment of pre-war Torah scroll goes on display at site of Kielce pogrom in Poland. Holocaust survivor who served in US military dies at 83Sidney Shachnow, Holocaust survivor who went on to command US forces in Berlin, dies at 83. Holocaust survivor who survived by hiding in a bunker dies at 91Clara Kramer, who survived Holocaust hidden in an underground bunker, dies at 91. Nazis’ aerial photography helps map, preserve Jewish cemeteriesGerman government funding effort to use Nazi photographs to find, preserve Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe. German bookstore: 'Abortion will set you free'Lawsuit filed against German bookstore for trivializing the Holocaust with ‘abortion will set you free’ display. Former SS guard to stand trial over deaths at Stutthof94-year-old to go on trial on charges of complicity in mass murders of several hundred prisoners at Stutthof concentration camp. Pope Francis honors Holocaust victims in LithuaniaCatholic leader pays homage to victims of Holocaust during liquidation of Vilnius ghetto 75 years ago. Prince William unveils statue of spy who saved Jews in HolocaustBritain’s Prince William unveils statue of Frank Foley, a British spy who helped save thousands of Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank’s home fetches $11,000Auction house sells unopened letter to Otto Frank in 1942 for $11,000, does not disclose new owner's name. 78 years later, this bloodstained 'atara' tells its storyBloodstained prayer shawl decoration found in Lodz Ghetto belonged to Jew murdered after Yom Kippur prayers in 1940. Holocaust films dominate foreign Oscar raceBest Foreign Language film Academy Award full of films about Holocaust, anti-Semitism, New book reveals depth of French collaboration with Nazis'The State Against the Jews' reveals French authorities were willing collaborators in hunting down, deporting Jews to concentration camps. The day the rabbis marched in Washington right before Yom KippurThey came in 1943 to plead for the rescue of Europe's Jews, when so many could still have been saved, but FDR left the White House by a back door and refused to meet with them. And millions more died. Forged Holocaust-era visas discovered in Lithuania state archiveSon of Japanese Holocaust rescuer finds forged visas in Lithuanian archive. Yad Vashem questions honors for Poles as Holocaust-era rescuersHolocaust museum uneasy with honors given to three Poles for claims of efforts to save Jews from Holocaust. A Museum of anti-Semitism in New York'We, the Jewish people, as a minority need civility as a blanket to protect us from horrors.That civility is disappearing, especially due to internet.' Abe Foxman, former ADL director, speaks to Manfred Gerstenfeld and Rene van Praag. Descendants of Warsaw's Jews may now be able to locate assetsA 1939 phone book could be the key to unlocking millions in Polish Holocaust restitution payments. Sweden to build Holocaust museum in MalmoCity hit by string of anti-Semitic incidents likely venue for planned Holocaust museum. 'It can be done:' New details on the rescue of Denmark's JewsOn Rosh Hashana 1943 and for three weeks after it, the Danes proved it could be done, but America was not listening.Right-wing Swedish officials caught making anti-Semitic commentsRegional leaders of right-wing Swedish Democrats party made anti-Semitic jokes on social media outlets, report reveals. German artist: Dutch city plagiarized Holocaust memorial ideaDutch city accused of plagiarizing Holocaust memorial cobblestones idea, says he 'tried to prevent it.' Nazi hunter slams PM Netanyahu's praise of LithuaniaDr. Efraim Zuroff says PM Netanyahu's comments show 'total moral failure,' says he 'obviously learned nothing' from Holocaust bill 'fiasco.' PM in Vilnius: My grandfather was beaten and almost killed hereNetanyahu takes part in memorial ceremony at Ponar, where 70,000 Jews were murdered and shares little known family story. Holocaust memorials atop mass graves in Estonia vandalizedMemorials on Holocaust-era mass graves in Estonia torched, vandalized with swastikas. Ukraine monument to those who perishedSpecial ceremony in Nadvorna, Ukraine to dedicate monument to Jews murdered in Holocaust. Mayoral candidate: Questioning Holocaust isn't anti-SemitismSelf-proclaimed Holocaust revisionist running for Hilton Head mayor. Poland obtains WWII archive showing efforts to save JewsPoland obtains archive that documents efforts by Polish diplomats to get Jews out of Europe. Textbook blaming Holocaust victims required readingBook claiming Holocaust victims didn’t ‘tap into’ inner strength required reading at North Carolina University.‘War hero’ taught his soldiers how to kill Jews efficientlyLithuanian national hero was ‘enthusiastic’ Jew killer, local Jews say. Exposé: How the Netherlands Red Cross failed the JewsFirst ever interview in English with Holocaust researcher Regina Grüter, formerly of the Netherlands Red Cross, is a damning critique of the NRC and the Dutch government-in- exile in London. Holocaust memorial vandalized in PolandMemorial to Holocaust victims in Plock vandalized, swastikas painted on fence of town's Jewish cemetery. Munich to replace 'stumbling stones' Holocaust memorialsSmall plaques with details of Jewish residents deported by Nazis to replace 'stumbling stones' in front of houses where the Jews lived.Romanian minister apologizes over Auschwitz gaffeRomanian minister apologizes for comparing Auschwitz to African swine fever, says he has 'never offended anyone.' Rivlin: Croatia must 'deal with its past'Israeli president visits 'Croatia's Auschwitz,' says nation must confront actions of pro-Nazi regime during WW2. Survivor who escaped Auschwitz passes awayHerman Shine, believed to be one of the last survivors to have escaped Auschwitz, dies at 96. Budapest soccer club honors coach killed by Nazi collaboratorsA soccer club in Budapest honored a local Holocaust victim murdered by Hungarian collaborators.The July 1938 Conference that sealed the fate of European JewryThe Evian Conference on Jewish refugees from Nazism gave Hitler the green light to implement the Final Solution. Greek Holocaust memorial vandalizedVandals smear paint on Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki. |
