Holocaust

Report: Swiss bank impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts

Credit Suisse is impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts, US lawmakers say.

Op-ed:

The Holocaust's main lesson is that only power helps us survive

It is impossible to provide security to the Jewish people without political, economic and military power.Op-ed.

Seattle synagogue vandalized ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Anti-Israel activists target synagogue with vile antisemitic graffiti only "moments" before start of the day of remembering the Holocaust.

Fail-Safe and Jewish Self-Defense

There is a part of Fail-Safe that talks about the story of Anne Frank and her family in a way never seen in American literature.Op-ed.

The Daily Portion / 6 essential facts about the Holocaust

Feelings are not enough, we must not neglect cold, hard, dry facts.

Where was God during the Holocaust?

Since the Holocaust, the feeling is that no matter how hard people try; no matter how moral they want to be, in the end the monster wins.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Herzog: We must unite and protect our homeland

Israel's president addresses 'Unto Every Person There is a Name' event, calling for unity 'because we don't have another country.'

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two-minute siren sounded across Israel, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Holocaust survivors, relatives launch year-long digital campaign

Our Holocaust Story shares stories of survival that made their families possible.

How a Holocaust happens

Remembering the Holocaust may allow us the consolation of assuming that the "worst" has already happened. Alas, this may not be true.Op-ed.

Op-Ed:

Whatever happened to “Never Again”?

What happened to those two words that once sent chills down the spines of our enemies? Op-ed.

Malta:

National broadcaster under fire for interview with Nazi author

Widespread outrage ensues after 'Nazi prison guard' speaks on chat show about his attempt to rehabilitate Hitler's image in new book.

Memorializing the Holocaust: The world versus Israel

Israel and Jewish communities commemorate the Holocaust as a time when Jews were murdered, but also as a time when Jews fought back.

ADL urges expansion of Holocaust education to all US states

LearnToNeverForget project calls for adoption of state and local Holocaust education legislation.

Interview: Anna Rezan

Young Greek Jewish filmmaker & untold stories about WWII Greece

Anna Rezan, Greek actress turned filmmaker shares what is behind her documentary about Greek Holocaust survivors and WWII resistance.

MDA Tracing Services helps Holocaust survivors locate relatives

Tracing Services department receives 150 family tracing requests for Holocaust survivors in the last year.

Holocaust Remembrance Day:

The survival stories of this year's torch lighters

Each survivor had a unique experience during the harrowing period; these are their stories. The ceremony will be held on Monday at 8:00 PM.

Friends of Zion Museum hosts 70 Holocaust survivors

FOZ Museum hosts 70 Holocaust survivors ahead of Pesach.

Holocaust educator Margot Stern Strom dies at 81

Margot Stern Strom, founder of one of the most widely used Holocaust education programs in American schools, dies of pancreatic cancer.

Lyon, France approves funding for Holocaust memorial

Holocaust monument will open in 2025 to coincide with 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.

Polish citizens who helped Jewish during Holocaust honored

Ceremony led by Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorates Poles who aided Jews during the Holocaust.

Carnegie Hall to pay tribute to Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

Performance of Yad Vashem commissioned 'Vessels of Light' symphony will commemorate diplomat who helped Jews flee Nazi occupied Europe.

Michigan GOP under fire for tweet tying gun reform to Holocaust

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO says the tweet “is absolutely inappropriate and offensive and should be taken down immediately.”

Another look at the Book of Kohelet

The Holocaust in the age of forgetfulness. Op-ed.

PBS highlights man who tried to reveal Holocaust to the world

David Strathairn plays historic Holocaust witness Jan Karski in PBS’s ‘Remember This’

Jews who escaped the Holocaust through the Christian Church

Painful choices over apostasy.

Lithuania marks Day of Rescuers of Lithuanian Jews for 1st time

Official commemoration ceremony honors 1,785 Lithuanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.

Bulgarian Jews skip ceremony marking 80 years since their rescue

Representatives of Jewish community accuse Bulgarian leaders of distorting Holocaust history, role of Tsar Boris III.

Jews and Martyrdom – for the Sanctification of His Name

The Holocaust saw Jews facing death with dignity when God demanded martyrdom.

Florida

Holocaust novel removed as school district purges libraries

South Florida school district removes Holocaust novel over its portrayal of sexual assault by Nazi guards.

Thessaloniki film festival pays tribute to deported Jews

Documentary film festival features multiple films on the city's Jewish history, including tribute to Jews deported during the Holocaust.

German Jewish soccer star murdered in Auschwitz honored

UK ceremony led by Chief Rabbi Mirvis commemorates Julius Hirsch and other Jewish soccer players killed in Auschwitz.

Purim, the Holocaust and today's Amalek

My motto is never again, never forget, and never forgive even if some criticize me for not forgiving what the Nazis did to my family.Op-ed.

Vienna UK embassy honors officials who saved Jews during WWII

British embassy in Austrian capital saved 1,800 Jews by issuing passports and travel documents against orders of Foreign Office.

Irish sale of Nazi items slammed by son of Holocaust survivor

Auction of over 400 Nazi-linked items denounced by founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland as 'without taste or moral compass.'

Albania opening museum honoring citizens who rescued Jews

'Besa' museum will commemorate bravery of Albanians who refused to hand over Jews to the Nazis.

When did the Holocaust begin?

Debate over the name and timeline from 1933 to 1945.

Vatican releases complete cache of Holocaust-era Jewish files

Vatican publishes digitization of remaining archives of requests by Jews for Pope Pius's help during Holocaust.

Jews in Muslim lands during the Holocaust

Arabs were for the most part apathetic to the Allied cause, while God saved the Sephardic Jews.

Hungary slams US for false Holocaust memorial vandalism claim

Hungarian government demands apology after Biden's UN ambassador lists vandalized Swedish Raoul Wallenberg memorial as located in Hungary.

Czech museums return Nazi looted art to heirs of Jewish owner

Descendants of Czech Jewish industrialist receive 14 works of art from 18th and 19th centuries with help from New York state agency.

Boston:

Jewish orgs condemn group filmed kicking Holocaust memorial

Police open hate crime investigation after video surfaces showing young men leaning against and kicking New England Holocaust Memorial.

'Violins of Hope'

New York exhibit marks 78th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Three dozen violins which survived the Holocaust put on display for New York exhibition marking anniversary of Auschwitz liberation.

Nations that actively saved Jews during the Holocaust

How G-d saved the Jews from their worst enemies. Exceptions to total genocide.

New portrait collection showcases 90 Holocaust survivors

'There've been a hundred movies about Jews being imprisoned, tortured, enslaved. Why doesn’t anybody talk about them thriving afterwards?”

The entrenchment of Western Jew-hatred

As the culture hurtles towards the precipice, Diaspora Jews are like rabbits caught in the headlights. Op-ed.

Germany returns 16th-century sculpture to heirs of Jewish owner

Federal German cultural organization returns 16th-century sculpture to the heirs of its pre-war Jewish owner who faced Nazi persecution.

AJC CEO:

‘We must ensure memories of survivors never dim’

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch also calls for tackling new wave of global antisemitism.

Op-ed:

Israel, the Holocaust, and my parents, and the lessons learned

My parents' suffering was in some perverse way my good fortune because I came to understand mankind and what it was capable of doing.Op-ed.

Murals showing the Simpsons as Holocaust victims appear in Italy

Artwork showing cartoon family as Holocaust victims appear in Milan train station to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'Woman of the Century' -101-year-old survivor returns to Germany

Who is 101-year-old Margot Friedlaender and why is Berlin awarding her its highest merit?

New report:

Advances in Holocaust education in the Arab world

Nonetheless, "Jewish moral compass should not be limited to this issue alone," says Prof. Shavit.

UK PM to back legislation for national Holocaust memorial

National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will be built next to parliament as a place to reflect on the murder of 6 million Jews.

Majority of Dutch don't know Holocaust reached their country

New study shows most people in the Netherlands unaware Holocaust impacted their country - despite Anne Frank famously hiding their in 1940s.

AJC survey:

Half of Americans don’t know how many Jews killed in Holocaust

American Jewish Committee report finds that large number of Americans lack basic knowledge of the Holocaust.

Holocaust ‘Book of Names’ to be unveiled at the UN

Book of Names, with the names of 4.8 million Holocaust victims, to be inaugurated at UN, underscoring individual identities of the victims

London mayor speaks at Holocaust Memorial Day event

Sadiq Khan touches on importance of remembering the Holocaust and not becoming complacent in the face of intolerance.

New app slammed for letting users talk with Hitler, other Nazis

Advanced chatbot app faces backlash for allowing users to talk with evil figures from history.

Welsh lawmaker slammed for Holocaust event without Jews

Invitation to Holocaust Memorial Day event by minister in Welsh government mentions only "Gypsies, Roma and Travellers."

Once again:

Russian FM causes uproar with Holocaust comparison

White House blasts Sergei Lavrov after he compared US approach to Russia with the Nazis’ effort to eradicate the Jewish people.