Holocaust

‘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.

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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

Presidents of Israel and Germany honor Holocaust victims

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held an emotional memorial ceremony at Berlin’s Grunewald station, where tens of thousands of Jews were deported to Nazi death camps.

Survivor dies 2 weeks after her great-grandson fell in Gaza

96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Magda Baratz, passes away two weeks after her great-grandson Asaf Cafri fell in Gaza.

'I hid between Jews' bodies until liberation':

Rabbi Lau's chilling testimony in the Knesset

80 years since the surrender of the Reich and the liberation of the world from Nazi Germany. 'Humanity was saved through unity.'

Rabbi Marvin Hier:

'We must not repeat the mistakes of the past'

Drawing a direct line between past and present, Simon Wiesenthal Center's Rabbi Marvin Hier, warns of complacency in the face of antisemitism, underscores the enduring necessity of a strong and sovereign State of Israel.

How Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele evaded prosecution for years

Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele lived freely for decades in Argentina and Brazil and even tried to return to Germany. A police file now reveals how he managed to evade prosecution.

B’nai Brith Canada praises

Manitoba makes Holocaust education mandatory in schools

B’nai Brith Canada welcomes Manitoba's decision to require Holocaust education in grades 6, 9, and 11, calling it a vital step in the fight against antisemitism.

Argentina declassifies files on Nazi escape routes

Argentina declassifies more than 1,800 files on Nazi escape via ‘rat-lines’ to South America.

Today's antisemitism:

The fatal flaw in memorializing the Holocaust

Far from protecting against rampant antisemitism, it has only fueled it. Op-ed.

Latvia:

Butcher of Riga's actions do not constitute 'genocide' under law

Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews. Yad Vashem: 'Baffling.'

NYC:

Posters of Holocaust survivors torn down

Unknown vandals tore down posters featuring Holocaust survivors alongside celebrities in New York City.

Holocaust Survivor:

'Lest we forget' - a letter to the soldiers who liberated Dachau

A survivor of Dachau writes to the American soldiers who liberated the camp: 'You and I, who saw it all, must forever be willing to bear witness to the authenticity of the Holocaust, which was perpetrated by a so called civilized nation.'

Netanyahu honors Holocaust victims in personal address

Prime Minister recounts family history during Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Knesset.

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Captivity and Holocaust survivors march together in Aushwitz

Marking 80 years since liberation, Israeli President Herzog and Polish President Duda to lead March of the Living alongside 80 Holocaust survivors and 10 freed October 7 hostages.

Holocaust Survivor:

'The State of Israel is a miracle'

Holocaust survivor Arie Reiter, who lit a torch yesterday at the state ceremony at Yad Vashem, shared his story in an interview on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Russia publishes questioning of concentration camp commander

The Russian FSB has published a segment from the investigation of the commandant of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where approximately 100,000 people were murdered.

'Ani Maamin'

The song of hope and faith born on the train to Treblinka

On Holocaust Memorial Day, the story of the popular 'Ani Maamin' tune takes on new meaning as a song of faith and hope - and as one devoted hasid's last gift to his beloved rebbe and the Jewish world.

Haunting:

101-year-old Holocaust survivor prays for the victims

101-year-old Holocaust survivor Eliezer Sheffer recited the 'El Maleh Rahamim' memorial prayer at the Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony at the Testimony House in Nir Galim.