Holocaust

JRoots to host global day testimony event on Yom HaShoa

The event will include a full program of survivor testimonies, movies, educator sessions and more.

Our 6 Million: A candle for every name

Our 6 Million and Adopt-A-Safta non-profits set to commemorate the memory of those lost during the Holocaust.

Holocaust survivors pen letter to members of Canadian party

In a letter, Holocaust survivors express support for IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.

Meet the chef delivering meals to Holocaust survivors

'A Holocaust survivor who’s 90 years old, who’s taking care of them?' asks chef David Tefy. 'I have to do something.'

Swastikas drawn on late Holocaust survivor's car on Pesach eve

Florida Jews "horrified" to find swastikas drawn on a Cadillac inherited from their diseased family member, who was a Holocaust survivor.

Eldest 'Righteous Among Nations' passes away

Anna Kozminska, the oldest Righteous Among the Nations passed away last week at the age of 101.

Were Palestinian Arabs kicked out by 'European colonialists?'

How did hundreds of Arabs - and Jews become displaced in the Middle East and who is telling the truth?

Germany funds vaccination drive for Holocaust survivors

German government to pay $13.5 million to have Holocaust survivors around the world vaccinated against COVID.

Nazis' secret files: 'They were recording their good work'

A 60 Minutes documentary exposes the secret files of the Nazi regime, which documented not only victims, but details like head lice.

Remembering Greek Jews who perished at Auschwitz

Seventy-eight years ago to the day, on March 15, 1943, the Nazis began deporting Greek Jews to Auschwitz.

Reclaiming Holocaust victim's property, one man makes discovery

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

Let's play Holocaust!

Someone’s gotta say it. Few ever do. And really, in all fairness, only a Jew with Judaic credentials like mine can write this. Op-ed.

Norway: Holocaust survivors can move to Jewish nursing home

Skien municipality backtracks following outcry, will allow 2 Holocaust survivors to move to Norway's only Jewish nursing home.

Montreal auction house urged to remove Holocaust and Nazi relics

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center calls on Montreal-based auction house to immediately remove Holocaust relics from its online auction.

Construction documented at mass Jewish grave in Lithuania

Construction was documented near a mass grave of Jewish Lithuanian Holocaust victims on privately owned land.

Holocaust memorial vandalized - a sign of Armenian antisemitism

Israel's official acknowledgment of Armenian antisemitism underscored a trend there that often flies under the radar. Op-ed.

Project to vaccinate all Holocaust survivors in Israel

Claims Conference teams up with United Hatzalah to ensure that all 11,000 homebound Holocaust survivors in Israel get COVID vaccines.

The greatest snob on earth, late NY Times owner Adolph Ochs

The personal and professional antisemitism of the NY Times owners in the early 20th century formed its stance today. Op-ed..

The 800 orphaned Jewish children of Selvino

On an abandoned estate in Italy, 800 traumatized orphaned Jewish children were treated from 1945-48 before going to Palestine. Film Review.

Actress fired for comparing US to Nazi Germany

Post published by Mandelorian star compares feeling of being Republican actor in Hollywood to being Jew during Holocaust.

WJC dismayed at Polish court ruling against Holocaust historians

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder says court ruling 'does not bode well for future of historical research in Poland.'

IBM and the Holocaust—20 years of corporate denial

The evidence indelibly proves IBM was an indispensable partner in the greatest crime in history, the Holocaust. For the money. Op-ed.

Concentration camp secretary to be tried for accessory to murder

95-year-old woman who served as secretary at Stutthof death camp in WWII has been charged in Germany in connection 10,000 deaths.

Germany names SS veterans receiving army stipends

Germany gives Netherlands list of Dutch SS veterans who receive pensions for serving Hitler.

The Jews who fought back during the Holocaust

Our communal sense of history and peoplehood give us the strength to continue while our enemies fall by the wayside. Op-ed.

The Bielsker Sefer Torah, 1945: From a cobbler's bench to Israel

The story of the miraculous resilience, survival and renewal of a Sefer Torah found in Bielsk Podalski, Poland, after the Holocaust. Op-ed.

Warsaw claims Holocaust museum has illegally smuggled artifacts

City of Warsaw says sets of Holocaust-era tefillin at Shem Olam Holocaust museum were illegally smuggled out of Poland.

'EU must prioritize Holocaust survivors for COVID vaccines'

EJC President Dr. Moshe Kantor calls on EU members to ensure Holocaust survivors have access to COVID vaccine as soon as possible.

Secret bunker discovered in Warsaw Ghetto - 76 years later

Dozens of pairs of tefillin found in buildings razed in Warsaw Ghetto are brought secretly to Israel.

The Shoah's impact on survivor's post-war children

Prof. S. Juni, researcher of patterns among 2nd generation survivors: We often find it easier to treat survivors than their children. Op-ed

Poland: Holocaust scholars sued for book on Polish collaborators

Polish historians on trial for book claiming that Polish mayor who saved a Jewish woman also murdered 22 Jews during Holocaust.

US Army discharges officer who made Holocaust joke on TikTok

2nd Lieutenant to be discharged from US Army over Holocaust joke posted to social media last year.

Tel Hashomer hospital apologizes to Holocaust survivors

Hospital issues statement apologizing for an unfortunate choice of wording in a sign pertaining to Holocaust survivors

In Mount Zion there shall be refuge

The US is on the brink of civil anarchy which could lead to civil war, and when Esau is battling Esau, it is no place for Jews to be.Op-ed.

Child of the Holocaust, Surviving Every Day

Rabbi Joseph Polak was three years old when the Holocaust ended. His survival story is still unfolding.

Children of Holocaust survivors save the world from COVID-19

Today is the 10th of Tevet, when Israel's Chief Rabbinate declared that Kaddish is said for Holocaust victims whose yahrzeit is unknown.

Should Diaspora Jews be concerned?

Are Holocaust stories a warning that Diaspora Jews need to recognize the signs?

Rabbi Mendelevich protests Babi Yar Memorial on Jewish Graves

Famous refusenik: 'I only want to make sure that no construction is carried out over Jewish graves.'

'Everybody did it' is no excuse for FDR abandoning the Jews

It changes nothinng to know that many Americans besides FDR knew, but did nothing, about the Holocaust. He was the president. Op-ed.

Two forgotten heroes: Peter Bergson and Ben Hecht, 1943

The unlikely duo tried desperately-and creatively-to get FDR and influential US Jews to help save European Jewry, but to no avail. Op-ed.

New synagogue to open on Nazi killing grounds of Babyn Yar

Synagogue to open on site where 30,000 Jews were murdered during the Holocaust in park in Ukrainian capital.

When Time Stopped: A story of Holocaust historical detection

So great was the crime of the Shoah that many Jews lapsed into silence. A piercing review of a daughter's search for her father's past.

Watch: Former Islamist radical befriends Holocaust survivor

Former Islamist on Holocaust survivor friend: 'He's seen first-hand what happens when the Jewish people are weak and don't have a home.'

Crossing red line, Biden uses Hitler footage in campaign ad

In an offensive ad, Joe Biden has broken a basic rule of American politics. Op-ed.

'No more excuses - deport Nazi war criminal now'

B'nai Brith demands Canadian government deport Nazi SS death squad member.

Dutch Protestant Church to admit it failed Jews in WWII

Protestant Church of the Netherlands set to admit it turned a blind eye to anti-Semitism during World War II.

German Business Club Awards 1st Langfan Award to Jurgen Harder

Nu. #A3317 Branko Lustig was 12 years old when he arrived in Auschwitz. Many of his family members perished here.

British pol gets death threats for supporting Holocaust memorial

British state secretary Robert Jenrick protected by counter-terror police over support for building of Holocaust memorial in London.

UK magazine fires diversity editor over her Holocaust jokes

European fashion magazine's diversity editor fired for criticizing Holocaust remembrance, making Auschwitz jokes.

Blogger at European mag says sorry for Holocaust joke tweets

Blogger and model newly hired to promote diversity at large European fashion magazine apologizes for making Holocaust jokes on Twitter.

Note found in Auschwitz child's shoe leads to father's suitcase

Researchers find suitcase which likely belonged to father of child who died in Auschwitz based on inscription found in child's shoe.

UAE, Israel ministers historic meeting at Holocaust Memorial

Gabi Ashkenazi, UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and German FM Heiko Maas meet at Berlin Holocaust Memorial.

New Holocaust center in Ukraine memorializes Babyn Yar massacre

'People need a place to remember one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century,' says Ukrainian president at opening of memorial center.

Dutch city honors rapper who called the Holocaust 'a cover-up'

Mayor of Dutch city of Haarlem says rapper 'deserves a second chance' after calling Holocaust 'a joke' and a 'cover up for dumb sheep'.

How is COVID-19 affecting Holocaust survivors?

Bar-Ilan University study finds that the pandemic can echo past adversities and trigger amplified psychological reactions.

Study: Just 37% of Americans know 6m Jews died in Holocaust

Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust.

Items from 'The Pianist' to go up for auction

Polish auction house selling possessions of Holocaust survivor behind ‘The Pianist’ story.

Lithuania: Police hold activist ahead of deportation

Lithuanian police holding activist who protested glorification of alleged Holocaust perpetrators.

New report shows Vatican urged pope not to protest deportations

Vatican hid Holocaust orphans from their families and urged Pope Pius XII not to protest deportations.

New Jewish museum will have exhibit dedicated to German Jews

Frankfurt’s new $58 million Jewish museum reclaims Anne Frank’s forgotten roots in the city.