Holocaust

After Nazis killed her family, this woman fought back

Holocaust survivor and partisan Rose Holm speaks about when her family was killed and her experiences in a forest fighting the Nazis.

German artists attempt to bring politician 'to his knees'

German artists build Holocaust memorial replica near home of leader who demands Germany stop apologizing for Holocaust.

Proof of Nazi evils by Warsaw Ghetto Jews gets first exhibition

Documentation of Nazi atrocities heroically saved by Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto have gone on display for the first time.

Watch: Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

45 Holocaust survivors celebrate their Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall after being unable to do so during the war period.

2 SS guards charged with mass murder of hundreds of prisoners

Former guards at Stutthof concentration camp charged with killing hundreds of Jewish, Polish, and Soviet prisoners.

45 Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvahs at Western Wall

More than 70 years after World War II ended, 45 Holocaust survivors in Israel finally get a chance to celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs.

Letters to Oskar Schindler from Jews he saved to be auctioned

Letters thanking Oskar, Emilie, Schindler for their self-sacrifice are auctioned off.

Germany to examine history of central bank

Germany’s central bank examines its history, focusing on the Nazi years.

Holocaust memorial stones stolen from Berlin neighborhood

Over a dozen stones embedded in Berlin sidewalks in memory of Holocaust victims stolen ahead of Kristallnacht anniversary.

Rabbi Lau relives Holocaust memories 70 years later

Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, visits Holocaust memorial in Miami.

'The day Hitler took over, my father said we're leaving'

How a handful of US officials helped rescue Jews during the Holocaust.

Relatives of young Holocaust victim to hold first memorial

A girl’s pendant found at Sobibor reunites a Jewish family spread across the globe.

Holocaust survivor who founded music center dies at 96

Tzipora Jochsberger, Holocaust survivor who founded the Kaufman Music Center in NY, dies at 96.

Jewish Humor and the Holocaust

Students mock Holocaust exhibit on social media

Pennsylvania students on senior class trip mock exhibits at US Holocaust Museum on social media.

How many Tunisian Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?

New study reveals number of Tunisian Jews murdered in Holocaust much higher than previously thought.

Scarlett Johansson discover's her family’s Holocaust history

Jewish movie star cries upon learning her family's tragic history on 'Find Your Roots,' including family members who died during Holocaust.

Dual exhibitions lift veil on Nazi-era art hoard

Exhibition split between two museums portrays art collection hoarded by son of Nazi-era dealer, six of the pieces were looted from Jews.

Germany’s railway names train after Anne Frank

Social media erupts after Deutsche Bahn names train after well-known teen who perished in Nazi death camp after being deported by train.

Lithuanian publisher recalls books by Holocaust writer

Books of bestselling author who broke taboos on Lithuanian complicity with Nazis recalled over comments on nationalist who murdered Jews.

Morocco supports education cooperation with US Holocaust museum

Moroccan prince meets director of US Holocaust Museum, agrees to work together on Holocaust education.

First Arab to finally receive Israeli honor as Holocaust hero

Yad Vashem posthumously honors Egyptian doctor with Righteous Among the Nations medal in Berlin ceremony.

Wiesenthal Center receives $25,000 donation from Scaramucci

Former WH spokesman fulfills promise made following Twitter poll asking how many Jews perished in the Holocaust.

80% of Hungarian Holocaust victims have been identified

Yad Vashem uncovers over 200,000 new names of Hungarian Holocaust victims.

Thousands of Jewish documents lost during Holocaust discovered

YIVO announces the discovery of 170,000 Jewish documents thought to have been destroyed by the Nazis.

Ukrainian Pres mistakenly tweets photo of Jews deported by Nazis

President Petro Poroshenko uses picture of Nazi deportations of Jews in post about Soviet deportations of Ukrainians.

Polish historian who said Nazi invasion not so bad honored

Polish Education Minister awards medal 'for special merits for education' who said Nazi invasion 'was not so bad for Jews.'

Filmmaker: Jews killed in Holocaust because they didn't blend in

'Vast majority of Hasidic Jews killed in Holocaust because they refused to blend in,' says documentary film director.

Scaramucci Twitter account doubles down on Holocaust deaths poll

Poll asking how many Jews died in Holocaust reposted by Twitter account associated with former WH communications director despite outcry.

Chilean diplomat who saved more than 1,200 Jews honored

Yad Vashem honors diplomat who saved 1,200 Jews in early 1940s by issuing them Chilean passports as a Righteous Gentile.

Ukraine: Circumcision for 90-year-old

Historic Brit Milah to take place at new medical center in Menorah compound: 'Not a day in the clinic goes by without saving lives.'

Subway art in memory of Holocaust victims

Vienna subway remembers city’s little-known apartment concentration camps.

Poland's proposed restitution excludes most Holocaust survivors

World Jewish Restitution Organization expresses 'profound disappointment' at proposed legislation excluding majority of Holocaust survivors.

Former guard at Majdanek charged in Germany

German prosecutors charge 96-year-old former SS guard at Majdanek with complicity in the murder of detainees.

Printer who helped Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews gets plaque

Budapest honors Hungarian printer who helped Swedish ambassador Raoul Wallenberg rescue Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps/

Report: Scaramucci feels fallout from Twitter Holocaust survey

Former communications director for Donald Trump's speaking tour canceled after Twitter survey asking how many Jews died in Holocaust.

Dutch soccer fans ridicule child Holocaust victims on Twitter

Jewish leader begs fans to 'leave Jews alone' when they taunt rival team.

'Severe blow to the memory of the sacred martyrs'

Monument in memory of Symon Petliura erected in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, not far from local synagogue.

Scaramucci Twitter account asks how many Jews died in Holocaust

Twitter account associated with Anthony Scaramucci, former communications director for Donald Trump, posts poll about Jewish deaths in WW2.

A look into the Holocaust Museum at the Menorah Center

'My family was murdered in the Holocaust and the establishment of the museum is a kind of closure for me.'

Watch: Support and love from Asia-Pacific

Pro-Israel group holds annual event in Israel for the benefit of Holocaust survivors, helps distribute food to the needy.

'My father's last message'

Matan Rochlitz, New York Times video interview with Holocaust survivor, learns how her father left a final message for her decades later.

How French notaries benefitted from Jewish property in the Holocaust

Poland may compensate owners of properties seized in Holocaust

New law will partially compensate for private-owned looted property, official says.

Canadian rabbi realizes 'egregious error' was made

Canadian rabbi admits gaffe - omission of Jews from Holocaust monument

Nazi-looted Pissarro painting at center of legal tussle

Descendants of Holocaust survivor push court to annul sale of painting confiscated by Nazis.

Polish culture minister slams EU museum for Holocaust exibit

Piotr Gliński says House of European History in Brussels portrays Poland as 'co-perpetrator' of the Holocaust.

Polish historian claims Nazi invasion was not so bad for Jews

The Polish Institute of National Remembrance rebuffs historian who said Nazi invasion 'did not look very bad' for Polish Jews.

German TV airs interviews with SS death squad soldiers

Israeli Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff works with German TV to bring SS soldiers' to justice.

Holocaust survivor and renowned harpsichordist dies

Zuzana Ruzickova, survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau and first soloist to record Bach's complete works, dies at 90 in Prague.

Belgian court sentences Holocaust denier to visit 5 Nazi camps

Former lawmaker convicted of Holocaust denial told by court to visit Nazi concentration camp once every year for 5 years, write about it.

German court drops case against 96-year-old Auschwitz medic

Auschwitz medic charged with participation in murder of 3,600 people found unfit to stand trial due to dementia.

'The State of Israel is the answer to anti-Semitism'

Social Equality Minister attends Romanian parade in memory of Elie Wiesel, speaks of Wiesel's legacy in fighting anti-Semitism.

Germany rejects Polish call for more WWII reparations

Agreement made in 1953 remains binding, German official says.

Graphic novel based on Anne Frank's diary unveiled in France

Israeli director Ari Folman unveils 1st authorized Anne Frank graphic novel.

Polish rescuers of Jews during Shoah honored for ‘true heroism’

30 Righteous Gentiles honored in ceremony attended by foreign and Israeli diplomats.

South African Jews sue local politician

Jewish community of South Africa files lawsuit against local politician over offensive tweets about the Holocaust.

German prosecutors drop case against former Auschwitz medic, 96

Prosecutors say elderly Auschwitz medic unfit to stand trial for accessory to more than 3,600 murders.

Belgium exempts Shoah survivors fined for alleged tax evasion

Belgian tax authority had demanded Holocaust survivors give back money received as part of government pensions to survivors.

Hungarian monument to Jewish Holocaust victims smashed

Monument to Jews enslaved by Hungarian Fascists and murdered by Nazis destroyed.