Holocaust

Watch: Thousands march in Lodz Ghetto

Thousands marched to commemorate 73 years since the extermination of the Lodz Ghetto.

Watch:'Israel excels at extorting Germany'

Palestinian Arab Ambassador to Turkey says Israel controlling Germany, extorting them because of the Holocaust.

Holocaust survivor: Yes, it can happen again

Holocaust survivor Sonia K. speaks to CNN, tells them the world may be in for another Holocaust - unless attitudes change.

Vilna: 17th century ritual baths found near Great Synagogue

After being destroyed in the Holocaust, two pre-war mikvaot are discovered in Vilna.

Historian seeks to exhume bodies of Jedwabne massacre victims

Polish state historian wants to examine bodies of 340 Jews murdered by their neighbors following new testimony on massacre.

Boston Holocaust Memorial vandalized again

New England Holocaust Memorial vandalized for the second time in two months.

This Holocaust monument in Belarus is haunting — and subversive

Soviet-era monument to victims of Nazi atrocities is one of the largest such monuments in the world, the size of 10 football fields.

Dutch historians find hidden marriage document of Shoah victims

Marriage certificate of couple who perished in Holocaust found inside chimney in Dutch town.

'World's oldest man symbolizes the Jewish nation's eternity'

PM Netanyahu expresses sorrow at passing of oldest man in the world, says he symbolized Jewish eternity.

World-famous monkey was nearly eliminated by the Nazis

How Curious George’s creators saved the beloved monkey from the Nazis.

Memorial to Jewish children deported in WW2 smashed

French memorial to 44 Jewish children deported from eastern France in 1944 desecrated by unknown vandals.

Yad Vashem, Serbian government sign historical agreement

Serbian teachers studying in Yad Vashem receive full accreditation for participation in seminars.

Documents on Nazi war criminals released to US museum

Argentina delivers thousands of WWII-era documents to US Holocaust museum.

Is a French university holding remains of Holocaust victims?

Team of experts discovers 20 boxes with human bones suspected of belonging to murdered Jews in a French university's vaults.

Canada strips citizenship of ex-Nazi for fourth time

Member of Nazi unit which butchered 90,000 Jews stripped of Canadian citizenship for hiding Nazi past.

'During the Holocaust, we played Robin Hood in the woods'

Three Italian brothers try to find the cave they lived in during the Holocaust.

Guide at Anne Frank Center compares Israel to Nazi Germany

Arab guide at Berlin's Anne Frank Center compares Arabs in Israel to Jews under Nazi Germany.

Prince William visits Nazi concentration camp

British Prince and wife visit Stutthof concentration camp in Poland, meet with Holocaust survivors.

Netanyahu, Macron mark 75 years since Paris roundup of Jews

French PM acknowledges "not a single German" took part in roundup of Paris Jews who were sent to Nazi death camps. French police did.

​​​​​​​Study reveals elevated cancer risk in Holocaust survivors

Longitudinal study shows Holocaust survivors born in occupied countries have highest risk, those denied compensation from gov't have lowest.

Boston Holocaust memorial rededicated after vandalism

Hundreds, including Holocaust survivors, attend predication of Holocaust memorial vandalized last month.

Survivors of Romanian death trains to get compensation

For first time, survivors of 'death trains,' pogrom and open ghettos in Iasi, Romania, will be eligible to receive compensation pensions.

How these teachers learned to teach the Holocaust

New seminar emphasizes teaching what led up to the Holocaust, not just what happened between 1939-45.

France marks 70 years since historic 'Exodus' voyage to Israel

Attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Israel in 1947 built pressure for founding of Jewish state, was memorialized by 1960 'Exodus' film.

Elie Wiesel, my man for all seasons: First yahrzeit

French politician, Holocaust survivor Simone Veil passes away

Simone Veil, former French politician and Holocaust survivor, passed away this week at the age of 89.

New research

Brazil denied 16,000 visas to Jews during Nazi regime

Not even Albert Einstein's request for a visa was granted during years of increasing Nazi persecution and the Holocaust.

Arrest made in vandalism of Boston Holocaust museum

Man smashes glass panel at New England Holocaust Museum with a large rock.

The books that cheated death - twice

400-year-old Jewish library survives Hitler and the Inquisition.

Knesset honors Claims Conference

Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany honored for contributions made to the State of Israel to support Holocaust survivors.

Berlin Rabbi, German FM discuss radicalism and Syrian refugees

Touring his birthplace, German Foreign Minister recites Psalms at the old Jewish cemetery of Goslar.

First French concentration camp being converted into memorial

Pithiviers station gets converted to Holocaust memorial, Amsterdam builds memorial with names of Holocaust victims.

2 volumes of encyclopedia of Nazi death camps' ghettos released

US Holocaust Museum releases first 2 volumes of comprehensive record of Nazi-established persecution sites online.

Ex-Auschwitz guard, 95, dies while appealing conviction

Former SS guard sentenced to 5 years in prison for accessory to murder of 170,000 people in Auschwitz.

'Heil Hitler was merely in recognition of Nazi uniform'

South African student, principal apologize for anti-Semitic taunts during Holocaust play.

Muslim classmates beat, threaten to kill Jewish teen in Berlin

14-year old Jewish boy forced to leave Berlin school after Muslim classmates threaten and assault him repeatedly.

'Both Estonia and Israel know what works to maintain identity'

Estonian Jewry Celebrates 10 Years of First Jewish Center Since WWII.

Hecklers shout ‘Heil Hitler!’ in Jewish school’s Holocaust play

Teenage hecklers interrupt school play in South African Jewish school with shouts of 'Heil Hitler!'

From slavery to freedom

The heroism of Holocaust survivors in liberating Jerusalem

Watch: The story of Yitshak Perlmutter, one of many Holocaust survivors who played a crucial role in the early years of the IDF.

Bulgarian Deputy PM: I 'horsed around' in Nazi camp in my youth

Valeri Simeonov admits to 'horsing around' with friends in Buchenwald death camp in the 1970s to defend party member who made Nazi salute.

ADL: Syrian crematoria ‘invoke worst nightmares of Nazis’

ADL head compares reports of crematoria use for burning victim's bodies to Nazi use of crematoria during Holocaust.

Boise memorial to Anne Frank vandalized

Vandals scrawl anti-Semitic graffiti on Anne Frank memorial, cleaning efforts ruin marble tablets.

Bennett:

'The Holocaust is the price we paid for not having a state'

Bennett tells Atlanta Friends of IDF gala that Memorial Day is the price for having a state, but the price for not having one is greater.

Our obsession with the past

Macron at Holocaust Memorial: Never again

French presidential candidate pays homage to the tens of thousands of French Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Marine Le Pen lays wreath at French Holocaust memorial

After successor at National Front revealed to have denied Holocaust, presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen visits Holocaust museum.

Holland has first Jewish military wedding since Holocaust

Jewish Marine corporal marries in Dutch capital, in first Jewish military wedding since 1939.

Netanyahu: Government services must reach every survivor

PM calls on special ministerial team to assist Holocaust survivors to map out plan to provide assistance to all survivors in Israel.

'Your neighbor is a Nazi!'

New York yeshiva students protest outside Queens home of Nazi concentration camp guard Jakiw Palij.

US: East European nations must return stolen Jewish property

US Holocaust issues envoy says Easter European nations must start fulfilling obligations to Jewish property owners and their families.

Israeli teens teach Holocaust survivors to surf the internet

700 science and technology students help Holocaust survivors in Israel look for lost relatives and research life in prewar Europe online.

EU head:'Accelerate restitution of Holocaust victims property'

Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, called on European countries to 'restore justice after the Holocaust' via restitution.

Remembering the 'last of kin' who fell in War of Independence

6000 youths visited the graves of 148 Holocaust survivors who were the last remnant of their families and fell in War of Independence.

Holocaust survivor reunited with woman who hid her from Nazis

At an event held by Friends of the IDF Holocaust survivor Miri Amir meets savior Mirosława Gruszczyńska.

Ivanka Trump visits Berlin Holocaust memorial

'I want to live in a world where every country pledges to prevent further genocides like the Holocaust.'

Lawmakers from 20 states pledge to mandate Holocaust education

26 legislators from 20 states commit to mandate public schools to teach about the Holocaust and other genocides.

'Will you be witness to the crimes which occurred here?'

Elie Wiesel's son Elisha speaks at the March of the Living about bearing witness to the horrors and not being silent while atrocities occur.

'Listen to the survivors and remember their names'

Education Minister Bennett speaks at March of the Living, urges parents to ensure their children meet survivors, learn their stories.

'All our memories of the Holocaust were burned with our home'

Holocaust survivor whose home was burned in November's arson intifada says she and her husband lost pictures of Holocaust victims in fire.

New Hebrew-German prayer book in memory of Holocaust victims

Berlin rabbi publishes Hebrew-German prayer book in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day.