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'They murdered my mother, so I killed them in revenge'

Max Privler joined the anti-Nazi resistance fighters at the tender age of 11, after watching his father shot and mother hanged by the SS.

'They murdered my mother, so I killed them in revenge'

'They marched us to death, people died like flies'

Survivor Moshe Porat describes life in a slave labor camp and the terrible death march that followed.

'They marched us to death, people died like flies'

Holocaust survivor testimony: Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna

Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna describes her flight to freedom from Nazi-occupied France.

Holocaust survivor testimony: Jeannine Sebbane-Bouhanna

'They loaded us into cattle cars - like sardines'

Holocaust survivor Moshe Jakubowitz recalls his father's murder at the hands of the Germans and his life in a concentration camp.

'They loaded us into cattle cars - like sardines'

'Only a strong and powerful IDF can prevent a second Holocaust'

IDF Chief of Staff leads delegation in March of the Living commemoration in Poland, says survivors an inspiration, helped build Israel.

'Only a strong and powerful IDF can prevent a second Holocaust'

Special interview with Elie Wiesel's son

Elisha Wiesel, son of Nobel laureate Eli Wiesel, says there is no single lesson to be learned from the Holocaust.

Special interview with Elie Wiesel's son

Watch: Hitler couldn't kill me

Holocaust survivor tells Arutz Sheva having a family is her way of defeating the Nazis. 'This generation should know and not forget.'

Watch: Hitler couldn't kill me

Reparations: Arabs get 100 times more than Holocaust victims

Holocaust Day: Israeli NGO compares int'l condemnation of Israel's offer to Arab "land-owners" with European restitution to murdered Jews.

Reparations: Arabs get 100 times more than Holocaust victims

Research: Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors have more anxiety

Research checks reaction of high schoolers to ISIS videos on the internet, finds differences between descendants of survivors and others.

Research: Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors have more anxiety

Netanyahu: Palestinian Authority should stop paying terrorists

Israeli PM says halting terrorists' salaries will be true test of PA's desire for peace.

Netanyahu: Palestinian Authority should stop paying terrorists

Holocaust: The careless anti-Semitism of morally-incoherent educators

Holocaust: The careless anti-Semitism of morally-incoherent educators

SS soldiers’ names to be removed from Dutch Holocaust monument

Researchers discover names of Nazis on Holocaust monument honoring Jewish victims, authorities say they'll erase the Nazi names.

SS soldiers’ names to be removed from Dutch Holocaust monument

'Our people climbed back up from the pit of death'

PM and his wife meet with this year's torchbearers for Holocaust Memorial Day.

'Our people climbed back up from the pit of death'

From Holocaust remembrance to Holocaust survivor action

A new global campaign called “We Remember, We Act” calls to move from Holocaust commemoration to action to help poverty-stricken survivors.

From Holocaust remembrance to Holocaust survivor action

Holocaust-era US visa applications discovered

Family from Amsterdam which submitted applications to flee Nazi genocide perished in the Holocaust.

Holocaust-era US visa applications discovered

'Allied leaders already knew extent of Holocaust by 1942'

New book by Prof. Dan Plesch reveals that Allies knew of Nazi atrocities and danger to European Jewry as early as 1942.

'Allied leaders already knew extent of Holocaust by 1942'

ADL offers Holocaust awareness training for White House staff

Following Sean Spicer's Hitler gaffe, ADL offers Holocaust awareness training to White House officials.

ADL offers Holocaust awareness training for White House staff

Why can’t this White House get the Holocaust right?

Spicer, Hitler and the Soup Nazi: Why can’t this White House get the Holocaust right?

Why can’t this White House get the Holocaust right?

Holocaust survivor: Sean Spicer is ignorant, not anti-Semitic

Veteran Israeli journalist and Holocaust survivor Noah Klieger calls rush to label Trump administration anti-Semitic 'hypocritical'.

Holocaust survivor: Sean Spicer is ignorant, not anti-Semitic

WH spokesman: I let Trump down

Sean Spicer apologizes again for saying Hitler did not use chemical weapons, says he "let the President down."

WH spokesman: I let Trump down

Yad Vashem asks WH press secretary to visit website

Israeli Holocaust Museum asks Sean Spicer to visit website to learn about Holocaust following gaffe that Hitler never used chemical weapoons

Yad Vashem asks WH press secretary to visit website

Greece Holocaust memorials vandalized

Vandals smash one Holocaust memorial smashed and deface another in two Greek communities.

Greece Holocaust memorials vandalized

Spicer: Even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons

White House Press Secretary says 'even Hitler' didn't use chemical weapons the way Assad did.

Spicer: Even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons

Foreign Ministry condemns Le Pen's Holocaust statement

Israel's Foreign Ministry responds to French candidate's statement, says it goes against French leaders' admission of responsibility.

Foreign Ministry condemns Le Pen's Holocaust statement

Belgium to move Holocaust memorial to 'quieter place'

Antwerp Jews protest moving of Holocaust monument to 'quieter place,' authorities say move will help ease traffic.

Belgium to move Holocaust memorial to 'quieter place'

Prince Charles meets British, Austrian Holocaust survivors

Prince Charles recalls grandmother’s rescue of Jews from Holocaust.

Prince Charles meets British, Austrian Holocaust survivors

Serbian Holocaust survivors in 27 countries to receive new aid

First country since 2009 Terezin Declaration to return heirless Jewish Holocaust-era property

Serbian Holocaust survivors in 27 countries to receive new aid

'The culmination of my whole life is my bat mitzvah'

Holocaust survivor Eugenia Unger, 91, of Buenos Aires, finally celebrates her bat mitzvah.

'The culmination of my whole life is my bat mitzvah'

Descendants of Holocaust victims allowed to sue Germany

US court rules Jewish descendants can sue Germany for return of Nazi-looted collection.

Descendants of Holocaust victims allowed to sue Germany

Memorial outside Holocaust victim's house gets moved

Amsterdam residents sue city over postcard-sized Holocaust memorial plaque.

Memorial outside Holocaust victim's house gets moved

Legion of Honour to Prof. Justus Rosenberg, 96, for saving Jews

Jewish but Aryan-looking Rosenberg joined anti-fascist network aiming to save Jews, helped smuggle 2000 out of France.

Legion of Honour to Prof. Justus Rosenberg, 96, for saving Jews

Greek Holocaust memorial smashed

Vandals take a hammer to memorial commemorating 1,484 Jews from town of Kavala who were murdered in Nazi death camps.

Greek Holocaust memorial smashed

Tree that sheltered Jews named 'Tree of the Year in Europe'

Famous oak tree that sheltered Jewish brothers from the Nazis during the Holocaust wins 'Tree of the Year in Europe' competition for 2017.

Tree that sheltered Jews named 'Tree of the Year in Europe'

Holocaust memorial vandalized in western Ukraine

Nazi symbols spray-painted on a monument to Holocaust victims in Ukraine that was erected near their mass graves.

Holocaust memorial vandalized in western Ukraine

The true story of zookeeper who hid Jews in his zoo during WWII

New film, 'The Zookeeper's Wife', recounts true story of Polish couple who hid 300 Jews in their zoo during the Holocaust.

The true story of zookeeper who hid Jews in his zoo during WWII

'Jews were expelled for misbehaving'

Jews protest at anti-Semitic event, almost get thrown out; self-hating Jew says Holocaust happened because Jews 'misbehaved.'

'Jews were expelled for misbehaving'

Mel Gibson quietlly supporting Holocaust survivors

'He has been an avid supporter of this organization for a few years now and does more than just write a check.'

Mel Gibson quietlly supporting Holocaust survivors

Greek Jewish community hails citizenship decision

Greek parliament approves decision to grant citizenship to descendants of Holocaust survivors.

Greek Jewish community hails citizenship decision

Old files reveal wartime tale of 'Bolivian Schindler'

Cache of files reveals mining tycoon to be Bolivian Schindler.

Old files reveal wartime tale of 'Bolivian Schindler'

Croatian Holocaust victims seek $3.5 billion in compensation

Victims of Croatia's pro-Nazi World War II regime and their relatives are seeking $3.5 billion in damages in a suit filed in the US.

Croatian Holocaust victims seek $3.5 billion in compensation

Art collector's heirs join with university to find lost art

Heirs of legendary Jewish art collector Rudolf Mosse join with a German university to track down works he once owned.

Art collector's heirs join with university to find lost art

'Jewish Schindler' to receive B'nai B'rith citation

Naftali Backenroth-Bronicki, who risked his life saving Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland, is a forgotten hero of the Holocaust.

'Jewish Schindler' to receive B'nai B'rith citation

Nazi collaborator fan represents Ukraine at Holocaust symposium

Supporter of Nazi collaborator whose troops murdered thousands of Jews to represent Ukraine at International Holocaust symposium in Paris.

Nazi collaborator fan represents Ukraine at Holocaust symposium

Congress introduces legislation to help Holocaust survivors

Congress introduces legislation to assist survivors in obtaining restitution of assets stolen in the Holocaust.

Congress introduces legislation to help Holocaust survivors

March of the Living rejects 'legalized hate'

Nuremberg Laws have contemporary legal implications for state-sponsored terror today in Iran, Darfur, Rwanda, Yugoslavia and Syria.

March of the Living rejects 'legalized hate'

Never too late? Nazi's son returns looted artwork

His father established the ghetto in Krakow. Plundered artwork was missing since 1939.

Never too late? Nazi's son returns looted artwork

Circulating the web: Albanians saved Jewish life

Jewish community recognizes Albania for their bravery in protecting its citizens under the Nazi oppression.

Circulating the web: Albanians saved Jewish life

Hague advised to offer $2.75 million in Holocaust restitution

Executive board of the municipality of The Hague advises government to offer $2.75 million in restitution for Holocaust survivors.

Hague advised to offer $2.75 million in Holocaust restitution

Store sells 'Yellow Star' necklaces

Internet store sells 'yellow star' necklaces to 'help people remember the Holocaust.'

Store sells 'Yellow Star' necklaces

Stolen Dachau gate with infamous slogan restored

Gate with phrase 'Work will set you free' restored to Dacahu death camp after being stolen two years ago.

Stolen Dachau gate with infamous slogan restored

Mike Pence visits site of Nazi camp Dachau

Vice President lays wreath at International Memorial at the Dachau Nazi-era camp.

Mike Pence visits site of Nazi camp Dachau

Yad Vashem event to honor Holocaust survivor and author

Yad Vashem receives collection of late Holocaust survivor, author, and historian Professor Yaffa Eliach.

Yad Vashem event to honor Holocaust survivor and author

Today we remember Irena Sendler

On this day in 1910, a woman who would save many children in the Warsaw ghetto was born.

Today we remember Irena Sendler

Blue Card receives grant to help Holocaust survivors

Group that provides assistance to Holocaust survivors receives $120,000 grant from the Jewish Federations of North America.

Blue Card receives grant to help Holocaust survivors

Watch: How Jewish refugee was saved from Holocaust

Polish-Jewish refugee marries Vietnamese man who ultimately saves her and her family's life.

Watch: How Jewish refugee was saved from Holocaust

Senate bill would honor soldier who protected Jewish POWs

Bipartisan bill would honor spldier who protected 200 American-Jewish POWs during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Senate bill would honor soldier who protected Jewish POWs

Before and after "Charlotte"

Before and after "Charlotte"

Holocaust survivor who sang in Theresienstadt dies at 95

Edgar Krasa, Holocaust survivor who sang in Theresienstadt concentration camp's chorus, has died.

Holocaust survivor who sang in Theresienstadt dies at 95

Will 'Joe's Violin' get an Oscar?

'Joe's Violin' tells the story of holocaust survivor who donates his historic violin to needy child when he can't play it anymore.

Will 'Joe's Violin' get an Oscar?

Trump aide: Holocaust statement criticism is 'asinine'

Deputy assistant to Trump says that criticism of statement on Holocaust was motivated solely by a desire to attack the president.

Trump aide: Holocaust statement criticism is 'asinine'