Holocaust

93-year-old Auschwitz guard dies a week before trial

Former SS guard dies a week before he was scheduled to go on trial for his alleged role in the murder of more than 1,000 at Auschwitz.

Holocaust survivor describes hellish life in Nazi camps

92-year-old Holocaust survivor participates in Reddit session, details his harrowing near-death to liberation story.

British compensation fund rejected 75% of Holocaust survivors

Only one in four Jewish victims of the Nazis who applied for compensation from a British fund were paid, new documents show.

Revealed

Associated Press collaborated with Nazi regime

Explosive revelations show how AP cooperated with Nazis in return for access to Germany; agency scrambles to respond.

Late justice for Serbia's Jewish Holocaust victims

Serbia becomes first to return to remaining Jewish community the property that belonged to Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

The Netherlands restores payments to Holocaust survivors

Dutch reverse decision denying Holocaust compensation payments to Israeli citizens following personal intervention by MK Gafni.

Germany censures judge for helping Holocaust survivors

German judge on trial for revealing that his colleagues frequently prevent Holocaust survivors from receiving compensation.

Anne Frank-themed 'escape room' criticized

The Anne Frank Foundation blasts Dutch company for creating a bunker resembling the Frank family's wartime hideout, ‘tacky and offensive’.

Israeli Holocaust survivor is world's oldest man

Guinness World Records recognizes Yisrael Kristal, who survived both world wars and Auschwitz as the oldest man in the world.

Rivlin thanks Romania for steps to educate about the Holocaust

President Reuven Rivlin hosts state dinner in honor of visiting Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

Human remains found in Nazi concentration camp in Poland

Maintenance workers at Plaszow concentration camp uncover buried human bones. Police investigating incident.

'German justice is covering its slipshod job on Holocaust'

After hearing is suspended for ill ex-SS Auschwitz medic, his lawyer takes state to task for not bringing 'those responsible' to justice.

Exclusive interview: 'Journey with an Enemy' on the Lithuanian Shoah

Last survivor of Treblinka revolt passes away

Samuel Willenberg, last survivor of the Treblinka revolt in 1943, passed away on Friday at the age of 93.

Shaked: Haaretz cheapening memory of Holocaust

After Haaretz article compares Bennett to Nazis, Justice Minister slams paper's incitement and cheapening of the Holocaust.

Introducing Holocaust testimony: The app

HP and Yad Vashem are teaming up to create an app that will provide easy global access to all of the documents in the Yad Vashem archives.

Jewish historian in Austrian jail despite evidence

In a bizarre and troubling case, Stephan Templ was jailed over a claim to property looted during the Holocaust. Will new findings free him?

Will Poland revoke award given to Jewish Historian?

American-Polish professor Jan Tomasz may lose state honor for arguing Poles were complicit in Nazi war crimes.

Suspected Auschwitz guard dies in Croatia

Jakob Denzinger, who was under investigation for his Nazi past, dies at 92 before being prosecuted.

Austrian prosecutor okays calling Holocaust survivors a 'plague'

Prosecutor's office in Graz drops Holocaust denial case against far-right author, says Nazi camp inmates 'engaged in crime' after release.

'There are still men out there with blood on their hands'

Germany begins trial Thursday against former Auschwitz guard, 94, accused of watching over selections for the gas chamber.

Anne Frank's 'uncensored diary' to hit theaters

Arutz Sheva gets an inside look into upcoming play 'Anne,' and the 'taboos' it challenges.

Germany puts two SS men on trial over Auschwitz killings

Holocaust survivors, Jewish leaders insist Nazi SS guards' old age should not prevent their prosecution; 'age has no bearing.'

'Auschwitz baby' says last survivors 'must speak out'

Angela Orosz, who was born in the Nazi death camp, testifies against former Auschwitz guard; 'we cannot forgive in the name of 6 million.'

Holocaust resistance fighter and author Leesha Rose passes away

Author Leesha Rose, known for her book The Tulips are Red, passes away in Jerusalem.

Holocaust survivors sue Hungary for mass transport of Jews

14 Holocaust survivors sue the Hungarian government and a train company for complicity with the Nazi regime in the US.

Anne Frank's stepsister says Trump 'acting like Hitler'

In op-ed, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss says Trump anti-Muslim rhetoric reminiscent of Hitler's 'inciting racism' against Jews.

US rapper B.o.B denies the holocaust, says the earth is flat

B.o.B follows string of bizarre tweets claiming earth is flat - and a spat with an astrophysicist - with a song denying the holocaust.

Holocaust exhibit comes to Germany amid rising anti-Semitism

Angela Merkel says show featuring 100 works of 50 Jewish artists during Holocaust are crucial to educating younger generations.

British MPs call for better Holocaust education

A cross-party committee has warned the British government that too few history teachers are being trained to teach lessons of the Holocaust

Plan to turn WWII concentration into spa-resort sparks outrage

Island of Mamula in Montenegro, a concentration camp under Mussolini, granted tender to become a hotel and spa resort.

Holocaust survivor donates 'freedom shoes' to Auschwitz

90-year-old Israeli survivor donates miniature shoes that helped her live through the Holocaust to the museum at Auschwitz.

Hungarian man faces jail for Holocaust denial on Facebook

38-year-old charged with public denial of genocide in anti-Semitic rant, could face 400 days in jail or hefty fine.

Auschwitz saw record visitors in 2015 anniversary year

70 years after Nazi death camp liberated by Soviet soldiers, a record 1.72 people visited site in which a million European Jews were killed.

Copyright fight over Anne Frank's diary

Anne Frank Foundation threatens legal action against French MP and academic over online publication of diary

Ukraine MP who saluted Hitler is on Israel committee

Artyom Vitko, who is on a committee to improve Ukraine-Israel ties, sang pro-Hitler songs days after Ukraine apologized for Holocaust role.

Archives naming French Nazi collaborators opened after 70 years

Records revealed Monday show France's brutal treatment toward its Jewish population during Holocaust.

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Universalizing the Holocaust hurting its memory

Too many schools teach the Holocaust as just another tragedy, educational leader in Holocaust studies warns.

Auction of iconic Israeli flag cancelled

Flag from the SS Exodus, which tried to bring Holocaust survivors to British-mandate Palestine, bought by public institution.

Holocaust document trove unearthed in Budapest apartment

While renovating home, couple finds 6,300 documents from before Hungary liquidated its Jews.

Dutch students decorate dorm room to look like Nazi death camp

In reported hazing prank, seniors paint mass graves and train tracks on wall of Jewish freshman's room.

Israeli students chant 'never again' to EU envoy

Students for Israel gather outside EU ambassador's residence holding images of anti-Jewish boycotts prior to Holocaust.

French-American fund to compensate for Holocaust deportation

Application period begins for fund to compensate those deported to Nazi camps by France's state rail company.

Netanyahu: Nazis were responsible for Holocaust, Mufti supported

Prime Minister Netanyahu clarifies that he did not intend to absolve Hitler of his responsibility for the Holocaust.

Carson stands by Holocaust gun argument

Republican candidate says many Jews told him he was 'exactly right' in comment about gun ownership possibly preventing the Holocaust.

Historian: The Mufti planned to burn Jews

Dr. Edy Cohen of Bar-Ilan University says that Netanyahu's comments on the Mufti and the Holocaust have a basis in history.

Prominent Holocaust researcher David Cesarani dies at 58

British historian David Cesarani, who specialized in Jewish history and the Holocaust, dies at 58.

Germany Assures Netanyahu: We're Responsible for Holocaust

Following political frenzy over Netanyahu's Hitler remarks, Germany takes responsibility for murder of six million Jews.

In New Documentary, KKK says Auschwitz a 'Summer Camp' for Jews

Stunned British documentary crew aghast after white supremacist insists Hitler provided paradise for Jews in death camps.

Poll: One-Third of Americans Would Not Hide Jew During Holocaust

Poll was conducted to promote the film 'Return to the Hiding Place' about Christians who sheltered Jews during World War II.

Austrian Chancellor Compares Migrant Exodus, Holocaust

Hungary's deception, concentration of Middle Eastern refugees is reminiscent of 1944 Auschwitz deportations, chancellor fires.

'More Killed in a Day at Auschwitz Than All of the Nakba'

Members of the Im Tirzu organization protested Monday over the launch of a new book that conflates the Holocaust with the 'Nakba'.

Remains of Nazi Professor's Jewish Victims Buried in France

Dozens of Jews were murdered for Nazi anatomy professor's skeleton collection.

Jews Contrast Refugee's European Experience With Their Own

Pope Francis urged Catholic institutions to open their doors and house Syrian refugees until they could get on the their feet.

Amsterdam to Compensate Jews for Fines From WWII

Descendants of Dutch Holocaust survivors fined with overdue rent after returning from concentration camps will be refunded.

The "Naqba" Was no Holocaust - Far From It.

The Dutch Owe Jews a Real Apology for Their Role in the Holocaust

Holocaust Denier to Lead Death Camp Tours

Infamous denier David Irving to tour four camps, encourage audiences to 'make up their minds' about the horrors.

European Jewish Leader: Monaco's Holocaust Apology Not too Late

Prince Albert II marks 73 years since mass deporting of Jews to Nazi death camps in Monaco first; EJC pres.: 'no time limit to regret.'

Holocaust and Nakba 'Both Tragedies,' Says New Book

Right wing groups are up in arms over an event planned to honor a new book they say equates the Holocaust with the 'Nakba'