Holocaust

US Jews 'Failed Gush Katif, Like We Failed Holocaust Victims'

Rabbi Yoel Schoenfeld believes American Jews have a lot to answer for in failing to stop the Disengagement.

Queen Elizabeth to Meet Survivors at Nazi Death Camp

70 years after British forces liberated it, British queen to visit Bergen-Belsen with her husband Prince Philip in state visit to Germany.

British Teens Arrested Stealing From Auschwitz

Two young Brits caught digging in area where belongings of Jewish victims are still found; had buttons, hair clipper and other artifacts.

Madrid City Official Resigns over Holocaust 'Joke'

Just two days after he was appointed culture chief, fire storm over 4-year-old gas chamber 'joke' prompts Guillermo Zapata to step down.

Jewish Dems Blast Congressman for Holocaust Comparison

After saying Nazi minister 'Goebbels would be proud' of trade unions, Jewish Democrats demand apology from Rep. Schweikert.

Haifa Arabs Physically Assault Holocaust Survivors

Police arrest 7 Arabs who stole from and abused elderly Holocaust survivors, after ignoring earlier complaint of vandalism against them.

Pictures: Knesset Unity as Torah Dedicated for Jewish WW2 Vets

In rare and beautiful show of Jewish unity, MKs, leaders from across the spectrum dedicate Torah to Jews who fell fighting Nazism.

102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Gets PhD Denied to Her By Nazis

77 years after Nazis barred her from sitting final exam in Germany, pediatric expert Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport finally receives doctorate.

'Repulsive' Polish Exhibit Shows Nude Tag Game in Gas Chamber

Museum exhibit with video of nude men and women playing tag receiving patronage from Israel embassy; 'repulsive and offensive.'

130 Ex-Nazis Given US Retirement Benefits

Social Security Administration reveals that $20.2 million was paid to ex-Nazi war criminals.

Most Holocaust Survivors Worldwide in Poverty

Special advisor on Holocaust issues in Washington warns: about 50% of survivors worldwide live in poverty, need urgent help.

When Nazism met Arabism

When Baghdad Burned: The June 1941 Farhud Massacre

The fusion of Nazism and Arab nationalism in the Middle East spelled unimaginable horror for Iraq's ancient Jewish community.

Hungarian University Makes Holocaust Education Mandatory

Catholic university in Hungary makes a course in Holocaust education mandatory for all its students.

Queen Elizabeth II to Visit Bergen-Belsen in June

During official state visit to Germany next month, British monarch will visit Nazi concentration camp where Anne Frank perished.

Greek Town Orders Star of David Removed from Holocaust Memorial

Officials in the Greek port town of Kavala have ordered that a Holocaust memorial will not be unveiled until its Star of David is removed.

Rivlin in Germany: No Country Immune to Anti-Semitism

During visit to Germany marking 50 years of diplomatic relations with Israel, Rivlin attends memorial service for Holocaust victims.

Swedish Politician Apologizes for Holocaust Analogy

Green Party spokesperson says sorry after calling migrant crisis 'the new Auschwitz' and then using a derogatory word for Gypsies.

Flemish Nationalist Leader Disowns WWII Nazi Collaboration

In speech to Jewish community, right-wing Belgian politicians says Flemish collaboration with Nazi Germany was 'a mistake on all levels.'

Merkel: World Must Never Ignore Anti-Semites, Israel-Haters

German Chancellor leads moving ceremony at the site of Dachau concentration camp, marking 70 years since its liberation.

Long-Delayed Museum on Nazism Opens in Munich

Veterans and Holocaust survivors will join politicians at ceremony of new museum built in the "home of [Nazi] movement."

Red Cross 'Lost its Moral Compass' During the Holocaust

ICRC head admits Red Cross failed to protect Jews, preferring to remain willfully blind to the horrors of Nazism.

Testimony: French Resistance Fighter 'Waiting to Die' at Dachau

Clement Quentin retells the horrors of being a Nazi guinea pig ahead of 70th anniversary ceremony of its liberation this Sunday.

Hollande Warns the Holocaust 'Could Yet Return'

Ceremonies in Germany, Croatia and France death camps recall the genocidal horrors, warn that the 'fight has not ended.'

German President Thanks Britain for Bergen-Belsen Liberation

President Joachim Gauck lauds British forces who liberated Nazi camp where Anne Frank perished, for 'restoring humanity'.

'Apples to Apples' Card Causes 'Nazi Poland' Snafu

Apples to...oranges? Mattel apologizes after Warsaw insists card for 'Schindler's List' in popular game was 'historically inaccurate.'

Poland Cautiously Accepts FBI Chief's Apology on Holocaust

Poland's leaders guardedly accept James Comey's words of regret over remarks on Poland's role in the Holocaust.

Young Israel: FBI Director is Right to Target Evil

The National Council of Young Israel praises James Comey's indictment of Polish collusion during the Holocaust, saying it cannot be ignored.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Describes an 'Orderly' Camp

"Everything happened in an orderly fashion," says former SS officer Oskar Groening at his trial in Germany.

Austria Unveils Monument to Victims of Nazi Courts

Austria's chancellor inaugurates a monument paying homage to the 1,200 victims sentenced to death and executed by Nazi courts in Vienna.

'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Admits 'Moral Guilt' as Trial Begins

Former SS guard Oskar Groening admits he 'shares morally in the guilt' of the holocaust, but denies criminal responsibility.

US Tries to Calm Tensions with Poland, But No Apologies

State Department says FBI Director's remarks did not 'intend' to suggest Poland was responsible for the Holocaust, but does not apologize.

US Envoy Apologizes to Poland over FBI Chief's Holocaust Blame

Amb. Stephen Mull apologizes for remarks blaming Poland for the Holocaust, says he will work to smooth tensions.

German Minister Warns Against Xenophobia, 70 Years After Nazis

FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier asks Germans whether recent spate of attacks marks the rise of anti-Semitism at Holocaust remembrance ceremony.

PA: Only 1-2 Million Jews Died During the Holocaust

PA celebrates Holocaust Remembrance Day by claiming that Zionists orchestrated their own genocide to gain international sympathy.

Poland Summons US Ambassador Over Holocaust Remarks

Warsaw demands apology after FBI chief stated that Poland played a role in Nazi's systemic genocide of Jews and other minorities.

2nd-Generation Holocaust Survivors More Anxious About Iran

Study: children of Holocaust survivors more preoccupied with the Iranian nuclear threat than children of non-survivors.

Why Are All FBI Agents Required to Visit the Holocaust Museum?

FBI Director reveals his policy, meant to teach the 'most frightening lesson of all' - not the Holocaust's inhumanity, but it's humanity.

Why Does the Muslim World Deny the Holocaust?

Experts reveal the Israel connection to Arab Holocaust denial, and the Palestinian role in the genocide of half a million Jews in Hungary.

The Holocaust Averted: a Bittersweet Scenario

What if the Nazis had failed with Czechoslovakia? Expert says American Jews and Israel would not have been the same.

Netanyahu Recounts His Personal Connection to the Holocaust

PM tells Knesset about his father-in-law Shmuel Ben-Artzi, famous Hebrew writer who made it to Israel but lost so many of his relatives.

Hundreds Attend Funeral of 'Anonymous' Holocaust Survivor

Over 500 people attended the funeral of a Holocaust survivor whom they did not know Thursday morning, after an alert on Facebook.

From Holocaust Victim to Hero of Israel

Eugene Lebovitz survived Hitler's Holocaust to become a hero in Israel's War of Independence.

EU Parliamentarian: The Writing is On the Wall

EU Parliamentarian Meir Haviv said that the Jews of Europe felt they were facing the same dangers their parents and grandparents had.

A Survivor Recounts: Defying Death in the Holocaust for a Sister

Suzanna Braun was told to save her little sister as she was herded away to the gas chambers - and she did at all costs.

MK Regev: 70 Years Later, and the Same Old Hate

70 years later, the world still hasn't learned the lesson of where unbridled hatred of Jews can lead it, wrote MK Miri Regev.

Why Do Holocaust Ceremonies Ignore Jewish Rescuers?

Holocaust ceremonies tend to highlight non-Jewish heroes far more often than Jewish ones, says one event organizer.

The Difficulty of Choosing Whom to Honor at Holocaust Events

Alan Schneider: It is emotionally tough to decide which stories should get the spotlight on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Watch: IDF Chief of Staff Meets Holocaust Survivor

Gen. Gadi Eizenkot meets with survivor ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day - and they discuss Israel's future.

Meet the 1.5 Million Jewish Children Murdered by the Nazis

Yad Vashem opens new exhibit ahead of Holocaust memorial day, exploring the Jewish children who grew up in horrors of the Holocaust.

Watch: 'March of the Living' in Budapest

Participants of 'March of the Living' attend Holocaust memorial event in Hungary and hear moving speech from a survivor.

New Mass Grave Found at Bergen-Belsen

Dutch researchers say they found a new mass grave at former Nazi death camp based on testimony of Holocaust survivors.

Hungary Suffers Two Anti-Semitic Attacks in Less Than a Week

Open-air Holocaust exhibition vandalized with red paint and swastika drawn opposite synagogue in Hungary's capital city Budapest.

Anne Frank's Betrayer Discovered?

New book alleges that sister of Bep Voskujil, Otto Frank's secretary, was a Nazi collaborator who tipped the Gestapo to the Frank's hideout.

French D-Day Architect Dies

Jean-Louis Cremieux-Brilhac, one of the first to condemn the Holocaust and man who wrote instructions for French during D-Day, was 98.

Most Israelis Believe the Holocaust Could Be Forgotten

More than 80% of respondents in survey believe that the Holocaust could diminish in significance.

French Far-Right Leader Stands By Gas Chamber Comments

National Front party founder again insists Nazi gas chambers were just a 'detail'; daughter and party head distances herself.

Curator: Holocaust Art 'Can Be Laid to Rest'

Vienna's Albertina Museum director faces condemnation for suggesting there be a time limit on return of artwork looted by Nazis.

Anne Frank Died Earlier Than Thought, Study Shows

Teenage holocaust victim whose diaries became famous after the war would have succumbed to typhus in January -February 1945.

UK Pundit Suggests Ed Miliband Stick Wife's 'Head in Oven'

Controversial UK journalist Katie Hopkins tells Jewish Labour leader Ed Miliband to stick his wife's head in an oven and 'turn on the gas.'

Could the Allies Have Saved Jews From the Nazis?

A major event has been examining in depth, whether the Allies could have done more to save Jews during the Holocaust.