Holocaust

Yad Vashem Calls for Personal Items from Holocaust

A new campaign launched by Yad Vashem is aimed at collecting Holocaust items from the general public and preserving them for future generations.

German Holocaust Survivor Compensation 200M by 2014

Germany will up compensation to Holocaust survivors to $200 Million by 2014.

Times Square Video: PM Calls for Justice for Holocaust Victims

New initiative by the Jewish Agency and Israel's government seeks to find persons eligible to receive property stolen by Nazis in the Holocaust.

Demjanjuk's Prosecutors Seek 6-Year Sentence

Prosecutors in the high-profile case of John Demjanjuk present their summary, ask for a six-year sentence for the accused Nazi killer.

US May Allow Lawsuits for French Rail's Holocaust Complicity

US lawmakers have introduced legislation opening the door to lawsuits against France's state-owned rail company for wartime deportations

Holocaust Museum Starts Tours for Hareidi-Religious Students

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum has recently launched specially planned tours for hareidi students. The museum's director: It is amazing.

Demjanjuk Threatens Hunger Strike

Accused Nazi criminal, on trial in Germany, threatens hunger strike unless court accepts files he claims will exonerate him.

Honor for Polish Woman who Saved Jews

Francisca Halamajowa and her daughter risked their lives to hide 13 Jews right under the noses of Nazi troops.

Sephardic Jews Call for Truth on Bulgaria's Role in Holocaust

Members of the Sephardic Jewish community plan to call on the Bulgarian government to reveal the truth about Jews it helped kill in the Holocaust.

Germany to Raise Sums of Holocaust Reparations

Germany announces that the budget this year for Holocaust reparations will be doubled, from 55 million Euros to 110 million Euros.

Help to Holocaust Survivors on the Increase

As world marks Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day, the number of survivors receiving aid has climbed by 160%, from 23,000 to 60,000.

Europe's Rabbis Propose: Let Us Teach About the Holocaust

European Rabbinical Center suggests that rabbis throughout Europe teach about the Holocaust in local schools, to fight ignorance and anti-Semitism.

Seeking Holocaust Documentation? Google It

Yad Vashem and Google announce a new partnership that will allow for the online preservation of Yad Vashem's rich archive.

Yad Vashem Presents: Holocaust Videos for the Iranian Audience

Yad Vashem launches new YouTube channel in the Farsi language, aims at educating Iranians about what happened during the Holocaust.

Ban Ki-Moon Wears Kippah for a Day, Honors Holocaust Victims

Ban Ki-moon wore a kippah in a New York synagogue Saturday to honor Holocaust victims and survivors. Friday, he condemned Jewish ‘settlements.”

Texas: Rare Holocaust Papers Stolen

Police in the United States have retrieved some rare Holocaust documents stolen from a private collection in Texas. Others remain missing.

Tuvia Friedman, Legendary Nazi Hunter, Dies at 89

Efraim Zuroff, head of the Israel Wiesenthal Center, remembers Friedman: "He dedicated his life to hunting down Nazi murderers."

Hamas Leader Joins Ahmadinejad, Calls Holocaust a Lie

A senior leader of Hamas has followed in the footsteps of its Iranian benefactor and calls the Holocaust a lie. No comment from the UN.

Dr.Efraim Zuroff, Nazi Hunter: Lithuania Has Not Changed

Dr. Zuroff's scathing answer to Rabbi Y. Rosenson, who claimed in an INN interview that Lithuania is facing up to its murderous Holocaust past.

Yad Vashem Identifies 4 Million Holocaust Victims

Yad Vashem has managed to identify two-thirds of the Jews murdered in the Holocaust; 1.5 million names added in past decade.

Dramatic Eichmann Trial Reunion as Holocaust Memorial Approaches

Two major figures from the Eichmann trial meet in Jerusalem 50 years later to recall their experiences as Holocaust Memorial Day approaches.

'Degenerate Jewish Art' Confiscated by Nazis On Display

Ten sculptures recently discovered in a burnt-down Berlin basement as 'degenerate' and 'Jewish' on display in Berlin.

Memorial to Romanian Jews as Mass Grave Uncovered

A Holocaust survivor reveals a decades-old memorial to the Jews of Iasi, Romania, just before a mass grave is uncovered.

Europe: Archive Project to Ease Holocaust Research

A European-wide project aims to ease access to Holocaust records, records will be put online for public access.

Holocaust Survivors Get a Home in Haifa

A new home will help elderly Holocaust survivors live out their lives in comfort and dignity, thanks to an Israeli charity and Christian donors.

Schwarzenegger Vetoes "Holocaust" Bill

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes bill that would require railway companies to disclose their roles during the Holocaust.

Former Israel MK Urges Universal Laws against Holocaust Denial

Former MK Dan Tichon told Arutz 7 that increasing anti-Semitic attacks make it more urgent for nations to make Holocaust denial illegal.

Remembering the Bialystok Uprising

The city of Yahud holds a memorial 67 years after the Bialystok ghetto battle, the second largest Holocaust uprising.

93-year-old Holocaust Survivor Immigrates to Israel

Livia Shacter, a 93-year-old great-grandmother of 35 and a survivor of Auschwitz, moves to Israel, says 'I thank G-d we have a country.'

An End to Holocaust Denial for Palestinian Authority Youth

A small grassroots movement is taking shape among Palestinian Authority students who are reaching out for information about the Holocaust.

Aid Hike for Shoah Survivors as Holidays Approach

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz ups payments for Holocaust survivors and IDF's wounded, in advance of High Holidays.

Iran Launches Holocaust-Denial Cartoon Site

Iranian website depicts Holocaust as seen through Iranian eyes – denial, mockery, & dedication to “all those killed in the name of the Holocaust.”

Holocaust Survivors Keep Hope for Reunion Alive

Holocaust survivors continue the search for lost family. Some stories end in reunion.

Jews Sound Off against Iran’s New Holocaust Denial Website

Jews have come out swinging against a new Iranian Holocaust denial website, which the ADL called a “virtual cesspool” of anti-Semitism.

Yad Vashem Breathing Life into Destroyed Jewish Communities

Munkacs is the latest Jewish Community to be 'revived' in its pre-Holocaust form on the Yad Vashem website.

Neo-Nazis Hack Buchenwald Web Site

The web site of the Buchenwald concentration camp was attacked last week by neo-Nazi vandals who redirected surfers to a revisionist site.

Survivor Dances on the Ashes at Auschwitz

An 89-year-old survivor of Hitler's death camp danced on the ashes of Auschwitz in a video that went viral last week on the Internet.

Focus on the Holocaust and not on the Context

The 7th Conference on Holocaust Education took place in Jerusalem. The conference tries to improve Holocaust education throughout the world.

European Nations Agree to Return Stolen Holocaust Property

Dozens of European countries have agreed to Israel’s suggestion to return stolen property to Holocaust survivors, at a conference in Prague.

Turkey Boycotts Holocaust Conference in Jerusalem

A Yad Vashem Museum conference on Teaching the Holocaust in the Diaspora has opened in Jerusalem. Turkey called in to say, "We're not coming."

Dutch Neo-Nazis Mar Concentration Camp Ceremony

Members of a neo-Nazi motorcycle gang marred a ceremony at the site of a former children’s concentration camp in southern Holland.

US Deports ex-Nazi to Austria

A former SS guard who lived for decades incognito in Pennsylvania has been deported to Austria.

New Film Tells the Story of Greek Jewry

A new film, 'In the Shadow of the Acropolis,' tells the story of the Jews of Greece during the Shoa.

Lifelong Trauma Destroys Lives of Some Holocaust Survivors

Some Holocaust survivors never get past the horrors they encountered during the Nazi regime. The trauma has destroyed their lives.

Holocaust Study: It Took Three Years for Polish Jewry to Wake Up

Study analyzes Polish Jewry as they dealt, or didn’t deal, with their neighbors and friends who suddenly became enemies and Nazi collaborators.

Israeli Leaders Remember Shoah

Senior Israeli politicians, military men, rabbis remember the Shoah on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Stories of Six Survivors who Lit Memorial Flames

The stories of the six Holocaust survivors who lit flames in memory of the victims on Sunday night. Memorial siren in Israel at 10 a.m.

Shoah Remembrance Day Ceremonies Begin

Official events to commemorate the systematic slaughter of Jews by the Germans, Poles and others begin at Yad Vashem.

Holocaust Survivors' Art Exhibit to Open at Yad Vashem

A new exhibition features works of art by Holocaust survivors who open a window into the world of terror they experienced in the Nazi genocide.

Cabinet to Grant Electric Rate Cuts for Holocaust Survivors

The Cabinet, several hours before Holocaust Remembrance Day, is granting a cut in electricity fees for Holocaust survivors.

Children of Light and Darkness: Goering’s Brother Saved Jews

Albert Goering, the brother of Nazi mastermind Hermann who planned the murder of millions of Jews, risked his life to save Jews in the Holocaust.

Children Collect 1.5 Million Buttons to Commemorate Holocaust

Schoolchildren in Efrat collect 1.5 million buttons to commemorate Jewish child victims of the Holocaust.

American Citizen Wanted for Holocaust War Crimes

Serbia has issued an international arrest warrant for US citizen Peter Egner, suspected of killing 17,000 during World War II.

Hungary Passes Holocaust Denial Law

Hungary has passed a law to punish those who deny the history of the Holocaust. A wide Christian-Jewish coalition helped push the law through.

Holocaust Survivor Stipends to be Increased

Finance Ministry to add NIS 30 million to budget for stipends to 20,000 Holocaust survivors.

Concentration Camp Vandalized in Poland

The Plaszow concentration camp near Krakow, Poland, has been vandalized with graffiti.

Israel Chairs International Task Force on Holocaust Education

Israel has succeeded Norway as the new chair of the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research.

‘Topography of Terror’ Museum Focuses on Nazi Murderers

The former Nazi Gestapo and SS headquarters will reopen as a museum with proof of the Nazi death machine, evidence against Holocaust deniers.

‘Survivors Who Changed the World’ To Be Honored

The March of the Living foundation is asking for nominations of Holocaust survivors who changed the world. Rabbi Lau will be one of the honorees.

Edelstein Links Nazis and Today’s Iran

Visiting Yad Vashem's UN exhibit in honor of Int'l Holocaust Day, Minister Edelstein compares Nazis’ “final solution” with Iranian nuclear plans.