Holocaust

The Fourth Dimension

Tswi Herschel, who as a child was saved during the Holocaust, visits the death camp where his parents were murdered decades ago. Op-ed.

Noa Kirel mentions the Holocaust - and raises a storm in Poland

'Do young people in Israel think the Holocaust was caused by Poland?' Polish MP questions.

Jewish graves desecrated in Toulouse, France cemetery

Multiple graves, including those of Jewish Holocaust victims, defaced in cemetery in Southern France.

78 years since the Nazis’ defeat and rescue of survivors

Thousands participate in prayer and thanksgiving services around the world to mark the day of liberation and rescue.

Op-Ed:

The entire Jewish people must celebrate victory over the Nazis

We mourn the Holocaust, as we should, but we must also celebrate the Allied victory over its perpetrators. Op-ed.

Sale of Nazi linked jewels to go ahead despite criticism

UK auction house ignores calls to stop sale of jewelry linked to man who profited from Nazi persecution of Jewish businesses.

Netherlands:

Teachers increasingly dealing with Holocaust denying students

Survey finds Holocaust denial most common among students in the Netherlands from immigrant backgrounds.

Wiesenthal Center calls for freeze on auction linked to Nazis

Sale by Christie's Auction House contains jewelry collection linked to man who bought Jewish businesses for profit during Holocaust.

Colorado middle school:

Students draw swastikas on arms after Holocaust presentation

Middle school pledges pupils will be disciplined for mocking Holocaust presentation with Nazi symbols.

Should an effort be made to better Polish-Israel relations?

Poland has to face its dark actions durng the Holocaust, but Israel must remember that this was not government policy, but individual.Op-ed

Quebec releases guide to genocide education for high schools

Educational resource includes lessons on the Holocaust and eight other 20th century genocides.

300 academics condemn Polish attack on Holocaust historian

Yad Vashem joins academics, institutions in condemning Polish government's attacks on Barbara Engelking for saying Poles "failed" Jews.

Gdansk to build memorial on site of former Jewish ghetto

Announcement comes after campaign by activists who worried encroaching development would make creation of monument impossible.

Netherlands to release secret files on Nazi collaborators

Dutch files on those suspected of collaborating with Nazis, many of whom went on trial after the war, will be digitized and placed online.

Switzerland to fund national memorial for Holocaust victims

Switzerland’s executive body agrees to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the victims of the Holocaust.

WJC: Credit Suisse must reinstate investigation into Nazi ties

Wold Jewish Congress urges bank to rehire investigators looking into new claims of Nazi accounts.

A witness to the rebirth of Israel: Jewish DPs in Austria

The story of US Army Chaplain Oscar M. Lifshutz and the Jewish DPS’ at Camp Riedenberg in Salzburg Austria, May 14, 1948. Op-ed.

Austrian parliament pres. pledges creation of Holocaust museum

Wolfgang Sobotka announces support for creation of Vienna museum on sight of former Gestapo headquarters.

Rapper Meek Mill:

'I’ll spread the word about what I’ve seen at Auschwitz’

American rapper says after being part of March of the Living he intends to explain to the African American community about the Holocaust.

UK memorial to six unknown Holocaust victims unveiled

Holocaust memorial garden near London dedicated to six unknown Auschwitz victims finally laid to rest in Jewish cemetery.

Milan mural showing Simpsons as death camp inmates vandalized

Artwork marking Holocaust Remembrance Day depicts famous cartoon family before and after their deportation to a concentration camp.

Democrats introduce bill honoring American Holocaust rescuers

Legislation seeks to award collective Congressional Gold Medal to prominent Democrats who aided Jewish refugees during Holocaust.

The nights as well

How do we lead a life so as to be worthy of the freedom we have been given?

Exclusive: Broadcast from the CBC on May 6, 1943

Teach your children well. Teach them that the Jews were abandoned, teach them that the world knew. A Must Watch broadcast proves it. Op-ed.

Report: Swiss bank impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts

Credit Suisse is impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts, US lawmakers say.

Op-ed:

The Holocaust's main lesson is that only power helps us survive

It is impossible to provide security to the Jewish people without political, economic and military power.Op-ed.

Seattle synagogue vandalized ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Anti-Israel activists target synagogue with vile antisemitic graffiti only "moments" before start of the day of remembering the Holocaust.

Fail-Safe and Jewish Self-Defense

There is a part of Fail-Safe that talks about the story of Anne Frank and her family in a way never seen in American literature.Op-ed.

The Daily Portion / 6 essential facts about the Holocaust

Feelings are not enough, we must not neglect cold, hard, dry facts.

Where was God during the Holocaust?

Since the Holocaust, the feeling is that no matter how hard people try; no matter how moral they want to be, in the end the monster wins.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Herzog: We must unite and protect our homeland

Israel's president addresses 'Unto Every Person There is a Name' event, calling for unity 'because we don't have another country.'

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two-minute siren sounded across Israel, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Holocaust survivors, relatives launch year-long digital campaign

Our Holocaust Story shares stories of survival that made their families possible.

How a Holocaust happens

Remembering the Holocaust may allow us the consolation of assuming that the "worst" has already happened. Alas, this may not be true.Op-ed.

Op-Ed:

Whatever happened to “Never Again”?

What happened to those two words that once sent chills down the spines of our enemies? Op-ed.

Malta:

National broadcaster under fire for interview with Nazi author

Widespread outrage ensues after 'Nazi prison guard' speaks on chat show about his attempt to rehabilitate Hitler's image in new book.

Memorializing the Holocaust: The world versus Israel

Israel and Jewish communities commemorate the Holocaust as a time when Jews were murdered, but also as a time when Jews fought back.

ADL urges expansion of Holocaust education to all US states

LearnToNeverForget project calls for adoption of state and local Holocaust education legislation.

Interview: Anna Rezan

Young Greek Jewish filmmaker & untold stories about WWII Greece

Anna Rezan, Greek actress turned filmmaker shares what is behind her documentary about Greek Holocaust survivors and WWII resistance.

MDA Tracing Services helps Holocaust survivors locate relatives

Tracing Services department receives 150 family tracing requests for Holocaust survivors in the last year.

Holocaust Remembrance Day:

The survival stories of this year's torch lighters

Each survivor had a unique experience during the harrowing period; these are their stories. The ceremony will be held on Monday at 8:00 PM.

Friends of Zion Museum hosts 70 Holocaust survivors

FOZ Museum hosts 70 Holocaust survivors ahead of Pesach.

Holocaust educator Margot Stern Strom dies at 81

Margot Stern Strom, founder of one of the most widely used Holocaust education programs in American schools, dies of pancreatic cancer.

Lyon, France approves funding for Holocaust memorial

Holocaust monument will open in 2025 to coincide with 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.

Polish citizens who helped Jewish during Holocaust honored

Ceremony led by Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorates Poles who aided Jews during the Holocaust.

Carnegie Hall to pay tribute to Japanese diplomat who saved Jews

Performance of Yad Vashem commissioned 'Vessels of Light' symphony will commemorate diplomat who helped Jews flee Nazi occupied Europe.

Michigan GOP under fire for tweet tying gun reform to Holocaust

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO says the tweet “is absolutely inappropriate and offensive and should be taken down immediately.”

Another look at the Book of Kohelet

The Holocaust in the age of forgetfulness. Op-ed.

PBS highlights man who tried to reveal Holocaust to the world

David Strathairn plays historic Holocaust witness Jan Karski in PBS’s ‘Remember This’

Jews who escaped the Holocaust through the Christian Church

Painful choices over apostasy.

Lithuania marks Day of Rescuers of Lithuanian Jews for 1st time

Official commemoration ceremony honors 1,785 Lithuanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.

Bulgarian Jews skip ceremony marking 80 years since their rescue

Representatives of Jewish community accuse Bulgarian leaders of distorting Holocaust history, role of Tsar Boris III.

Jews and Martyrdom – for the Sanctification of His Name

The Holocaust saw Jews facing death with dignity when God demanded martyrdom.

Florida

Holocaust novel removed as school district purges libraries

South Florida school district removes Holocaust novel over its portrayal of sexual assault by Nazi guards.

Thessaloniki film festival pays tribute to deported Jews

Documentary film festival features multiple films on the city's Jewish history, including tribute to Jews deported during the Holocaust.

German Jewish soccer star murdered in Auschwitz honored

UK ceremony led by Chief Rabbi Mirvis commemorates Julius Hirsch and other Jewish soccer players killed in Auschwitz.

Purim, the Holocaust and today's Amalek

My motto is never again, never forget, and never forgive even if some criticize me for not forgiving what the Nazis did to my family.Op-ed.

Vienna UK embassy honors officials who saved Jews during WWII

British embassy in Austrian capital saved 1,800 Jews by issuing passports and travel documents against orders of Foreign Office.

Irish sale of Nazi items slammed by son of Holocaust survivor

Auction of over 400 Nazi-linked items denounced by founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland as 'without taste or moral compass.'

Albania opening museum honoring citizens who rescued Jews

'Besa' museum will commemorate bravery of Albanians who refused to hand over Jews to the Nazis.