Holocaust

'Violins of Hope'

New York exhibit marks 78th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Three dozen violins which survived the Holocaust put on display for New York exhibition marking anniversary of Auschwitz liberation.

Nations that actively saved Jews during the Holocaust

How G-d saved the Jews from their worst enemies. Exceptions to total genocide.

New portrait collection showcases 90 Holocaust survivors

'There've been a hundred movies about Jews being imprisoned, tortured, enslaved. Why doesn’t anybody talk about them thriving afterwards?”

The entrenchment of Western Jew-hatred

As the culture hurtles towards the precipice, Diaspora Jews are like rabbits caught in the headlights. Op-ed.

Germany returns 16th-century sculpture to heirs of Jewish owner

Federal German cultural organization returns 16th-century sculpture to the heirs of its pre-war Jewish owner who faced Nazi persecution.

AJC CEO:

‘We must ensure memories of survivors never dim’

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch also calls for tackling new wave of global antisemitism.

Op-ed:

Israel, the Holocaust, and my parents, and the lessons learned

My parents' suffering was in some perverse way my good fortune because I came to understand mankind and what it was capable of doing.Op-ed.

Murals showing the Simpsons as Holocaust victims appear in Italy

Artwork showing cartoon family as Holocaust victims appear in Milan train station to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'Woman of the Century' -101-year-old survivor returns to Germany

Who is 101-year-old Margot Friedlaender and why is Berlin awarding her its highest merit?

New report:

Advances in Holocaust education in the Arab world

Nonetheless, "Jewish moral compass should not be limited to this issue alone," says Prof. Shavit.

UK PM to back legislation for national Holocaust memorial

National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will be built next to parliament as a place to reflect on the murder of 6 million Jews.

Majority of Dutch don't know Holocaust reached their country

New study shows most people in the Netherlands unaware Holocaust impacted their country - despite Anne Frank famously hiding their in 1940s.

AJC survey:

Half of Americans don’t know how many Jews killed in Holocaust

American Jewish Committee report finds that large number of Americans lack basic knowledge of the Holocaust.

Holocaust ‘Book of Names’ to be unveiled at the UN

Book of Names, with the names of 4.8 million Holocaust victims, to be inaugurated at UN, underscoring individual identities of the victims

London mayor speaks at Holocaust Memorial Day event

Sadiq Khan touches on importance of remembering the Holocaust and not becoming complacent in the face of intolerance.

New app slammed for letting users talk with Hitler, other Nazis

Advanced chatbot app faces backlash for allowing users to talk with evil figures from history.

Welsh lawmaker slammed for Holocaust event without Jews

Invitation to Holocaust Memorial Day event by minister in Welsh government mentions only "Gypsies, Roma and Travellers."

Once again:

Russian FM causes uproar with Holocaust comparison

White House blasts Sergei Lavrov after he compared US approach to Russia with the Nazis’ effort to eradicate the Jewish people.

Watch: UAE to add Holocaust education to school curriculum

Rabbi to the Emirates says the country has provided all the necessary infrastructure for Jewish life.

Britain:

Lawmaker suspended after comparing COVID vaccine to Holocaust

British lawmaker suspended after tweeting that COVID-19 vaccines are "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust".

Thessaloniki Holocaust mural vandalized with Nazi symbols

Mural commemorating deportation of Jews to Auschwitz defaced with Nazi symbols, in latest incident targeting city's Jewish community.

French-Jewish resistance fighter Adolfo Kaminsky dead at 97

Adolfo Kaminsky, Jewish member of French Resistance who saved thousands during the Holocaust, dies at 97.

Catching sun

We yearn for a return to innocence.  For memory to be transformed into knowledge that the world is a better place now, lessons learned.

Renowned Holocaust scholar Michael Marrus passes away at 81

Internationally respected academic shed light on Vichy France's collaboration with Nazi Germany.

Holocaust survivor paintings to be shown in UK parliament

30 portraits by young artists will be displayed in parliament for Holocaust Memorial Day.

March of the Living director awarded Order of Canada

Eli Rubenstein given honor for devotion to Holocaust education.

Jewish items hidden during WWII found in Lodz construction site

Buried valuables and everyday objects found during renovation of historic building in Polish city.

Watch: Jerusalem mall offers virtual tour of Auschwitz

High-tech project allows mostly-haredi public to virtually visit one of the Holocaust's most notorious death machines.

Activists make final appeal for Gdansk ghetto memorial

Polish city urged to build Holocaust memorial on island site of former Jewish ghetto before redevelopment makes it impossible.

Writer who preserved recipes of Holocaust victims dies at 83

Culinary historian Cara De Silva compiled recipes saved by death camp inmates for a book that went on to be popular.

America’s oldest Holocaust memorial gets federal protection

Amid dangerous increase in antisemitism, Holocaust monument in Ohio given federal designation by Congress.

New York City:

Museum of Jewish Heritage opens first Holocaust exhibit for kids

Exhibit will use technology and interactive media to tell story of Denmark saving its Jewish community during the Holocaust.

Whoopi apologizes again:

'I wasn't doubling down on hurtful comments'

Actress and television host says she wasn't trying to repeat past claims on the Holocaust but simply trying to convey her previous remarks.

97-year old former death camp secretary appeals conviction

Woman who worked as teenage typist at Stutthof concentration camp appeals two-year suspended sentence for complicity in 10,500 murders.

Meir Panim is taking care of lonely Israeli Holocaust survivors

Meir Panim's Holocaust Survivor Day Center is more than just a place for these senior citizens to go to during the day.

The migrants and the Holocaust

Why I don’t bleed for the migrants. Op-ed.

University of Bremen library returns rare books looted by Nazis

Four antique books were sold under duress by Jewish judge before he was deported to Theresienstadt ghetto.

Whoopi does it again:

'The Holocaust wasn't originally about race'

Actress and television host Whoopi Goldberg repeats controversial views which resulted in her suspension from ABC earlier this year.

Vying for Jewish votes? GOP Rep's Holocaust claims challenged

Much of the personal story of GOP representative-elect George Santos, appears to have been fabricated.

Nazi death camp secretary guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders

97-year old who worked as a typist at the Stutthof concentration camp in Nazi Germany found guilty, given two-year suspended sentence.

Macron on antisemitism: ‘Let’s open our eyes’

Visiting Nazi transit camp in France, Macron calls for France to become the 'the voice of humanism.'

Author of polarizing Holocaust novel has no regrets

The sequel to the Holocaust novel ‘Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ is here. John Boyne author has no regrets.

Thousands of children learn Mishna in Holocaust victims' memory

2nd cycle of “Yizkor” – largest Mishna study project in the world – takes off, as thousands of children participate from across the globe.

Canada:

Northwest Territories incorporate Holocaust education

In response to B'nai Brith Canada advocacy, Northwest Territories to incorporate Holocaust education into their Grade 6 curriculum.

10 nations join 'Zikaron BaSalon' Holocaust education program

Program which aims to counter growing ignorance of the Holocaust brings survivors to speak to high school students.

Belgian Holocaust memorial adds 210 victims to ‘portrait wall’

Mechelen transit camp museum holds annual ceremony matching former inmates who perished with their photos to give them a face.

Germany:

97-year old ex-Nazi camp worker may be given 2-year sentence

Prosecutors in case of elderly ex-death camp secretary who tried to flee Germany ask for conviction for complicity in thousands of murders.

Government approves:

Intl. project will document Holocaust survivors' testimonies

Decision comes in wake of Holocaust denial events around the world and in view of the advanced age of Holocaust survivors living today

Jerusalem plaza honors Portuguese Righteous Among the Nations

Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands during Holocaust honored with plaza in Jerusalem.

Missouri:

New law leads some districts to pull Maus from school shelves

Several Holocaust books, including ‘Maus,’ have been yanked from some Missouri schools amid state law.

Canada:

Ontario introduces mandatory Holocaust education

Jewish groups welcome province's announcement that Grade 6 curriculum will include mandatory Holocaust education.

In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

'There are good reasons to reject the term' Kristallnacht, German journalist and author says.

Following Israeli protest:

German Holocaust-Nakba event postponed until after Kristallnacht

Foreign Ministry demands 'shameful' event in Tel Aviv be cancelled completely after it is delayed until next week.

Israel "shocked and disgusted" at Holocaust-Nakba event in TA

Foreign Ministry calls for event linking the Holocaust to the 'Nakba' to be canceled. 'Cynical and manipulative.'

Croatia moving to return art looted during the Holocaust

After decades of ignoring claims, Croatia moving toward addressing restitution of art looted from Jews during the Holocaust.

In historic first, Holocaust survivor to tell her story in Dubai

84 years since Kristallnacht, commemoration events to be held in Jerusalem, Vienna, and Dubai.

400 musical works banned by Nazis published for first time

Collection consists of compositions by Jewish musicians banned during the Holocaust.

Kanye West: Jews orchestrating 'genocide' of black people

Jewish podcaster asks Kanye West about his Twitter rant, the Holocaust, and Jews in the media. What he says may appal you.

YouTuber: Should Ben Shapiro should be gassed 'first or last?'

Prominent Jewish YouTuber Ethan Klein makes Holocaust joke about Ben Shapiro, leading to his suspension.

B’nai Brith highlights Jamaica’s role saving Holocaust refugees

B'nai Brith Canada partners with Jamaican orgs to speak about little known chapter of World War II history.