Holocaust

Latvia commemorates Jewish genocide memorial day

Day to remember the 70,000 Latvian Jews murdered during the Holocaust takes place in Latvia.

Major Holocaust exhibit opens at NYC’s Museum of Jewish Heritage

Major new exhibit, “The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do,” has opened at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Holocaust survivors’ ambulance brings new Jew into the world

'‘It’s for moments like this that we donated the ambulance,' Holocaust survivor says.

101-year old Nazi guard sentenced to 5 years for war crimes

Oldest person charged in Germany with Holocaust war crimes found guilty of accessory to murder while a guard at Sachsenhausen death camp.

The rubble that could have been Jews

80 years ago this week, the USA decided that rubble from Bristol was worth saving and that Jews were not. Op-ed.

Holocaust remembrance conference takes place in Sweden

300 Holocaust researchers gather at IHRA conference to focus on fulfilling promises made at 2021 Malmö Holocaust and antisemitism forum.

Jozef Walaszczyk, Poland’s oldest rescuer of Jews, dies at 102

Underground Polish partisan who helped shield dozens of Jews from the Nazis dies at 102.

This Muslim basketball star is teaching Holocaust education

NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom brings Holocaust education to Muslim school in Brooklyn.

Fred Manasse, physicist, artist, Holocaust survivor, dies at 86

Noted physicist, trailblazer in the solar industry field, and award-winning artist Fred Manasse dead at 86.

Education Ministry cancels students summer trips to Poland

Ministry Director General accuses Polish govt. of attempting to rewrite the history of the Holocaust.

Bernard Levy, Jewish liberator of Bergen-Belsen, dies at 96

British Jewish soldier participated in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen in 1945.

Belgian teacher who saved children during the Holocaust dies

Belgian Resistance member Andrée Geulen-Herscovici was named Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish children during the Holocaust.

Amsterdam pays tribute to Jews murdered in Sobibor

Amsterdam holds ceremony honoring 33,000 Dutch Jews who were killed in the Sobibor death camp during the Holocaust.

Britain’s first ‘stumbling stone’ to be unveiled

Memorial to Holocaust victim Ada van Dantzig unveiled in Golden Square in London.

Netflix films scene in Lithuanian prison where Nazis jailed Jews

Season 4 of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ filmed in a Lithuanian prison where Nazis jailed Jews.

'We need as many allies and partners as possible'

Father Patrick Desbois, who investigated the mass shootings of Jews during the Holocaust, joins CAM Advisory Board.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for increasing Holocaust education

Isaac Benzaquén says that the Holocaust must not be forgotten because “unfortunately history repeats itself.”

Belarussian Couple Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Kondratiy and Anna Lakotko, who risked their lives to save 6 Jews during WWII, to be posthumously recognized by Yad Vashem tomorrow.

New podcast chronicles the stories of Holocast-era boxers

“What’s also not stressed enough is that these were amazing boxers. Once the Holocaust comes, it was forgotten.”

101yr old Nazi guard on trial in Germany may get 5 years in jail

Prosecutors in the trial of 101-year old ex-Nazi death camp guard charged in Germany with war crimes ask for five-year sentence.

Lithuanian Holocaust memorial vandalized

Memorial in Kretinga District Municipality honoring the lives of 320 Jews who were mass murdered at the site vandalized with swastika.

Four Holocaust survivors awarded first Simon Wiesenthal Prize

2021 prize awarded to Lily Ebert, Zwi Nigal, Karl Pfeifer and Liliana Segre for dedication to Holocaust education and fighting antisemitism.

Flight of Holocaust survivors departs from Kishinev to Israel

Jewish community in Moldova secures emergency flight to rescue elderly Holocaust survivors and those wounded from the war in Ukraine.

From Holocaust to Procreation - Let these Dry Bones live!

Demographically, the people of Israel have not yet recovered from the death blow inflicted upon them by the Nazi tyrant in the Holocaust

Holocaust survivors reunited with long lost relatives

Walter and Oscar Blau, a pair of Holocaust survivor brothers from Israel, discover they have an entire family living in the US.

UK government appeals decision to block Holocaust memorial

Plan to build national Holocaust monument next to Houses of Parliament faces opposition from green space advocates.

Ukrainian-born Survivors:

Why some Holocaust survivors feel little solidarity with Ukraine

'When the Germans came in, their work had already been done for them by the Ukrainians.'

Rashida Tlaib among lawmakers at Holocaust remembrance day event

Dozens of members of Congress including Nancy Pelosi join Holocaust survivors to read victims' names at Holocaust remembrance day event.

Anna Suzette Pfeiffer:

'I am a descendant of nazis, now volunteering in Israel'

Anna Suzette Pfeiffer is a young German with Nazi ancestors making up for the past by volunteering at an Israeli rehabilitation village.

European Jewry before the Shoah

Why did most European Jews seem so oblivious to the evolving deterioration of events and stayed on passively until it was too late? Op-ed.

Austria closes restitution fund for victims of the Nazis

Austria has closed a $215 million fund that offered compensation to victims of the Nazis.

360 degrees in Auschwitz: A virtual visit to the death camp

Miriam Cohen, from the 'Victory of the Spirit' project, talks about how the virtual tour of Auschwitz came to be. 'It was a miracle.'

New York Governor announces funding for Holocaust survivors

Kathy Hochul announces $2.6 million in funding to support the Holocaust Survivors Initiative.

9 Holocaust survivors from Ukraine arrive at Ben Gurion Airport

The body of Holocaust survivor Aharon Skamorovsky, who was rescued from Kyiv and died in Kishinev, also brought on the flight to Israel.

Memorializing the Holocaust in Israel in contrast to Europe

The two different dates indicate two different ways of looking at the Holocaust and the people the Nazis hoped to destroy.

Bennett: Lesson of the Holocaust is we must control our own fate

PM on Holocaust Remembrance Day: We rely only on ourselves, be strong and never apologize for our very existence or our success.

Dani Dayan:

'Israel is the guarantee there will never be another Holocaust'

Yad Vashem Chair speaks about Holocaust remembrance ahead of his speech at the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in NY on May 22.

I am not in Auschwitz

Our world is filled with prophets of doom, and they are especially to be found in the Jewish world, but we must look at all the good Op-ed.

Is Putin distorting memory of Holocaust in Ukraine war?

Some analysts say Putin is downplaying the memory of the Holocaust by labeling Ukrainians as 'Nazis.'

'This may be the last chance to meet Holocaust survivors'

Combat Antisemitism Movement hosts virtual 'living room' meetings with Holocaust survivors.

'Schindler's List' leggings removed from online marketplace

E-commerce site Redbubble restricts ‘Schindler’s List’ design after leggings go viral.

Clothes with images from Holocaust movie go viral

‘Schindler’s List’ leggings? Clothes with images from the Holocaust movie go viral on social media.

French Jews honor 79th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto uprising

France’s main Jewish organization honors the 79th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising with a special ceremony.

Spanish Jews mourn passing of lawyer who fought for survivors

Spanish Jewish community mourns passing of lawyer who was instrumental in making Holocaust denial illegal.

Ken Burns’ next documentary: America's response to the Holocaust

For his next historical deep dive, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns explores America’s relationship to the Holocaust.

Swiss Jews to unveil memorial to Holocaust victims

The Swiss Jewish community is honoring the victims of the Holocaust with a memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Davos.

Why Chinese media keeps referencing the Holocaust

“At all points, official Chinese interest in Jews and Jewish history and the Holocaust had a political connection with state policies."

March of the Living returns - with just eight survivors

Holocaust survivor Eve Kugler asks, 'How much worse will it be when survivors are no more than a distant memory?'

Women fighters of the Jewish Holocaust resistance - book review

This is a book about doomed, courageous women who acted as lifelines, bringing messages to those in Nazi clutches. Review.

NY’s stalled Holocaust education bill given new boost by sponsor

State senator brings Holocaust exhibit to New York's capital in bid to boost support for stalled Holocaust education bill.

Ohio lawmaker:

Holocaust can be taught from perspective of German solider

Ohio lawmaker draws backlash after suggesting schools should teach the Holocaust ‘from the perspective of a German soldier.’

Slovakia condemns WWII deportation of Jews to death camps

Slovakia's parliament passes resolution condemning the mass deportation of Slovakian Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Op-Ed:

What Zelenskyy gets wrong about the Holocaust in Ukraine

Zelenskyy's rhetoric obscures the role that many Ukrainians played in collaborating with the Nazis during the Holocaust. Op-ed.

Zelenskyy opens up about his family during the Holocaust

Zelenskyy details his family’s Holocaust history - while skirting their Jewish identity, sparking debate over Ukraine's Holocaust legacy.

Yad Vashem chair:

‘Comparing Ukraine to the Holocaust is deplorable’

Yad Vashem Chair Dani Dayan condemns Zelenskyy’s comparison between Ukraine and the Holocaust as a 'Holocaust distortion we cannot condone.'

Holocaust historian:

Zelenskyy distorting Ukraine's role in the Holocaust

Holocaust historian Dr. David Silberklang slams Ukrainian President's comparison of Ukraine war to the Holocaust.

Luxembourg to open Holocaust remembrance center

Luxembourg is set to open a Holocaust center in May as part of a historic restitution agreement with the Jewish community.

Report:

Bennett irked by Zelensky's speech, will not arm Ukraine

Official claims PM's Office unhappy with Zelensky’s speech, saying it was a "disrespect to the Holocaust", but will continue peace mediation

"Distortion of history"

Israeli leaders slam Zelensky speech

Senior coalition members sharply criticized the Ukrainian president's speech for comparing the attack on his country to the Holocaust.

How this 95-year-old Holocaust survivor escaped the Ukraine war

Babyn Yar was his backyard. Now this 95-year-old Holocaust survivor has escaped Ukraine after a harrowing ordeal.