Holocaust

In West Virginia, Republican insists Jews are not a race

In West Virginia, a ‘critical race theory’ bill leads to a statehouse debate over Jews and race.

Switzerland to create memorial to victims of Nazism

The Swiss government has approved the creation of a memorial for the victims of Nazism.

The problem with expressing empathy for the Ukraine

The Ukrainian people played a willing and major role in the destruction of European Jewry before, during, and after the Holocaust. Op-ed.

Sequel to controversial Holocaust book to be published this year

‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,’ decried for its Holocaust inaccuracies, is getting a sequel.

IDF ends 'Witnesses in Uniform' delegations to Poland

IDF moves delegations of soldiers to learn about the Holocaust to Lithuania in contested move which may cause diplomatic crisis with Poland.

Survivors to cable giant:

Drop Russian propaganda

Support group for Holocaust survivors calls on cable TV giant to drop channels it calls 'Russian propaganda'.

Oklahoma legislature advances Holocaust education bill

Bill would have Oklahoma schools work with Holocaust experts to develop appropriate curriculum.

A First:

Romania commemorates Holocaust refugees who died in sunken ship

For the first time ever, Romanian officials commemorate Holocaust refugees who died in the 'Struma' 80 years ago.

Holocaust memorial unveiled in Xanthi, Greece

A Holocaust memorial in Xanthis, Greece honoring the 526 Jews from the city who were murdered by the Nazis was recently unveiled.

Appeal to block UK Holocaust memorial heads to high court

Proposed memorial would sit next to British houses of parliament and consist of 23 giant bronze fins and an education center.

France to return 15 works of art looted from Jews during WWII

France’s senate is expected to approve the restitution of 15 works of art looted from their Jewish owners by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Lessons from the Holocaust:

The Kitchener Camp & Kindertransport - Heroism & Compassion

The Kitchener Camp and the Kindertransporte were acts of heroism and compassion. More could have been done. Opinion.

EU, UN, halt funding for project honoring Nazi collaborator

EU and UN halt funding for Kosovo project honoring Albanian Nazi collaborator.

Australian survivor to Whoopi: ‘Be careful with your words’

Annetta Able's video message rebuking Whoopi Goldberg's offensive Holocaust remarks receives thousands of views.

Montreal Holocaust Museum announces $80 million project

Museum will relocate to new $80 million facility in 2025 that will feature modern, cutting edge museum innovation and technology.

For the Woke, every day is Holocaustization day

The history of the West is reduced to a gigantic Holocaust, and you know who the executioners are, don't you?

Comedian Jimmy Carr under fire for Holocaust joke

Comedian faces backlash for routine that appears to suggest the deaths of thousands of Roma people was 'a positive' Read mor

Whoopi Goldberg

UK comedian: There is a 'resistance that antisemitism is racism'

Popular British comedian David Baddiel weighs into the debate over Whoopi Goldberg’s controversial Holocaust comments.

Wrestler Brian Kendrick cut from match over antisemitic remarks

Professional wrestler Brian Kendrick was scrapped from his Wednesday AEW debut for past offensive comments about Jews and the Holocaust.

AOC criticizes Whoopi Goldberg suspension for Holocaust remarks

AOC says that Whoopi Goldberg's suspension for offensive Holocaust remarks is unnecessary because she was forgiven by the head of the ADL.

UK radio station blasted for call supporting Whoopi Goldberg

UK talk radio station LBC is under fire after it allowed a five-minute call by a man who made offensive comments about Judaism and Zionism.

Op-ed:

Re-educating the 'Whoopi Goldberg’s of the World

Recounting stories from the Holocaust could cause celebrities and politicians to stop using it as a springboard for comparison. Opinion.

Germany: Gen Z wants more info on Holocaust - but on their terms

German teens and young adults are interested in learning about the Holocaust — but they want new ways to do so.

Op-Ed:

Please stop trampling the Holocaust

The Holocaust is not for amateurs. May I make a suggestion? Just shut up! Op-ed.

ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg

ABC News president announces the host will be suspended for two weeks to reflect on her comments.

Response to Whoopi: Why the Jews?

The unconstrained, ideological drive to murder every Jew distinguishes the Holocaust from prior and later ethnocide and mass murder. Op-ed.

Yad Vashem urges Whoopi Goldberg to learn more about Holocaust

'People need to know what led to the Holocaust,' stresses Dani Dayan, Yad Vashem chairman.

Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for Holocaust remarks

Actress and TV host issues clarification after saying that "the Holocaust isn’t about race".

Whoopi Goldberg under fire over Holocaust comments

Jewish groups criticize actress and TV host for saying that “the Holocaust isn’t about race”.

Whoopi Goldberg says ‘The Holocaust isn’t about race’

'The View' co-host disagrees with her colleagues on why Holocaust book “Maus” should not be removed from school curriculum.

Belgium opens investigation into role in WWII railway transports

Belgian government looking into role of national railway company in transport of Jews and other to death camps during World War II.

Murder on my mind

What it is like to peruse endless columns that record the fate of millions of people with just one simple word: murdered. Op-ed.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for education to prevent antisemitism

Leading Spanish Jewish org calls on the Spanish government to teach about the Holocaust and to use education to prevent antisemitic attacks.

Why I fight for Holocaust Remembrance

Our forebears were murdered, that's why. Op-ed.

International Holocaust Day

Can resolutions and definitions help combat hate?

WJRO praises UN resolution on Holocaust denial and launches 'My property story - speak about justice'.

Amb. Herzog: Don't assume Holocaust can't happen again

Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog gives first interview since taking office on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Bennett on Holocaust Rem. Day: Indifference is silent acceptance

PM delivers speech on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 'We Jews made the world safer for ourselves.'

Rebranding the Holocaust as just another historical event

Every Jew must look inside themselves and consider: Hitler tried to exterminate my people and the world stood by in silence Do I? Op-ed..

Holocaust commemoration goes to Instagram

World Zionist Organization launches 6MFollowers project.

Tennessee school board removes Holocaust novel from curriculum

Tennessee school board votes to remove ‘Maus,’ iconic Holocaust novel, from its curriculum.

New Zealanders who stood up to the Nazis to be honored

New Zealanders who stood up to the Nazis will be recognized on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A survivor receives the gift of home

I knew if I truly wanted to make my people proud, I had to live in the only place where Jews can truly be Jewish—and that is Israel.Op-ed.

Chief Rabbi of France:

'Even today there are those who seek to destroy us'

'World has a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism’, says France's chief rabbi at event marking 80th anniversary of infamous Nazi conference

Podcast:

Six million - what does it mean?

Documentary filmmaker David Fisher was haunted by the number of Jews murdered in the Holocaust and made a movie about it.

Book Review:

"A Divine Madness" by Rabbi Avigdor Miller

A lamentation of the past and a warning for the present

Florence honors Holocaust victims with stumbling stones

The city of Florence has installed 25 new stumbling stones in honor of Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

US SC to rule on painting seized from Jewish woman by Nazis

The Supreme Court is set to decide the fate of a 19th century painting seized from a Jewish woman by the Nazis.

Lithuanian city names cultural center after Jewish philosopher

Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas is honored in a Lithuania still grappling with the Nazi era.

Report:

Over 60m online engagements linking COVID-19, Holocaust

Holocaust survivors urge action against increasing abuse, trivialization, and appropriation, of their suffering.

Poland set to appoint new envoy to Jewish community

After firing envoy for calling law that censors what can be said about Poland's role in the Holocaust 'stupid,' Poland to appoint new envoy.

B’nai Brith petition seeks answers about Raoul Wallenberg's fate

B’nai Brith Canada launches petition demanding Sweden ask Russia to hand over documents shedding light on disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg.

Nearly two dozen educators attend intensive Holocaust program

23 educators from six US states selected for advanced-level Holocaust education program.

Ohio university to eliminate Jewish studies professor

An Ohio university’s Holocaust Studies center is in jeopardy. These people are rallying to save it.

Ohio congressman compares D.C. vaccine mandate to Nazi Germany

Warren Davidson, Ohio GOP Congressman, posts Nazi health card in attack on DC vaccine mandate.

Holocaust survivor portraits to be placed in Buckingham Palace

Portraits of seven Holocaust survivors will be painted and on display in Buckingham Palace as commissioned by Prince Charles.

California Holocaust memorial damaged for 2nd time in two years

Santa Rosa cemetery memorial to victims of the Holocaust badly damaged for second time in two years.

Poland fires Jewish envoy for calling Holocaust law ‘stupid’

Poland's envoy for the Jewish diaspora calls Polish law regulating Holocaust speech "one of the stupidest amendments that was ever done."

Haredi soldiers visit Nazi death camps to say 'Never again'

Recently released haredi IDF soldiers tour key Holocaust sites in Poland, including 'Children's Forest' where Nazis gunned down 800 children

UK government closing compensation fund for victims of Nazis

Fund launched two decades ago to compensate victims of the Nazis who had assets confiscated by the British government is set to close.

Can we question G-d?

Many have questioned G-d, especially after the Holocaust, but to what avail?