Holocaust survivor

Mengele kicked me but I survived:

Yeshiva students surprise 100-year-old Yisrael

Students of the Ramat Gan Yeshiva High School celebrated the 100th birthday of Yisrael, a Holocaust survivor who was born in Łódź a century ago.

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg passes away at 101

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg has died at 101 after a life spent bearing witness to the truth.

Holocaust survivor passes away at 105

Berish Aurbach, a 105-year-old Holocaust survivor and one of the last people smuggled out of the Warsaw Ghetto, has passed away in Melbourne, Australia.

Auschwitz:

Captivity survivors, bereaved father light memorial torches

Captivity survivors and a bereaved father join Holocaust survivor in torch-lighting ceremony at Auschwitz, reflecting on loss, faith, and resilience.

My father's Holocaust secret

When Holocaust survivor Aryeh Goldberg passed away, he left his son, Tzachi, his gold Patek Phillippe watch. On opening the box, Tzachi found an old black and white photo of two women hidden behind the watch.

'True victory'

Son of survivors and granddaughter activate memorial siren

A Holocaust survivor’s son and his IDF officer granddaughter activated Israel’s national siren, symbolizing remembrance, continuity, and resilience.

'You Failed':

Holocaust survivor's response to Hitler

Holocaust survivor and veteran stage actor Shmuel Atzmon said that if he could, he would have liked to show Hitler a picture of his great-grandchildren.

At Yad Vashem

Holocaust survivor and former judge recites 'El Maleh Rachamim'

Holocaust survivor Menachem Neeman, former Deputy President of the Haifa District Court, recites the "El Maleh Rachamim" prayer at the central Yom Hashoah ceremony at Yad Vashem.

'It will be good here'

The Holocaust survivor and her great-grandson who fell in battle

President Herzog recounts the story of a Holocaust survivor and her great-grandson who fell in Gaza, highlighting resilience, loss, and continuity.

PM to Holocaust survivors: 'There won't be another Holocaust'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara meet Holocaust survivors selected to light memorial torches, praising their resilience.

Approaching Holocaust Memorial Day:

Listen while they can still tell

She was older and she was small and she began to tell us what had happened to her, slowly, in detail, with a kind of pain that exists outside of language. Op-ed.

Report: Sharp rise in distress among Holocaust survivors

Around 50 Holocaust survivors were injured in their homes during the recent campaign against Iran, others struggle with constant fear due to lack of adequate shelter during sirens.

Hostage survivors to participate in March of the Living

A delegation of Holocaust and Hamas hostage survivors will join the March of the Living in Poland, following concern of cancelation due to the war.

Israel will not join March of the Living due to war

Due to the security situation and restrictions at Ben-Gurion Airport, some 1,000 Israelis and 60 Holocaust survivors will not march this year from Auschwitz to Birkenau.

The survivor brand Is no longer enough

Why British Jews must redefine themselves in a post-October 7th World. Opinion.

Holocaust survivor completes aliyah, surrounded by 4 generations

Charlotte Roth, 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, makes aliyah surrounded by four generations of descendants.

Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, dies at 96

Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank’s stepsister Eva Schloss dies at 96. A leading Holocaust educator, she leaves behind a legacy of combating hatred and prejudice.

During Florida visit:

101-year-old Holocaust survivor's request from Netanyahu

During PM's visit to a Miami synagogue, Jake, who lost his entire family in the Holocaust, asked for a photograph with Netanyahu.

PM in Miami

Israel 'stronger than ever' after Gaza war

Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses JNS event at "The Shul of Bal Harbour" in Miami, telling US Jews not to 'lower your heads' in the face of rising antisemitism.

Holocaust survivor killed by Russian missile in Ukraine

Yevgeny Alexandrovich Bondar, 80, dies of injuries after being struck by Russian missile in Kherson, Ukraine.

Mezuzuahs ripped from Holocaust survivor's door in Toronto

Vandals tore Mezuzahs from the door of Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger in a recent antisemitic incident in Toronto, the second such incident to take place recently.

Survivor of Holocaust and October 7th passed away

Ruth Haran Hertzman, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor who lived through the 10/7 massacre in Be’eri, has passed away. Her son Avshalom was murdered and seven family members were taken hostage to Gaza.

Holocaust survivor's dream fulfilled at 101

Holocaust survivor and centenarian artist Bezalel Katz finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of presenting a solo exhibition.

In historic reparations deal:

Germany approves over 1b for Holocaust survivors' care

German government pledges record $1B in funding for Holocaust survivor home care.

Last Warsaw Ghetto fighter passes away at 99

Michael Smuss, 99, survived the uprising and the Nazi retribution that followed, multiple concentration camps, and the Death March.

Police discover body of Holocaust survivor buried in Karmiel yard

Police discover the body of a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor buried in her Karmiel backyard; her daughter has been charged with concealing the death to collect reparations.

'Auschwitz Librarian' Dita Kraus passes away

Dita Kraus lit one of the six memorial torches at the official state ceremony at Yad Vashem marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2014.

Holocaust survivor and husband die by assisted suicide

Ruth Posner, a Holocaust survivor, actress, and advocate for assisted dying, has died alongside her husband Michael at a clinic in Switzerland. Both were in their 90s.

New York:

Holocaust survivor murdered by her roommate

Galina Smirnova, who suffers from dementia, was accused of murdering Nina Kravtsov using a pedal from her wheelchair.

Holocaust survivor beaten to death by 95-year-old

Nina Kravtsov, 89, killed by fellow Coney Island nursing home resident who suffers from dementia. Her daughter called her "very loving, caring, devoted" and "a very dedicated mother."

Holocaust survivor Tova Ringer passes away at 102

Tova Ringer, Holocaust survivor from Poland and 2018's 'Beauty Queen of Holocaust Survivors,' passes away Wednesday at 102.

USPS honors Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel with new stamp

New US Postal Service stamp honors Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Elie Wiesel.

Holocaust survivor who was injured in Iranian missile attack dies

Olga Weisberg, 91, from Rehovot, who was seriously injured in an Iranian missile strike in June, collapsed in her home and died yesterday.

Holocaust survivors:

Latest hostage videos recall our own condition 80 years ago

Holocaust survivors compare recent hostage videos to Nazi-era atrocities, describing the emaciated hostages as 'nearly Muselmänner.' Images 'take me back to the hell, the hunger, the fear,' Holocaust survivor says.

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Holocaust survivor rescued from rubble after missile strike

Home Front Command forces rescued a Holocaust survivor from a collapsed building in Rehovot. His son embraced the rescuers, thanking them emotionally for saving his father’s life.

French-Jewish WWII spy Marthe Cohn dies at 105

Heroic nurse-turned-spy who infiltrated Nazi Germany kept her wartime role secret for decades.

'We are better than this'

Holocaust survivor speaks after horrific Colorado attack

Holocaust survivor Barbara Steinmetz, injured in the attack during a demonstration for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, speaks for the first time, implores Americans to be kind and decent.

Legacy of Life:

Holocaust survivor's liver saves woman in final act of generosity

At Kaplan Medical Center, a liver was successfully harvested from Marta Dimov, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, and was transplanted into a 67-year-old woman at Hadassah Hospital.

Survivor dies 2 weeks after her great-grandson fell in Gaza

96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Magda Baratz, passes away two weeks after her great-grandson Asaf Cafri fell in Gaza.

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer passes away at 103

Margot Friedländer, a Holocaust survivor and witness to Nazi persecution, dies away at 103. Known for her advocacy and role in Holocaust remembrance, she was honored with Germany's highest recognition.

Father learns of son's death while on his way to Bergen-Belsen

Hagai, father of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri who fell in battle in Gaza, received the news of his son’s death while in Germany with his 96-year-old Holocaust survivor grandmother.

Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor passes away at 110

Nechama Grossman, considered Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor, passed away on Holocaust Remembrance Day. She is survived by children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

NYC:

Posters of Holocaust survivors torn down

Unknown vandals tore down posters featuring Holocaust survivors alongside celebrities in New York City.

Holocaust Survivor:

'Lest we forget' - a letter to the soldiers who liberated Dachau

A survivor of Dachau writes to the American soldiers who liberated the camp: 'You and I, who saw it all, must forever be willing to bear witness to the authenticity of the Holocaust, which was perpetrated by a so called civilized nation.'

Holocaust survivor Ruth Haran:

'I remember the Holocaust through the eyes of a young girl'

90-year-old Ruth Haran survived the Holocaust and massacre at Kibbutz Be'eri: 'When the war ended, I was barely seven years old, about the age my great-granddaughter Yahel was when kidnapped to Gaza.'

Holocaust Survivor:

'The State of Israel is a miracle'

Holocaust survivor Arie Reiter, who lit a torch yesterday at the state ceremony at Yad Vashem, shared his story in an interview on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Moving footage from Auschwitz:

Holocaust survivors and captivity survivors sing 'Hatikvah'

Holocaust survivors and Hamas captivity survivors gather at the crematoria of Auschwitz, pray together for the remaining hostages, sing Israel’s national anthem "Hatikvah," and declare: "Am Yisrael Chai".

Haunting:

101-year-old Holocaust survivor prays for the victims

101-year-old Holocaust survivor Eliezer Sheffer recited the 'El Maleh Rahamim' memorial prayer at the Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony at the Testimony House in Nir Galim.

Nearly all Holocaust survivors could die within next 15 years

Half of Holocaust survivors alive today will be dead in 6 years, nearly all will be dead within 15 years, new analysis finds.

Ministry of Welfare:

10% of Holocaust survivors passed away in the last year

According to estimates, there are currently about 119,903 Holocaust survivors living in Israel. In 2024, 42,345 survivors received services from the Ministry of Welfare.

They defeated Hitler:

The survivors participating in the Remembrance Day ceremony

Holocaust Remembrance Day will open with a torch lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem.

Jack Engelhard:

Holocaust Survivors need our love and attention, urgently

There is nothing typical about any Survivor story. All are different. All are unique. All need to be told. All need to be heard before it’s too late. Opinion.

Under Trump's budget cuts:

Food programs for Holocaust survivors at risk of losing funding

Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries.

Rose Girone, world's oldest Holocaust survivor, dead at 113

Rose freed her husband from Buchanwald, lived in the Japan-controlled Shanghai Ghetto, and taught until the age of 102.

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank’s best friend, dies at 96

Jacqueline van Maarsen was a classmate of Anne Frank at the Jewish Lyceum and shared her memories of their friendship throughout her life.

New in NY: Yad Vashem Way

Unique Yad Vashem exhibit and street naming highlight NYC’s commitment to remember the Holocaust.

'God created people to love'

Holocaust survivor addresses UN

Holocaust survivor and educator Marianne Miller delivered a speech today at the United Nations General Assembly, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Just 50 survivors at 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Only 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation; no politicians to speak at the ceremony.

Key to synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht returns home

A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.

Holocaust Survivor:

'Harris owes my parents an apology for this lie'

Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski denounced Vice-President Kamala Harris for comparing Donald Trump to Hitler.