Holocaust

Unique Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in Germany

The German Dental Association held a memorial ceremony in which atrocities committed by dentists during the Nazi era were revealed.

Texas school district removes Holocaust novel under new DEI ban

Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content.’

Holocaust-looted paintings pulled from Ohio auction

Ohio auction house halts sale of paintings looted during the Holocaust and billed as ‘unclaimed property.’

'Never again is now!'

New US Ambassador visits Babi Yar with Chief Rabbi

US Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Fisher visited the Babi Yar memorial and declared, 'The United States is committed to ensuring that atrocities against Jews never happen again.'

Parashat Ki Tavo:

Allusion to the Holocaust

Only Hashem could have authored a book that accurately foretold the future course of Jewish existence.

The Middle East:

Better to be seen as the strong man

World propaganda aside, Israel resides in the Mideast, where it is safer to be feared than loved and crucial to be seen as militarily victorious. Opinion.

Nazi-looted painting surfaces in Argentina - and disappears again

Spotted in a Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad: a painting looted from a famed Jewish art dealer.

80 years after the Holocaust:

Poland must stop profiting from Jewish blood

Direct Auschwitz revenues to Holocaust survivors and Jewish causes. The Jewish people are not props in a state-run museum. Opinion.

Gideon Sa'ar honors Chișinău Ghetto victims in Moldova ceremony

Israel and Moldova reaffirm strong bilateral ties while commemorating Holocaust victims in Chișinău.

We've seen this horror story before

History is repeating itself, not as tragedy or farce, but as a horror story. Opinion.

Boulder, Colorado:

From the Shoah to “Free Palestine” - Auschwitz nostalgia?

When the Steinmetz family, now of Boulder, Colorado, fled Nazi persecution, people in Europe shouted, “Jews, go to Palestine”. Today, the same kind of people shout, “Jews, get out of Palestine” and try to kill Barbara Steinmetz with a Molotov cocktail. Op-ed.

Worldwide:

Thousands mark 80th Liberation and Rescue of European Jewry

On the 80th anniversary of European Jewry’s liberation from Nazi terror, thousands worldwide gather to pray and honor Holocaust survivors and martyrs, with heartfelt prayers for hostages and the wounded amid ongoing challenges.

Heroism Remembered:

Monument rededicated at Yad Vashem for Rescue and Liberation Day

Renewed Pillar of Heroism inaugurated at Yad Vashem ceremony. 'The dangers to the Jewish People have not vanished.'

Argentina:

Supreme Court uncovers Nazi propaganda cache hidden for decades

Over 80 boxes sent by Nazi diplomats in 1941 found in court basement; officials to examine contents for Holocaust-related evidence

Presidents of Israel and Germany honor Holocaust victims

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held an emotional memorial ceremony at Berlin’s Grunewald station, where tens of thousands of Jews were deported to Nazi death camps.

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.

'I hid between Jews' bodies until liberation':

Rabbi Lau's chilling testimony in the Knesset

80 years since the surrender of the Reich and the liberation of the world from Nazi Germany. 'Humanity was saved through unity.'

Rabbi Marvin Hier:

'We must not repeat the mistakes of the past'

Drawing a direct line between past and present, Simon Wiesenthal Center's Rabbi Marvin Hier, warns of complacency in the face of antisemitism, underscores the enduring necessity of a strong and sovereign State of Israel.

How Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele evaded prosecution for years

Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele lived freely for decades in Argentina and Brazil and even tried to return to Germany. A police file now reveals how he managed to evade prosecution.

B’nai Brith Canada praises

Manitoba makes Holocaust education mandatory in schools

B’nai Brith Canada welcomes Manitoba's decision to require Holocaust education in grades 6, 9, and 11, calling it a vital step in the fight against antisemitism.

Argentina declassifies files on Nazi escape routes

Argentina declassifies more than 1,800 files on Nazi escape via ‘rat-lines’ to South America.

Today's antisemitism:

The fatal flaw in memorializing the Holocaust

Far from protecting against rampant antisemitism, it has only fueled it. Op-ed.

Latvia:

Butcher of Riga's actions do not constitute 'genocide' under law

Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews. Yad Vashem: 'Baffling.'

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.'

Netanyahu honors Holocaust victims in personal address

Prime Minister recounts family history during Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Knesset.

Watch:

Captivity and Holocaust survivors march together in Aushwitz

Marking 80 years since liberation, Israeli President Herzog and Polish President Duda to lead March of the Living alongside 80 Holocaust survivors and 10 freed October 7 hostages.

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.

Russia publishes questioning of concentration camp commander

The Russian FSB has published a segment from the investigation of the commandant of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where approximately 100,000 people were murdered.

'Ani Maamin'

The song of hope and faith born on the train to Treblinka

On Holocaust Memorial Day, the story of the popular 'Ani Maamin' tune takes on new meaning as a song of faith and hope - and as one devoted hasid's last gift to his beloved rebbe and the Jewish world.

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.

Sa'ar:

'Millions of Jews cried out for help, no one came, Never again'

Foreign Minisgter Gideon Sa’ar at the Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony with Foreign Ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry. 'We will not allow the new antisemites to rob us of our right to self-defense.'

i24NEWS: Telling the story of the Holocaust using AI

A new documentary combines archive footage and AI simulations to highlight the less-familiar story of the doomed Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, which began in January 1943.

Hostage's father:

'On 10/7 we were abandoned, just like in the Holocaust'

Chaim Hayman, father of Inbar, murdered in Hamas captivity, speaks to Knesset Holocaust Remembrance Day Committee and connects the Holocaust to October 7 massacre.

'We will never forget'

EU ambassadors stand united in Holocaust Remembrance statement

Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, the EU Delegation to Israel and all member state embassies pledge to confront rising antisemitism and preserve the memory of the six million murdered.

Germany:

Convicted former Nazi camp secretary dies at 99

Irmgard Furchner, the 99-year-old former secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp, has died. She was convicted in Germany in 2022 for complicity in over 10,000 deaths.

Painting looted by Nazis to return to rightful owners

Britain’s Tate to return Nazi-looted painting to heirs of Jewish art collector.

After a day of delays:

Student delegation that was stuck in Turkey lands in Poland

A delegation of Israeli students that was stuck in Turkey since 8:00 on Monday morning has arrived at its destination after a nerve-wracking ordeal in the unfriendly country.

Drama on school flight to Poland

Education Ministry says plane carrying students to Poland for school trip carried out emergency landing in Turkey due to technical issues.

Holocaust remembrance pages removed in Pentagon’s DEI purge

Holocaust articles disappear from Pentagon platforms under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's DEI purge; Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot says pages inadvertently removed will be reinstated.

Israel assumes presidency of IHRA

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan will serve as Chair of the IHRA during Israel's presidency, which runs through February 2026.

International Auschwitz Committee pres. Marian Turski dies at 98

President of the World Jewish Congress, Amb. Ronald S. Lauder: 'Turski, a man of extraordinary courage, intellect and moral clarity, dedicated his life to ensuring that the world never forgets the horrors of the past.'

'A fifth column in our midst'

Knesset member compares Gazans' voluntary relocation to Holocaust

MK Almog Cohen announced that he is seeking the ouster of MK Ofir Cassif who posted a photo of Jews in line to be deported from Nazi Germany and compared it to the voluntary relocation of Gazans.

VP Vance at Dachau:

'Seeing it up close drives home the evil that was committed'

US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visit Dachau Concentration Camp and Memorial Site. "I really am moved by this site. It’s very important that it’s here."

Dew of Revival:

First letters of people of faith after the Holocaust

Elie Weisel famously said: 'If anything can, it is memory that will save humanity.' While antisemitism sweeps the globe, it is time to remember, act, and place our faith in G-d. A book that expresses those feelings in Holocaust survivors' own words. Review.

Poland's failed second chance

Imagine telling the surviving prisoners in the Auschwitz death camps that in the future, not only will Poland refuse to prosecute Poles who helped kill millions of Jews, but that it would also pass amnesty laws to protect them, and then ban an Israeli Prime Minister from entering a memorial for those killed in Poland during the Holocaust. Opinion.

Outgoing IHRA chief:

Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance secretary-general Kathrin Meyer says she considers Holocaust distortion particularly dangerous, especially as the number of survivors dwindles with each passing year.

WJC head:

Antisemitism that led to Holocaust still rampant globally

The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

President Herzog:

'Former anti-Nazi alliances now allow antisemitism to flourish'

UN General Assembly honors Israeli President Isaac Herzog at ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.

Portugal:

1,000 students, dignitaries at Holocaust museum memorial ceremony

At Porto Holocaust Museum, Israeli Ambassador to Portugal says difference between Shoah and today is, 'Now we can fight back.'

Memorialising the Holocaust: Europe versus Israel

Who is the true son of Israel - the one who goes to the gas chambers or the one who fights in his defense? Opinion.

'Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations':

Elon Musk cracks Holocaust jokes

Elon Musk makes Holocaust jokes after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel.’

German Chancellor:

'Every single one of us bears responsibility for the Holocaust'

In poignant address marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz underscores the nation's enduring responsibility for the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Belgian gov't panel:

Deportation trains 'collective responsibility' of gov't & public

Belgium’s railway should apologize but not pay for sending Jews to Nazi death camps, government panel concludes.

Disturbing survey in France:

1 in 5 adults unsure they have heard of the Holocaust

Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany releases eight-country Index on Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness. 20% or more respondents in seven of eight countries surveyed believe 2 million or fewer Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

German Chancellor:

'Germany must never turn the page on the Holocaust'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at event marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, acknowledges Germany’s historical responsibility for the atrocities committed during World War II.

Brussels:

Schools refuse to participate in Holocaust memorial event

Two schools in Anderlecht say they will not participate in the ceremony for Belgian Holocaust victims because they do not wish to impose discussion of the Holocaust on children given the situation in the Middle East.

German court:

Ownership of 'Aryanized' home to be granted to Claims Conference

German woman who lives in home looted from Jews must give it up, judge rules.

Historian:

Germans didn't coerce Poles to shoot Jews during Holocaust

Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, new book claims.

Oklahoma Jewish museum holds funeral for Holocaust victims

A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years.