Holocaust

In memory of a Shoah survivor

Yehudah (Leib/Louis) Ben Nussan HaLevi Moskowitz (November 11-August 5, 2023), Tzadik, returned his soul to its maker on Yud Chet, Av.

German man posed as a Jew, telling fake Holocaust story

German man accused of posing as a Jew and peddling fake, antisemitism-laced Holocaust story.

COVID conspiracies, “Holocaust Education,” and “The Jews”

In the life of a Jew who just wants to be left alone to enjoy the summer, there is always something — every day. It really is crazy..Op-ed.

German soccer team joins Holocaust commemoration project

German football team joins San Diego Jewish school in commemorating children murdered in the Holocaust.

Beloved holocaust survivor Dugo Leitner passed away at 93

David (Dugo) Leitner was best known for his annual custom of eating falafel on the day he was liberated from the Nazis.

White House blasts Fox News:

Americans don't need to be torn apart with poison

White House blasts Fox News host’s claim that ‘you had to be useful’ in death camps.

Researchers:

Story of Japanese Holocaust hero has been exaggerated

Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler.’

In Germany, a new exhibit puts the DP camps in the spotlight

Landmark exhibits shed light on life in German displaced person camps after the Holocaust.

Holocaust rescuers honored:

'Heroic people of exceptional character'

Government officials, diplomats, scholars to recognize 14 remaining Polish Holocaust rescuers ranging from 80-100 years in age.

Thoughts on Roseanne’s Holocaust “joke”

We have lost our grip. Cancel Culture is ruining us all. Comedians need freedom even to offend,, but the Holocaust crosses the line. Op-ed.

Sderot Mayor:

'Keep doing good 'without borders''

Mayor Alon Davidi was impressed by Rescuers Without Borders' mission to fit and make eyeglasses for Holocaust survivors.

'Truly horrifying' to see Holocaust memorial being vandalized

Paris-area Holocaust memorial vandalized amid unrest following police killing of a teenager.

The growth of Hasidism in America after the Holocaust

The zeal,and single-mindedness of the various rebbes is remarkable. They came out of the hellish Holocaust with one aim: Judaism's survival.

Sarcastic remark?

Roseanne Barr under fire over comments on Holocaust

Famous actress said "nobody died in the Holocaust" on podcast with comedian Theo Von, who says she obviously was being sarcastic.

Triumph of the Spirit

Haredi women hope their virtual reality film can educate new audiences about the Holocaust. Review.

Haredi rabbi claims left abandoned Jews during Holocaust

News channel apologizes after interviewee Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak says Mapai party kept haredim out of Israel during Nazi Holocaust.

New memoir by Anne Frank's best friend tells a tale of survival

‘My Friend Anne Frank’ tells the incredible story of how Anne’s best friend survived the Holocaust.

Claims Conference victory:

Germany okays largest single-year budget for Holocaust survivors

Germany agrees to record $1.4 billion in annual Holocaust reparations as survivors age.

Bulgaria ambassador condemned for skipping Holocaust conference

Rumiana Bachvarova, Bulgaria’s ambassador to Israel, skips Holocaust history conference hosted by Yad Vashem.

Polish historian: 'I felt like I was in Poland in the 1930s'

Polish-Canadian historian Jan Grabowski 's lecture on the Holocaust in Poland is canceled after a far-right lawmaker storms the podium.

Wikipedia decision on Holocaust articles 'misses the mark'

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps debate over Polish complicity.

How a handful of US rabbis and activists tried to save Jews

In America, frustration mingled with hope during the Holocaust.

The Fourth Dimension

Tswi Herschel, who as a child was saved during the Holocaust, visits the death camp where his parents were murdered decades ago. Op-ed.

Noa Kirel mentions the Holocaust - and raises a storm in Poland

'Do young people in Israel think the Holocaust was caused by Poland?' Polish MP questions.

Jewish graves desecrated in Toulouse, France cemetery

Multiple graves, including those of Jewish Holocaust victims, defaced in cemetery in Southern France.

78 years since the Nazis’ defeat and rescue of survivors

Thousands participate in prayer and thanksgiving services around the world to mark the day of liberation and rescue.

Op-Ed:

The entire Jewish people must celebrate victory over the Nazis

We mourn the Holocaust, as we should, but we must also celebrate the Allied victory over its perpetrators. Op-ed.

Sale of Nazi linked jewels to go ahead despite criticism

UK auction house ignores calls to stop sale of jewelry linked to man who profited from Nazi persecution of Jewish businesses.

Netherlands:

Teachers increasingly dealing with Holocaust denying students

Survey finds Holocaust denial most common among students in the Netherlands from immigrant backgrounds.

Wiesenthal Center calls for freeze on auction linked to Nazis

Sale by Christie's Auction House contains jewelry collection linked to man who bought Jewish businesses for profit during Holocaust.

Colorado middle school:

Students draw swastikas on arms after Holocaust presentation

Middle school pledges pupils will be disciplined for mocking Holocaust presentation with Nazi symbols.

Should an effort be made to better Polish-Israel relations?

Poland has to face its dark actions durng the Holocaust, but Israel must remember that this was not government policy, but individual.Op-ed

Quebec releases guide to genocide education for high schools

Educational resource includes lessons on the Holocaust and eight other 20th century genocides.

300 academics condemn Polish attack on Holocaust historian

Yad Vashem joins academics, institutions in condemning Polish government's attacks on Barbara Engelking for saying Poles "failed" Jews.

Gdansk to build memorial on site of former Jewish ghetto

Announcement comes after campaign by activists who worried encroaching development would make creation of monument impossible.

Netherlands to release secret files on Nazi collaborators

Dutch files on those suspected of collaborating with Nazis, many of whom went on trial after the war, will be digitized and placed online.

Switzerland to fund national memorial for Holocaust victims

Switzerland’s executive body agrees to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the victims of the Holocaust.

WJC: Credit Suisse must reinstate investigation into Nazi ties

Wold Jewish Congress urges bank to rehire investigators looking into new claims of Nazi accounts.

A witness to the rebirth of Israel: Jewish DPs in Austria

The story of US Army Chaplain Oscar M. Lifshutz and the Jewish DPS’ at Camp Riedenberg in Salzburg Austria, May 14, 1948. Op-ed.

Austrian parliament pres. pledges creation of Holocaust museum

Wolfgang Sobotka announces support for creation of Vienna museum on sight of former Gestapo headquarters.

Rapper Meek Mill:

'I’ll spread the word about what I’ve seen at Auschwitz’

American rapper says after being part of March of the Living he intends to explain to the African American community about the Holocaust.

UK memorial to six unknown Holocaust victims unveiled

Holocaust memorial garden near London dedicated to six unknown Auschwitz victims finally laid to rest in Jewish cemetery.

Milan mural showing Simpsons as death camp inmates vandalized

Artwork marking Holocaust Remembrance Day depicts famous cartoon family before and after their deportation to a concentration camp.

Democrats introduce bill honoring American Holocaust rescuers

Legislation seeks to award collective Congressional Gold Medal to prominent Democrats who aided Jewish refugees during Holocaust.

The nights as well

How do we lead a life so as to be worthy of the freedom we have been given?

Exclusive: Broadcast from the CBC on May 6, 1943

Teach your children well. Teach them that the Jews were abandoned, teach them that the world knew. A Must Watch broadcast proves it. Op-ed.

Report: Swiss bank impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts

Credit Suisse is impeding probe into Nazi bank accounts, US lawmakers say.

Op-ed:

The Holocaust's main lesson is that only power helps us survive

It is impossible to provide security to the Jewish people without political, economic and military power.Op-ed.

Seattle synagogue vandalized ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Anti-Israel activists target synagogue with vile antisemitic graffiti only "moments" before start of the day of remembering the Holocaust.

Fail-Safe and Jewish Self-Defense

There is a part of Fail-Safe that talks about the story of Anne Frank and her family in a way never seen in American literature.Op-ed.

The Daily Portion / 6 essential facts about the Holocaust

Feelings are not enough, we must not neglect cold, hard, dry facts.

Where was God during the Holocaust?

Since the Holocaust, the feeling is that no matter how hard people try; no matter how moral they want to be, in the end the monster wins.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

President Herzog: We must unite and protect our homeland

Israel's president addresses 'Unto Every Person There is a Name' event, calling for unity 'because we don't have another country.'

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two-minute siren sounded across Israel, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Holocaust survivors, relatives launch year-long digital campaign

Our Holocaust Story shares stories of survival that made their families possible.

How a Holocaust happens

Remembering the Holocaust may allow us the consolation of assuming that the "worst" has already happened. Alas, this may not be true.Op-ed.

Op-Ed:

Whatever happened to “Never Again”?

What happened to those two words that once sent chills down the spines of our enemies? Op-ed.

Malta:

National broadcaster under fire for interview with Nazi author

Widespread outrage ensues after 'Nazi prison guard' speaks on chat show about his attempt to rehabilitate Hitler's image in new book.

Memorializing the Holocaust: The world versus Israel

Israel and Jewish communities commemorate the Holocaust as a time when Jews were murdered, but also as a time when Jews fought back.

ADL urges expansion of Holocaust education to all US states

LearnToNeverForget project calls for adoption of state and local Holocaust education legislation.