Holocaust Awareness

Jew-hatred struts the stage in Berlin

The obscene spectacle staged by musician Roger Waters exposes the moral vacuum in Holocaust memorializing. Op-ed.

Ohio moves to increase funding for security, Holocaust education

Draft budget would vastly increase grants for Jewish community security and provide state wide Holocaust education and programming.

ADL urges expansion of Holocaust education to all US states

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

ADL partners with school libraries to expand Holocaust resources

Collaboration will see ADL aid school libraries with Holocaust education, and strategies to address bullying and bias.

Austrian Jewish journalist Karl Pfeifer dead at 94

Pfeifer survived the Holocaust, fought in Israel’s War of Independence and went on to campaign against post-war antisemitism in Europe.

Mahmoud Abbas highlights a German problem

The country’s rejection of anti-Semitism largely consists of official rhetoric, not condemnation and uncompromising action. Op-ed..

NY Holocaust bill bolsters education, looted art and reparations

Museums to be required to tell visitors what works may have been stolen by the Nazis from Jewish owners under new law.

Spanish Jewish leader calls for increasing Holocaust education

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

Neal Adams:

The comic book legend who championed Holocaust awareness

Comic artist Neal Adams, who revolutionized Batman and other iconic comic book characters for both the DC and Marvel brands, dies at 80.

Iranian official: Jews are lying about the Holocaust

Head of a regime-affiliated think-tank says that anything the Jews say is likely to be a lie because they've 'always been known as liars.'

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.

Twisting the Holocaust to fit a narrative

Sadly, there are those who exploit, distort —or even doubt atrocities taking place now—in order to advance narrow partisan agendas. Op-ed.

Israeli-Arab Israel advocate censored by YouTube

Online Israel advocate Yoseph Haddad has been removed from Instagram and now faces age restrictions from YouTube, but refuses to give up.

EU Jewish leader to politicians: Anti-Semitism cannot be ignored

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Chairman of EJA, speaks to Arutz Sheva about combating anti-Semitism and Holocaust education in Europe.

Massachusetts Senate passes Holocaust education bill

The bill is in response to worry from lawmakers, amid an increase in anti-Semitism, that students were lacking Holocaust education.

Swedish teacher guide: Debate whether the Holocaust happened

Swedish Jewish community blasts teacher guide advising students to look for evidence and defend viewpoint that Holocaust did not occur.

New 45,000 square foot Holocaust museum to open in Montreal

Museum aims to become the main center in Canada for Holocaust study, commemoration and education.

Italian prime minister visits Milan Holocaust memorial

Milan Shoah Memorial "confronts us with our historical responsibilities, in a clear and unequivocal way," says Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Montreal anti-vaxxer won't wear yellow star anymore. Here's why.

An anti-vaxxer in Montreal said he would stop wearing a yellow star. He still thinks vaccine mandates are like the Holocaust.

Arizona governor signs Holocaust education bill

Legislation will require students to be taught about the Holocaust at least two times between 7th and 12th grades.

New Phoenix Holocaust museum to feature holograms of survivors

Center will use new technology allowing visitors to learn from and interact with the digital likeness of survivors.

Polish Dep. Foreign Minister: No reason to talk this way

Poland's deputy foreign minister says that his country is worried that Israel's negative reaction to a new Polish law will only intensify.

Are social media outlets blocking Holocaust education?

Social media companies say they ban Holocaust denial. But is that ban also blocking Holocaust education?

The future of Holocaust remembrance

This is not just about the history of the Jews. This is about the history of the world and is at risk of being forgotten. Op-ed.

'Our own flesh and blood'-the overwhelming tragedy of the Shoah

We ourselves were murdered with the 6 million. The deaths of the Holocaust confront us in such monstrous proportions that we are overwhelmed

Yad Vashem: Polish court ruling a blow to academic freedom

Israeli Holocaust museum calls court condemnation of Holocaust scholars "unacceptable."

Are there now memory communities in Holocaust discourse?

The controversy around Yad Vashem’s directorate chairman suggests that Holocaust discourse is deteriorating into polemical argument. Op-ed.

Sweden allocates $1.1 million for its first Holocaust museum

Swedish Culture Ministry to fund collecting documents and interviewing Holocaust survivors to make up Holocaust museum’s exhibits.

Lithuanian accused of torturing Jews touted as hero

In Lithuania, lawmakers want to dedicate 2021 to honoring an alleged perpetrator of Holocaust pogrom.

'Eva’s story' wins the 'Internet Oscar'

Instagram story animating biography of 13-year-old girl who was murdered in Auschwitz wins Webby Award for 'Best Use of Stories.'

Holocaust questions and answers

Defining the Holocaust for future generations: Not just Genocide

Pomp and circumstance

Holocaust abuse

Call to countries: Don't shake off the past

Ministers from 34 countries gather to ratify their commitment to fight against historical revisionism and growing anti-Semitism.

The unknown story of the man who foiled Nazi plans, saving thousands

The Mufti’s meeting with Hitler in Berlin

New Oregon law makes Holocaust education mandatory

Law inspired by teen's friendship with 92-year-old Holocaust survivor mandates Holocaust education for all public school students.

An open letter to AOC: Camps, cages and a bissele Yiddish

Jewish survival after the Holocaust

A ballad in the key of 4G

Rescuing Jews, despite FDR

'Our mission in Poland will never end'

Polish Ambassador to Israel delivers message in Hebrew on Holocaust Remembrance Day asking if 'memory' is enough.

Canadians don’t know basic Holocaust facts, survey finds

Half of Canadians cannot name a single Nazi concentration camp, according to new study.

Rio mayor raises Holocaust awareness

Marcelo Crivella, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, gathers entire staff for #WeRemember photo in global movement to raise Holocaust awareness.

Preserving stories of Holocaust survivors

A recent survey found that “many adults lack basic knowledge” of the Holocaust. How can the world keep remembering?

Can Holocaust education combat antisemitism?

Michel Gourary discusses how spreading Holocaust awareness actively combats antisemitism at EJA conference in Brussels

Germany loses Holocaust reminder as survivors dwindle

As the numbers of Holocaust survivors dwindle, Germany struggles with how to pass their message to the next generation.

Exclusive discussion honors 75th anniversay of Warsaw Ghetto Rrevolt

'Inappropriate' use of Holocaust term 'shameful and wrong'

ZOA says Parkland survivor’s use of Never Again in book title ‘trivializes the Holocaust.’

Greeks delve back into Thessaloniki's Jewish heritage

Greece pushes Holocaust history, tourism, in hopes that younger generation will learn the dangers of racism, anti-Semitism.

VP Pence's Holocaust tweet defended by Rabbinic group

Rabbinic group calls to credit the Vice President’s 'Outstanding Friendship.'

Are there miracles in the midst of tragedy?

Liberals gloat over Sean Spicer’s terrible mistake

Spicer apologized, but that won't satisfy liberals, who have yet to stop trivializing the Holocaust by comparing Trump to Hitler. Opinion.

US Holocaust Museum to present Merkel with Elie Wiesel award

US Holocaust Memorial Museum will bestow its highest honor, the Elie Wiesel Award, on German Chancellor Angela Merkel.