Holocaust survivor

Holocaust survivor who served in US military dies at 83

Sidney Shachnow, Holocaust survivor who went on to command US forces in Berlin, dies at 83.

Holocaust survivor who survived by hiding in a bunker dies at 91

Clara Kramer, who survived Holocaust hidden in an underground bunker, dies at 91.

Survivors receive payments from restitution efforts in Romania

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, payments distributed to Romanian Holocaust survivors in Israel - including one 104-year-old.

War of Independence hero passes away

Holocaust survivor David Ben David, one of the last defenders of Kfar Etzion in 1948, passes away at 98.

90-year-old Holocaust survivor unexpected superhero of Comic-Con

A Holocaust survivor turned out to be the real superhero at the popular comics convention in Southern California.

Tisha B'Av, the Holocaust and sparks of light in the darkness

Germany increases funding for Holocaust survivors by $88 million

German officials tour Holocaust museum, speak with survivors.

'Sickening'

Holocaust survivor on concentration camp comparison: 'Grow up'

'Listen to me, I went through it. Please. This is not a concentration camp.'

Return of Nazi-looted art 'rights an injustice'

Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted sculpture to heirs of Jewish owners.

PM, Prince William meet descendants of Holocaust survivors

PM Netanyahu, Prince William meet descendants of Jewish couple the Prince's great-grandmother saved during the Holocaust.

On a bike, ex-child refugee retraces escape from Nazi Germany

Holocaust survivor bikes with son and grandson in tribute to the Kindertransport which saved his life.

'Number of Jews in Crete is slowly but steadily growing'

The last link to a doomed Jewish community in Crete watches its rebirth with gratitude.

92-year-old Holocaust survivor fulfills lifelong dream

Nearly 71 years to the day after immigrating to US from post-war Europe, Jack Nasielski joins his children and grandchildren in Israel.

Who killed a Polish Holocaust hero?

Family of Holocaust survivor Josef Kopf family may be close to finding out who killed him after the war was over.

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.

Dutch mosque: We converted 'Jewish nobleman' to Islam

A Dutch mosque says it converted a Holocaust survivor to Islam. Local Jews are skeptical.

Holocaust survivor appeals to Poland to fight neo-Nazi groups

'History is not repeating. History often returns as something much worse.'

Watch: Holocaust survivor sings with IDF Chief Cantor

Holocaust survivor who was miraculously reunited with his family sings 'Where shall I go?' together with IDF Chief Cantor.

This Holocaust survivor fought in Israel's War of Independence

Israel at 70: Holocaust survivor recalls his journey to Israel and his experiences fighting in Israel’s War of Independence.

PM offers condolences to son of murdered Holocaust survivor

Netanyahu calls son of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor stabbed and burned in her Paris home. 'The people and State of Israel are with you.'

10,000 march in Paris to memorialize killed Holocaust survivor

Supporters of Marine Le Pen shout 'N for Nazi' at memorial march for slain Holocaust survivor.

2 charged with brutal murder of French Holocaust survivor

Suspects with prior convictions for rape, violent robbery charged in murder of elderly Jewish Holocaust survivor in Paris.

Police confirm:

Paris Holocaust survivor was murdered because she was Jewish

Prosecutors investigating brutal murder of 85-year-old Holocaust survivor say suspects targeted woman out of anti-Semitism

2 arrests in brutal murder of Paris Holocaust survivor

Motive for murder of Jewish woman found stabbed 11 times, burned, unknown. Granddaughter of victim says murderer was Muslim neighbor.

Holocaust survivor’s body found burnt, stabbed in Paris home

Anti-Semitism watchdog says murder of Holocaust survivor reminiscent of murder of Sarah Halimi. Suspect in custody.

Life sentence for man who murdered Holocaust survivor in 1992

German court convicts murderer from Sweden in 1992 killing of Holocaust survivor.

Swedish racist 'laser man' faces Germany murder verdict

German prosecutors seek life sentence for Swedish-German citizen who murdered 68-year-old Holocaust survivor in 1992.

Torah scroll finds a home at Iron Dome unit

Soldiers at the Southern Iron Dome unit celebrate a Torah scroll dedication together with the family of a deceased Holocaust survivor.

Survivor who escaped Auschwitz dies at 98

Kazimierz Piechowski, who was part of a daring escape from Auschwitz, passes away in the port city of Gdansk.

Holocaust survivor visits Western Wall for first time

Avraham Takacz, who immigrated to Israel from Ukraine, fulfills dream and visits Kotel.

French Holocaust survivor donates $1 million to aid US veterans

Survivor donates $1 million for US veterans to thank American troops for saving his life during World War II. 'Not too late to give back.'

Holocaust survivor who cut hair in Chicago till he was 97, dies

A life-saving choice: Benjamin Scheinkopf's father insists he be a cobbler, but Ben and his brother choose to cut hair, saving their lives.

After Nazis killed her family, this woman fought back

Holocaust survivor and partisan Rose Holm speaks about when her family was killed and her experiences in a forest fighting the Nazis.

Holocaust survivor pulled from car in path of oncoming train

Florida resident's tires get caught in train tracks. Witnesses pull man from vehicle before it is totaled by train.

Master portrait painter, dies at 90

Holocaust survivor and artist Marc Klionsky dies at age 90.

'My father's last message'

Matan Rochlitz, New York Times video interview with Holocaust survivor, learns how her father left a final message for her decades later.

Britain: Holocaust survivor compares Israel to Nazis

Holocaust survivor Marika Sherwood tells British students 'Israel doing to Palestinians what Nazis did to me.'

Holocaust survivor's widow donates $22 million to German zoo

NJ millionaire donates her fortune to zoo beloved by her late husband.

Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah 80 years late

Holocaust survivor dances after reading Torah portion for the first time at age 93.

Teens who twisted menorah into swastika to meet Shoah survivor

3 teens sentenced to meet Holocaust survivor, community service after confessing to vandalism against family menorah last Hannuka.

Holocaust survivor: Yes, it can happen again

Holocaust survivor Sonia K. speaks to CNN, tells them the world may be in for another Holocaust - unless attitudes change.

Oldest man in the world dies in Haifa

Yisrael Kristal, Holocaust survivor who was recognized as the oldest man in the world, dies at 113.

El Al fined for asking Holocaust survivor change seat

83-year old Holocaust survivor asked to change seats because haredi man refused to sit next to a woman.

88-year old Holocaust survivor receives high school diploma

Holocaust survivor in Minnesota receives high school diploma 71 years after Nazis denied her the opportunity.

Watch: Hitler couldn't kill me

Holocaust survivor tells Arutz Sheva having a family is her way of defeating the Nazis. 'This generation should know and not forget.'

'A real woman of valor'

Herzliya mayor calls to accompany Holocaust survivor Ilana Blumenfeld, who passed away, on her last journey

200 Israelis attend funeral of lonely Holocaust survivor

More than 200 Israelis attend funeral of Holocaust survivor from the Canary Islands who was buried in a Tel Aviv cemetery.

'Give this Holocaust survivor the respect she deserves'

Elderly Holocaust survivor with no surviving family is granted dying wish.

Yad Vashem event to honor Holocaust survivor and author

Yad Vashem receives collection of late Holocaust survivor, author, and historian Professor Yaffa Eliach.

Watch: Hundreds at funeral of lonely Holocaust survivor

Hundreds respond to calls on social media to attend funeral of Holocaust survivor with no relatives.

'The next time I die, bury me in Jerusalem'

Chronically ill Holocaust survivor overcomes all obstacles to fulfill his lifelong dream of making Aliyah

Holocaust survivors get the 'runway treatment'

Watch: Holocaust survivor beauty pageant honors the women who lived through the concentration camps and death marches of Nazi Germany.

Israeli teenagers help Holocaust survivor after home ransacked

When a 92-year old Holocaust survivor came home and found his apartment ransacked, 17 teenagers came and helped him put it back together.

World's oldest man celebrates bar mitzvah 100 years late

113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, celebrated his bar mitzvah a century late.

World's oldest man to celebrate bar mitzvah 100 years late

The world's oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, will celebrate his bar mitzvah.

Joseph Wilf, Holocaust survivor and philanthropist, dies at 91

Joseph Wilf, a Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor and founder of one of the country’s largest real estate development companies, dies at 91.

Kaine cites Holocaust survivor who died in shooting massacre

Tim Kaine cites Holocaust survivor who died protecting others during a shooting.

Book Review: The Long Night, a journey through the Holocaust

Over 20,000 Holocaust survivors aren't getting their rights

Welfare Minister reveals survivors have not had over $26.4 million worth of services implemented, lamenting: 'we all failed.'

Hungarian-Jewish Nobel Literature Prize winner dies aged 86

Holocaust survivor Imre Kertesz, named one of the 20th century's most influential Hungarian writers, passes away after long illness.