Awareness Campaign Sparks Probes of Alleged Nazi War Criminals
At least four investigations of possible Nazi-era war criminals have been turned over to German investigators in recent months after being identified as a...
Yad Vashem Attacks Ambassador Erdan: Take Your Hands Off Our Holocaust
Since when is Yad Vashem the arbiter of what symbols are appropriate and inappropriate for Israelis, including Israeli officials, to wear on their lapels?
Anonymous Tip Helps Jewish Dealer’s Estate Recover Two Dutch Masters from German Auction
In both cases, the sellers agreed to return the works in 'amicable discussions,' according to the Max Stern Foundation.
‘Book of Names of Holocaust Victims’ Opens at United Nations Marks International Holocaust Remembrance...
"We must remember these individuals not as faceless and nameless victims, as the Nazis viewed them, but as individuals with unique life stories."
Swiss Blogger Sentenced for Denying Holocaust
A judge in Geneva sentenced a Swiss blogger on Tuesday to six months in jail for denying the Holocaust and inciting hate.
The 55-year-old man,...
Neo-Nazi Parties Win Seats in 2 European Parliament Elections
For the first time ever, neo-Nazi parties won seats in two national elections for the European Parliament. One was German.
HBO to Produce Philip Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’ Depicting a Jewish Boy in...
The novel imagines an America in which Lindbergh's isolationist ideas have become the national agenda, and are impacting Jewish life in Newark, New Jersey.
Secretary of State Kerry’s Yom HaShoah Message
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry calls the Shoah "the most painful and horrific chapter in human history."
Jewish Partisan Litman (Mor) Moravchik Passes Away at 104
Mor's daughter said in his entire life, he never took medication, and had no dentures, like a young man. "Like a partisan.”
Israeli Leaders Bid Farewell to Holocaust Survivor and Writer Elie Wiesel
“Elie Wiesel was the collective moral compass of the Jewish people,” said Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky.
Kindertransport Documentary Selected for Permanent Preservation
Oscar-winner “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport” has been selected for permanent preservation in the Library of Congress by the National...
Historical Discovery in Lithuania: Escape Tunnel Used by Jewish Prisoners to Escape from the...
For the first time since the Holocaust the famous tunnel used by the prisoners of Ponar to escape from the Nazis had been located using new technologies for underground predictive scanning.
Knesset Holocaust Remembrance Session Morphs into Debate of Israel’s African Illegals
"Islamophobia is also a kind of anti-Semitism," MK Tibi noted, "so we must all be united in the fight against racism, the rejection of the other and the creation of stereotypes."
March of the Living 2021 Goes Virtual
“The ‘March of the Living’ connects between those who learned about the Holocaust firsthand and those who did not."
Kantor Center, EJC Both Warn Global Anti-Semitism Rising
The annual Tel Aviv Univ. Kantor Center study reported a 45% rise in all forms of anti-Semitism on US college campuses.
Edelstein in Europe: Never Again! ¡Nunca más! Plus jamais! Mai più! Nie wieder!
What has been learned from all the memorials if synagogues across Europe need round-the-clock protection?
ADL Accepts Apology from Investor for Kristallnacht Remarks
The Anti-Defamation League has accepted the “heartfelt apology” from venture capitalist Thomas Perkins, who likened criticism of the wealthy to Kristallnacht.
“We believe that Mr....
UK’s Power Station Lights Up Chimneys in Failed Attempt to Show Solidarity on Intl...
Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which organized the Light the Darkness campaign in Britain, issued a statement taking the blame.
YIVO Announces Discovery of 170,000 Lost Jewish Documents Thought Destroyed in the Holocaust
Rare and unpublished works represent the collective memory and cultural history of Eastern European and Russian Jews.
Billy Joel Wore a Yellow Star at Madison Square Garden
"Thank you Billy for reminding people what was ... so it may never ever be again," Joel's ex-wife, Christie Brinkley wrote.
Yad Vashem Response to Ratification of Poland’s ‘Holocaust’ Law
We are concerned that this law will have repercussions in the areas of Holocaust research, education and remembrance.
To Sign or Not to Sign: Jerusalem Theater Troup Brings Nazi-Era Dilemma to the...
The author of 'The Statement' forms his connection to all the characters. “I seem to have lived with these characters and shared their suffering,” he says.
Netanyahu Attacks Deniers of Mufti-Holocaust Links
The Prime Minister kept the connection of the Muslim leader with Hitler in the headlines just prior to visiting Germany.
Poland to Celebrate New Holiday on September 10: National Day of Polish Children of...
In December 1942, a camp for Polish children and youth was established in a separate area within the confines of the Lodz ghetto.
PA Refuses to Change ‘A Few Words’ for Kerry
Kerry’s latest “listening tour” is drawing the familiar echo of “no.” The Palestinian Authority boasts that Kerry asked it to change a “few words” in the Saudi Peace Initiative. Nice try. John.
US Spy Agencies Hired At Least 1,000 Nazis, New Book Alleges
The book should make Jews in America fell a little bit queasy, to say the least.
Knesset Speaker: ‘Polish Leadership is Again Trying to Distort History’
Poland is the only European Union country that has failed to pass a law that restores the property to Holocaust survivors and to others dispossessed during World War II or Communism.
Naftali Bennett Rebukes French President Macron For Praising Nazi Collaborator
Marshal Philippe Petain was a French leader and Nazi collaborator in World War II.
Ultimate Chutzpa: Holocaust Denial Graffiti Discovered in Auschwitz
The spray-painted messages included slogans denying the Holocaust in English and German.
Rabbi Attacked by Muslims in Affluent Charlottenburg, Berlin
Charlottenburg is a magnet for Berlin Jews, and is home to the city's largest kosher supermarket.