Abraham Peck, Survivor of 9 Concentration Camps, Dead at 91

"At any minute the guard could shoot you for not liking the way you looked at him," Peck recalled. "They would shoot you for nothing."

Germany Arrests One of 10 Most Wanted Nazis

German police arrested on Monday one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, 93-year-old Hans Lipschis,  who is facing charges of complicity in murder as...

Nazi-Looted Paintings Going on Auction Block

Nazi-looted paintings recovered by the Allies platoon known as the Monuments Men will be sold at auction in New York. The four lots will go...

Sheldon & Miriam Adelson to Dine with Pres. & First Lady Trump at White...

The Adelsons are having dinner at the White House with America's First Couple and a source says Israel is on the agenda.

US Congressman Johnson Apologizes for Calling Jews ‘Termites,’ Not Other Remarks

The Georgia Democrat who called Israeli Jews "termites" quickly apologized for "poor choice of words," but not for his other remarks.

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.

Ukrainian President in Hot Water over Presenting Lodz Ghetto Jews as Nazis

Poroshenko's government relies on the Svoboda party, which is inspired by a Ukrainian Nazi collaborator. Party members wear Nazi symbols and organize Nazi-style rallies.

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.

Wannabe Mugger Nabbed After 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Hits Back [video]

A wannabe mugger finds out the hard way that even when elderly, there was a reason that some Jews survived the Holocaust.

US Deports Geriatric Nazi Guard Who Lived in Queens

There's an abundance of nursing homes in Münsterland, Germany, and one of them has just become home to a 95-year-old Nazi who once participated in murdering 6,000 Jews in one day.

ID Tags Worn by Children in Sobibor Death Camp in Poland Unearthed

Yoram Haimi, Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist: “I have been excavating this site for ten years, but today I broke down.”

Banned in Russia, Goebbles’ Diaries to be Published in Ukraine

Russian news sources reporting the announced publication noted that in Russia the Goebbels diaries are included in the federal list of banned extremist materials, by a court order.

Prince Charles Confirms Attendance at Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Israel

“We are building a global coalition of leaders who can send a strong message that will resonate around the world."

NY Mayor de Blasio Visiting Yad VaShem

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is visiting Yad VaShem Sunday during his two-day tour in Israel for the 30th International Mayors Conference. He...

Jewish Groups Rejecting Hungary’s Grants for Holocaust Events

Several Jewish organizations in Hungary as a form of protest will not accept government grants for memorial events marking the 70th anniversary of the...

Netanyahu Recalls Wife’s Father, Grandfather During ‘Unto Every Person There is a Name’ Ceremony...

"The desire to commemorate the deceased is embedded deep in human nature. . . [it is] Underscored in our people which lost millions of our brothers and sisters."

Rep. Marjorie Greene’s Mask Holocaust Analogy is ‘Appalling,’ Says Top Republican Leader

“Let me be clear: The House Republican Conference condemns this language,” says House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Financier’s Daughter Shares Einstein’s Gratitude to her Father for Saving Jews from ‘Calamitous Peril’

"It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future."

Inevitable: Alaska Lawmaker Compares Coronavirus Safety Rules to the Holocaust

Did you know that out of Alaska's 60-member bicameral state legislature, nine (9) members are Jewish?

Anne Frank’s Family Annex is Now ‘Escape Bunker’ Tourist Game in Netherlands

In the Netherlands, tourists have made a new 'game' out of the attempt by Anne Frank's family to hide from Nazis.

Social Media Monitor Say Denial, Distortion of Oct. 7 Atrocities is Skyrocketing

The 313 antisemitic posts appeared on Facebook, Instagram YouTube and X, reaching nearly 26 million viewers on all platforms, according to the CyberWell organization.

Jewish Lords Ask to Drop Ghanaian, Israeli Architects’ $65 Million Holocaust Memorial Project

David Adjaye was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv.

Dutch National Railway to Compensate Holocaust Survivors

Over 75% of Dutch Jews, an estimated 102,000, were exterminated in the Holocaust.

Neo-Nazi Sabbath March Set for August in Liverpool

Another neo-Nazi march is set for a Sabbath in Britain, this time for August in Liverpool.

‘Unto Every Person There Is A Name’ – Israel’s Knesset Remembers the Six Million

The father of the PM's father-in-law pursued his son to the train station in Warsaw and tried to convince him to stay in Poland, but Shmuel was insistent. He alone survived.

Ex-Auschwitz Guard Charged with 300,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder

Oskar Groening’s defense is that he only was cog in the Nazi death machine.

Wallenberg-Signed Document Exempting a Jew from Wearing Yellow Star Fetches $13,310

On 17 January 1945, during the Siege of Budapest by the Red Army, Wallenberg was detained by SMERSH on suspicion of espionage and subsequently disappeared.

‘Death to Jews’ Tattoo Bars Hungarian Martial Arts Fighter

A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from an event in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading “death to the Jews.” Some...

Nazi Hunter Zuroff Lambastes PM for Praise of Lithuania’s Holocaust Remembrance

Zuroff said that “the Government of Lithuania has, over the last 25 years, been making great efforts to eliminate the crimes of thousands of Lithuanians that were directly involved in the murder of Jews.”

Netanyahu Slams Polish PM’s ‘Outrageous’ Remarks, ‘Inability to Understand History’

“There is a problem here of an inability to understand history and a lack of sensitivity to the tragedy of our people,” Netanyahu said.

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