Tag: Holocaust
US Holocaust Museum Official: Digitizing the Records a Bulwark Against Denial, Anti-Semitism
For decades, the International Red Cross and governments around the world, including the US and Israel, did not allow the archives to be opened for public use.
Austrian Woman Fined for Denying Holocaust in Bathroom
A court in Feldkirch, Austria, on Friday fined a woman $1,280 and gave her a suspended jail sentence for calling the Holocaust "lies" and...
VP Pence in ‘Emotional’ Tour at Dachau Nazi Concentration Camp
"We can never forget atrocities against Jews and others in the Holocaust," VP Pence said.
96-Yr-Old Holocaust Survivor Olympian Wins Israel Prize
Agnes Keleti holds more Olympic gold medals than anyone else in the State of Israel.
German Politician Expelled from Party for Calling Holocaust Memorial ‘A Monument of Shame’
Hёke also accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of damaging the younger generation, who, in his opinion, are not brought up as patriots.
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.
‘Nazis Rule’ Scrawled in Jewish Student’s Dorm Room at U of Minn
The drawing had a swastika and the words, "Nazis Rule." It depicted a death camp with Jews in a gas chamber.
PHANTOM NATION – Dejudaizing the Holocaust [audio]
Why is the world erasing the Jews from history?
Holocaust Victims’ Mass Graves Looted Across Ukraine
Some in the Ukraine are calling this grave-robbing a criminal epidemic, but the grave-robbers have not been caught.
The Administration’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Statement
Yes, the Trump administration is literally in its infancy and the Holocaust statement may well reflect nothing more than an incomplete vetting process. But it is nonetheless worthy of note.
Trump’s Ban of Refugees from Terror-Prone Countries Not Comparable to Holocaust
Trump’s decision was made to prevent terrorists from coming into America. FDR prevented refugees from coming into America because they were Jewish and he thought the country didn’t need any more Jews
The White House Holocaust Horror
The decision not to mention the Jews was deliberate, a way of demonstrating the inclusive approach of the Trump administration. This omission negates the specifically Jewish quality of the Holocaust.
Israeli, UN Officials ‘Remember’ The Holocaust, Tweet 2017 Statistics on Anti-Semitism
The new UN secretary-general notes the Holocaust was the culmination of millenia of hatred, scapegoating and discrimination against Jews -- in short, anti-Semitism. Will he "remember" ?
PM Netanyahu at Yad Vashem: Today’s Iran Advocates New Holocaust
Netanyahu shared his recent phone conversation with the new US president, saying Trump 'spoke about Iran's commitment to destroy Israel. He spoke about the nature of this nuclear agreement and the danger it poses.'
PM Netanyahu Addresses Yad Vashem International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
PM Netanyahu warned Iran that the last regime that tried to annihilate the Jewish People -- that which spawned the Holocaust -- ended up "in the dustbin of history."
Outrage: Germany to Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day while Funding Anti-Israel NGO
From 2012-2016 the German government has provided more than $290,000 to NGO promoting turning Israel into a multicultural, Arab-majority state.
Yad Vashem Online Presents Touching ‘Last Letters From the Holocaust’
There are thousands of personal letters in the Yad Vashem Archives, which were sent by Jews – adults and children – to their relatives and friends from their homes, the ghettos and the camps.
Confronting the Politicization of the Holocaust
If the Holocaust is now primarily an instrument to be deployed in politics, rather than a central historical memory with a direct bearing upon politics & ethics, we can expect its further manipulation
Obama Cynically Appoints Man Who Peddled Iran Deal To Holocaust Memorial Council
Obama stuck it to the Jews one more time before he leaves office by appointing Ben "I massaged the truth to sell the Iran deal to the American public" Rhodes to the US Holocaust Memorial Council.
Obama Appoints Anti-Israel Adviser to Holocaust Museum Council
Rhodes recently raised many eyebrows when he enlightened reporters about the 'tens of thousands' of Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria
As Trump Confirms Kushner Will Broker Israel-PA Deal, Don’t Take Jared for Granted
Jared Kushner is a man who knows how to keep a grudge, and knows the secret of revenge being best served ice cold. Don't underestimate him, don't mess with him, don't take him for granted.
UK to Loan Bust of Winston Churchill After Trump Requests Its Return to White...
British aristocracy have apparently not yet recovered from President Obama's insult, despite the gesture of conciliation by a new incoming president.
European Parliament President Martin Schultz to Receive 2016 Medal of Tolerance
European Parliament President Martin Schultz is one of two recipients of the 2016 Medal of Tolerance for his commitment to preserve the memory of the Shoah.
A Gadol’s Holocaust Memoir
The memoir follows a year and a half of the travels and travails of Rabbi Hirschprung from the beginning of World War II until his arrival in Japan.
First Cousins Reunite at Yad Vashem for the First Time
After three-quarters of a century, a phone call changed the lives of two people who thought they were alone in the world.
Miraculous Family Reunion to Take Place at Yad Vashem
Neither side of the family knew anyone from the other side had survived the Holocaust!
Holocaust Survivor’s Name Lives On
Named after their beloved grandfather, who did not have grandsons to carry on the family name, Apeloig Collection serves as a living memory for all generations.
Senate to Vote on Holocaust Restitution as Vienna Philharmonic Returns Looted Painting
The law allows the heirs six years to sue in US court from the day they become aware of the existence and location of the looted object.
Holocaust Banknote Forger Adolf Burger Dead at 99
He visited the Bank of England and met the Chief Cashier, who presented him with one of the notes which he had forged in the concentration camp more than sixty years earlier.