Tag: World War II
Muslims and Jews Find Peace in Auschwitz
Aiman Mazyek, chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, advocates religious tolerance.
Israeli Paratroopers Say Training on Polish Soil Brought ‘Great Meaning to Every Soldier’
Together with American troops IDF paratroopers parachuted down to the ground from aircraft and practiced seizing airfields and other targets.
Welcome to the Anne Frank House Virtual Reality Tour
The full VR tour offers quotes from Anne's diary, and takes about 25 minutes to complete.
Netanyahu Cites ‘Deep Ties Between Our Peoples’ After 10 Hours with Putin in Moscow
It is unbelievable, but 73 years after the Holocaust, there is a country in the Middle East, Iran, that is calling for the destruction of another six million Jews," Netanyahu told Putin.
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ Dies A Free Man
Oskar Groening, 96, was sentenced to a four-year prison term after his 2015 conviction as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jews.
Declassified US Intelligence Document Exposes Poland’s Anti-Semitism – Before, During & Post-WWII
"There is evidence that Poles persecuted the Jews as vigorously as did the Germans during the occupation."
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.
Poland’s Prime Minister Claims Not Only Polish, German Perpetrators — Jewish Perpetrators of Holocaust,...
Israeli lawmakers are calling for a reduction in the country's level of diplomatic engagement with Poland.
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.
IDF Creates Special Project for International Holocaust Remembrance Day (video)
The six million Jews whose lives were stolen by the Nazis in the Holocaust of World War II will never be forgotten. #WeRemember
Putin Moves Museum Visit in Deference to Jewish Sabbath
The United Nations date for International Holocaust Day, and the date on which worldwide memorial ceremonies are being held, falls on the Jewish Sabbath.
German Prosecutors Say No Clemency for ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’
Groening said in 2015 that he would not ask forgiveness from survivors or victims’ families. “I can only ask my God for forgiveness,” he said.
Do You Know Anyone Who Survived Babi Yar, Stuthof, Zhytomyr or Kamianets-Podilsky?
Anyone stationed at a camp is liable to prosecution as an accessory to murder based on service. The change in policy led to searches for anyone who served in the death camps or murder squads.
Argentina Gives Israel WWII-Era Docs Revealing Who Helped Nazis After War
“We have delivered these digitized historical documents about the Holocaust so the State of Israel can make sure that they are investigated."
March to Honor the Memory of Elie Wiesel, His Hometown’s Vanished Jews
The march began at the Wiesel family home, and ended at the railway station, where a plaque was unveiled and the station named after Wiesel.
Frankfurt Police to Evacuate 70K Residents After Discovery of WWII ‘Blockbuster’ Bomb
Goethe University, nearby hospitals and the European Central Bank will be evacuated Sunday in addition to Frankfurt residents.
Russians Soliciting Israel’s Support in Joining Sobibor Museum Project
Perhaps it's that note regarding the liberating Red Army that stirred the Poles' objections, seeing as the same Red Army proceeded to keep its jackboots on the necks of the Polish state for close to 50 years.
Macron Warns Anti-Zionism is New Anti-Semitism as Netanyahu Praises French Heroes in Holocaust
"The Jewish State is the one certain guarantee that the Jewish People will never undergo a Holocaust again. Never, ever."
Massive WW II Bomb Safely Removed in Bialystok
The huge bomb was left in place quietly until explosives experts could attend to it safely.
US Ambassdor to UN Nikki Haley at Yad Vashem: ‘We Must Always Take Sides’
During her visit, Haley went carefully through the exhibits, asking questions and viewing the information displayed.
Auschwitz SS Guard, 95, Dies in Prison
Only 43 Auschwitz staff members have been sentenced in German courts.
The Danger Zone – Washington, DC and Jerusalem Day [audio]
Washington and Jerusalem Day, Gadi talks about both.
Netanyahu Meets Dunford, Jewish War Heroes on V-E Day
"We must be capable, prepared and able to defend ourselves by ourselves against any threat. That is the lesson since the victory over Nazism.”
Israel’s Pres. Rivlin Closes Holocaust Remembrance Day With Opposition to Le Pen in France
"We demand self-examination from of all those who helped carry out the extermination program," Rivlin said. Le Pen denies responsibility for French deportations of Jews to death camps.
Document: SS Chief Wished Mufti in 1943 ‘Victory Against the Jewish Invaders’
'In this spirit, I am happy to wish you, on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, warm wishes for your continued struggle until the great victory.'
Holocaust Survivor, 86, Returning to Auschwitz with IDF Officers
'I never wished to return to that place of our degradation and annihilation, but to return in the company of our noblest, bravest of the brave – our IDF soldiers, makes my spirit soar with pride and hope.'
Terrorist Attack Foiled Outside Vienna’s Main Synagogue
Austrian police foiled a terrorist attack on the main synagogue in Vienna on the Sabbath. Two Afghan citizens were arrested.
Dutch Researcher Doubts Anne Frank Was Turned In
More was going on in the building than just Jews being hidden there, and the authorities may have raided 263 Prinsengracht for other reasons.
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.