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.

Israelis Star in Nobel Prizes, so Why Doesn’t BDS Boycott Them?

If the Boycott Israel movement were intellectually honest, it would condemn the Nobel Prize judges for awarding Israelis. Let’s see how many pro-boycott academics will snub Israel’s universities.

Gurlitt Museum Admits Picasso Painting Was Stolen from Jews

The crimes from the Nazi regime still are being discovered.

Pope Francis Lashes Out at Nazi Murderers During Yad Vashem Visit

At Yad Vashem, the pontiff questioned the role of G-d in the slaughter of the millions who died during the Holocaust.

Belgian Teacher Who Rescued Hundreds of Jewish Children Dead at 100

"What I did was merely my duty. Disobeying the laws of the time was just the normal thing to do."
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‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ Celebrates Polish Couple Who Hid Hundreds of Jews Among the Beasts

Some hid in animal cages, other in the villa's basement. Some were 'adopted' as fake family members or service staff.

Wiesenthal Center Denounces Indian Publisher for Citing Hitler as ‘Inspiring Leader’

A member of the Simon Wiesenthal Center bought the book at the Krithi International Book Fair in Cochin, ironically the city that served as home to Jews in India for hundreds of years.
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Israel Slams Al Jazeera for Holocaust Denying Video Clip

Al Jazeera news network ran a clip declaring Israel the biggest winner of the Holocaust, and then compared Israel to Nazis.

Swiss-Jewish Artist Miriam Cahn Pulling her Works from Museum Tainted with Nazi-Looted Art

"Buying art doesn't whitewash! Collecting art doesn't make you a better person!" Cahn wrote.

Lavrov: Worst Antisemites are Jews, Hitler Had Jewish Blood

But was Hitler the descendant of Jews? A Nazi official named Hans Frank was the source of the rumor.

Standing to Respect Victims of the Nazi Murderers

A siren will bring Israelis to their feet at 10 am as a measure of respect to remember the victims of the Nazi Holocaust.

Former Israeli Ambassador Shevah Weiss Tells Polish Newspaper Poland Should Make Amends to Jews

"You must not create a new harm based on an old harm," Weiss told Rzeczpospolita.

New Global Holocaust Remembrance Day Campaign to Aid Poorest Survivors

Hollywood mogul Haim Saban announced he is donating $1 million to the effort.

Netanyahu Thanks Emirati FM for Holocaust-Never-Again Comment

On February 14, 2019, Sheikh Abdullah said that Israel was justified in attacking Iranian targets in Syria.

Sundance Film Reveals Holocaust Memoir Was World’s Greatest Literary Hoax

But before you rush to your screen to spend your valuable Corona-at-home time watching this bizarre testimony of human weirdness, we recommend you read Indiewire's review.

Two Charged with Antisemitic Murder of Holocaust Survivor in Paris

"This only strengthens the fact that this struggle has not ended, and that we will need to continue fighting against antisemitism.” - French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian

Last Canadian Suspected of Nazi War Crimes Dies Before He Can be Deported

The Canadian government had been attempting to expel Helmut Oberlander for more than two decades, claiming he had hidden his role as a Nazi death squad interpreter during his immigration to Canada in 1954.

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.

New Yorker Suing Munich Collector for Return of Nazi-Looted Art

A New York man has gone to court for the return of several Nazi-looted artworks from the controversial collection of Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich. David...

‘Japan and the Jews’ Seen Through Art at Haifa’s Tikotin Museum

"Through art contemporary Japanese artists are able to demonstrate an attachment and even passion for the Jewish narrative.”

Polish History Professor Fired for Blaming Jews for Holocaust

The Polish Academy of Sciences has dismissed historian Prof. Krzysztof Jasiewicz following an interview in which he partly blames Jews for the Holocaust. Jasiewicz, 61,...

Idaho High School Kids Put on ‘Hitler and Jew’ Show for Halloween, Teacher Disapproves

The student wearing the Hitler costume was pulling the student dressed as a Jewish person on a leash around the lunch room.

Hotshot Star Wars Pilot Oscar Isaac to Star in Eichmann Capture Movie

Eichmann's trial began on April 11, 1961, and he was executed on May 31, 1962.

Queen’s Nazi Salute Rattles Edward’s Skeleton in Buckingham Closet [video]

The 17 second film shows England’s Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Edward VIII, giving the camera the Nazi salute.

Here’s a Holocaust Story with a Happy Ending

Dina Gold's "Stolen Legacy" is the story of one woman's victory against the Nazis, albeit 60 years later.

Knesset Speaker: No Words to Describe Hypocrisy of Hosting Rouhani on Holocaust Day

Rouhani will address UNESCO, the United Nation's science and culture organization, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Obama at Last Hanukkah Party: They Said I Won’t Last 1 Year, I Made...

Say what you will, the man has great writers and – crucial – can deliver a line.

Mexico’s Ambassador to UNESCO Fired Over Infamous Jerusalem Resolution

Mexico's envoy to UNESCO is an envoy no longer because he refused to vote against history and Jerusalem.

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.

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