Peres: Holocaust ‘Cries from the Prayer Shawls’
The Holocaust “cries from the prayer shawls the hair, the shoes that we see with our own eyes, resonates as we step on the stones...
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.
New Book Displays All the Art Göring Stole from Jews
While being questioned at Nuremberg, Göring was “humble” about having pulled off one of the most extensive theft of artwork in history...
PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the ‘Unto Every Person There is a Name’ Ceremony
Last night I was in the village of my birth / In the landscape that is dear to my heart in its radiance / In the well of my childhood a reflection still shimmers / My father’s house still stands.
Dutch Christians’ Mega-Menorah Helps Jews Come Out of their Shell
Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, some European Jew still are afraid to be confident enough to be Jewish in public. Christina Zionists are trying to help them, buy aliyah to Israel would be a lot easier.
Three Children Destroyed Jewish Cemetery in Poland
The criminals turned out to be three teenage boys, two aged 12, one 13.
Christiane Amanpour Compares the Trump Administration to the Nazis
"Amanpour took pains to erase the word Jews while speaking three times about Nazi attacks and genocide."
Holocaust Survivors Urge California Legislators to Oppose Ethnic Studies Bill
Several web pages published under the heading “Preparing to Teach Palestine: A Toolkit” suggest the LESMC curriculum will be even more politicized, divisive, and antisemitic than its predecessor.
Germany to Pay Additional $88 Million to Holocaust Survivors
The country, which perpetrated mass murder against Jews and other minorities between 1933 and 1945, also agreed to increase pensions to 55,000 Holocaust survivors in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to expand eligibility for child survivors.
Swiss Jews Nervous at Use of Holocaust Symbols by Covid-19 Conspiracy Theorists
People who had both swastikas and Jewish stars printed on their clothing took part in an anti-corona demo in Zurich in the fall.
Yad Vashem Releases Photographs Shedding New light on German Savagery in Kristallnacht
"We must bear witness to the atrocities of the past."
Report: Ukraine Recalling Ambassador to Germany Who Praised Nazi Collaborator
Melnyk told journalist Tilo Jung that reports of Bandera’s involvement in the mass murders of Poles and Jews are lies and a "Russian narrative."
Jewish Kreplach Saved this Polish Restaurant from Ruin during the Corona Pandemic
"Before the war, Jews constituted a significant part of the population of Bobowa," Szczepanek explained.
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.
Rivlin at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony: We Will Continue to Survive and Battle Anti-Semitism
Rivlin addressed the Holocaust survivors attending the ceremony, asking for their help in extracting the meaning of the tragedy and lessons to be learned.
German Aid Organization Gives Holocaust Survivors Israeli Smart Bracelets
“It’s powerful to see today’s Christians, especially from Germany, standing with Israel as well as taking an active role in supporting Holocaust survivors..."
‘Sobibor’ to Represent Russia in the Oscars
As many as 250,000 Jews were murdered at Sobibor, making it the fourth worst extermination camp, after Bełżec, Treblinka, and Auschwitz.
Mnuchin ‘Couldn’t Be More Excited’ on First Official Visit to Israel
Netanyahu thanked Secy. Mnuchin for the Treasury Department's strong action against the Iranian regime.
Research: Holocaust Trauma is Genetically Transmitted
The trauma of the Holocaust is transmitted genetically through the generations.
Druze Artist Marches Among the Living at Nazi Death Camps
A Druze artist who has devoted most of her work to depicting scenes of the Holocaust joined the 12,000 participants in this year’s March of the Living. She refuses to sell it.
R.I. Restaurant Apologizes for Stupid Anne Frank Joke
Perhaps what we need is a new museum to house all the post-Holocaust banalities. It’ll take a really big building.
Poles Commemorate 74th Anniversary of Lodz Ghetto Liquidation
On September 8, 1939, German forces entered Lodz and immediately began targeting and terrorizing Jews, who constituted 34%, or 223,000 people, of the city’s prewar population of 665,000.
Polish, Israeli Delegations to Meet in Israel over Holocaust Law
The Israeli and Polish teams are comprised of historians, journalists, jurists and legislators.
Israel Introduces Historic Resolution at UN Against Holocaust Denial and Distortion
International political negotiations with UN countries on this resolution have been ongoing for several months, Israel’s mission to the UN said, and will go public this week.
UK Brings Remains of 6 Holocaust Victims to Final Rest in Jewish Cemetery
A memorial garden is to be built on the site where the six victims have been laid to rest.
YouTube Expands Hate Speech Policy to Ban Holocaust Denial Videos
"Hate speech is not allowed on YouTube."
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.”
Warsaw Hillel to Start Serving Poland’s Jewish Young Adults
“Young Jews in Poland today carry with them both the tragedies our parents and grandparents endured and the flourishing community our generation has witnessed.”
‘Britain’s Schindler’ Dies at the Age of 106
Nicholas Winton saved hundreds of Jewish children from the gas chambers but said nothing for nearly 50 years.
California Rabbi is First Chabad Board Member of US Holocaust Memorial
The rabbi's appointment was announced by President Donald Trump on January 29, 2020, along with those of two other new members.