Supreme Court will take up Hungary's bid to end lawsuit from Holocaust survivors
The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene for the second time in a dispute between Hungary and Holocaust survivors who want to be compensated for property confiscated from them during World War II.
Argentina will get next installment of bailout as IMF praises Milei's austerity policies
The International Monetary Fund, Argentinaโs biggest creditor, has agreed to release the next tranche of loans due under a bailout program.
The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war
U.S. university presidents have joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis for a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz.
Hope of Israel Congregation in Roanoke educates during annual Holocaust Remembrance service
Dozens gathered at the Hope of Israel Congregation for their annual holocaust remembrance event. An event held two weeks after Passover to remember and reflect on the horror of the holocaust.
Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the countryโs annual Holocaust memorial day.
At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate which features videos of them reading Holocaust denial posts from different social media platforms.
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.
Argentina's president condemns threat by provincial governor to cut energy supplies in dispute
The government of Argentinaโs libertarian President Javier Milei has condemned a threat by the governor of the oil-rich province of Chubut to cut off energy supplies to the rest of the country amid a dispute over funding reductions.
Israel says Brazil's president unwelcome until he apologizes for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust
Israelโs foreign minister says Brazilโs president will not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israelโs war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a โvery serious anti-Semitic attack.โ.
Israel's Netanyahu slams Brazilian president's comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust
Israel has condemned Brazilโs president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II.
EU Commission changes social media post about Auschwitz after protests from Poland
Poland on Sunday asked the European Commission to fix a social media post about the Holocaust, saying it wrongly linked the Auschwitz death camp to Poland.
Muslims and Jews in Bosnia observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and call for peace and dialogue
Jews and Muslims from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica to jointly observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day and promote compassion and dialogue amid rising global sectarian hatred fueled by Israelโs war in Gaza.
A Holocaust survivor in Israel recalls that trauma through the lens of Oct. 7 attack
Holocaust survivor Gad Partok never thought he'd live to see horrors like the ones he witnessed as a young boy in Tunisia when Nazis invaded his town and killed many of his neighbors.
Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A group of survivors of Nazi death camps has marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony in southern Poland.
Holocaust survivors will mark Hanukkah amid worries over war in Israel, global rise of antisemitism
Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as worries grow among Jews worldwide about the Israel-Hamas war and a spike of antisemitism in Europe, the United States and elsewhere.
French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
Survivors of Nazi atrocities have joined young Jewish activists in Paris to sound the alarm about resurgent antisemitic hate speech, graffiti and abuse linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
Germans commemorate 'Night of Broken Glass' terror as antisemitism is on the rise again
People have come together across Germany to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht or the โNight of Broken Glassโ in 1938 during which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria.
Holocaust survivor recalls 'Night of Broken Glass' horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched helplessly as two Nazi officers marched away a beloved friend of her father who was beaten up and bleeding on the forehead.
In Hamas' horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces
For many Israelis and Jews around the world, the horrors committed by Hamas militants during their stunning onslaught on southern Israeli communities is triggering painful memories of a calamity of a far greater scale: the Holocaust.
Palestinian Authority lashes out at renowned academics who denounced president's antisemitic remarks
Palestinian political factions have raged against dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbasโ recent remarks on the Holocaust.
Florida woman who stole nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor gets over 4 years in prison
A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor's life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got has been sentenced to over four years in prison.
Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year.
Holocaust survivors, descendants join forces on social media
More than 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants are participating in a new social media campaign that illustrates the importance of passing on the Holocaust survivorsโ testimonies as their numbers dwindle.
Israeli Holocaust memorial criticizes deal with Poland
Israelโs national Holocaust memorial has criticized a new agreement renewing Israeli school trips to Poland, saying it recommends a number of โproblematic sitesโ that distort history.
Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school
A high school along Floridaโs Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.
Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust
Poland's president has taken part in nationwide observances Friday to honor Poles who risked โ and often lost โ their lives trying to save Jews from the Holocaust during the Nazi German occupation of Poland.
Israeli foreign minister visits Poland to restore ties
The Israeli and Polish foreign ministers have met in a step that they are hailing as a breakthrough in restoring a relationship that's been badly damaged for years due to disagreements over how to remember Polish behavior during the Holocaust.
Germany recalls overlooked LGBT victims of Nazi persecution
Germany has commemorated the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by focusing on people who were incarcerated and killed during the Nazi era because of their sexual orientations and gender identifies.
Survey shows lack of Holocaust awareness in the Netherlands
A Jewish group that commissioned a survey on Holocaust awareness in the Netherlands says the results show โa disturbing lack of awareness of key historical facts about the Holocaust.โ.
16 objects from Germany tell story of Holocaust in new ways
An exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of Israelโs Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial brings back to Germany a diverse set of everyday objects that Jews took with them when they fled the Nazis.
Rio Holocaust Memorial remembers Jewish victims - and others
Rio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovahโs Witnesses, gay people and the disabled.
Holocaust memorial: Kristallnacht photos were already seen
Israelโs Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has acknowledged that a series of photos from Nazi Germanyโs 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when releasing the photos last week.
Newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close
Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938โฒs Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection recently donated to Israelโs Yad Vashem memorial.
Kristallnacht survivors warn about antisemitism, hate speech
Holocaust survivors from around the world are warning of the reemergence of antisemitism as they mark the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht โ the โNight of Broken Glass.โ.
Iranian president's Holocaust remarks spark outcry in Israel
The Iranian presidentโs comment that โthere are some signsโ that the Holocaust happened but that the issue required more research has sparked an outcry from Israel, a country home to tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors.
New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis
Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required to let the public know about that dark history through signs or placards put on display with the stolen objects.
German leader condemns Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark
Germanyโs chancellor says that he was โdisgusted by the outrageous remarksโ made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Berlin, accusing Israel of committing โ50 Holocaustsโ against Palestinians over the years.
Poland wants formal rules for Israeli Holocaust study trips
A Polish official says his government wants formal rules to regulate the terms under which Israeli schoolchildren pay Holocaust study visits to the country, including on the presence of armed Israeli guards.
Israel says Putin apologized over his FM's Holocaust remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscowโs top diplomat.
Survivors unite to deliver message on Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust survivors across the world are uniting to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism.
Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97
Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor and author who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death this month.
Poland, France trade barbs over Russia's war on Ukraine
Poland has summoned the French ambassador over recent comments by President Emmanuel Macron who called Polandโs prime minister a โfar-right anti-Semiteโ in a budding feud over Russiaโs war on Ukraine.
Holocaust survivors flee from Ukraine to Germany for safety
As the war in Ukraine sees increased Russian attacks on cities and towns, Jewish organizations are trying to evacuate as many of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors living there as possible.
Zelenskyy evokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid
Ukraineโs president has called on Israel to take a stronger stand against Russia, delivering an emotional appeal that compared Russiaโs invasion of his country to the actions of Nazi Germany.
EXPLAINER: Why Putin uses WWII to justify war with Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has again painted his enemies in Ukraine as โneo-Nazis,โ even though the country has a Jewish president who lost relatives in the Holocaust and who heads a Western-backed, democratically elected government.
Germany to give $720 million to Holocaust survivors globally
An organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says Germany has agreed to extend another $720 million (647 million euros) to provide supportive services for vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
Latviaโs parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize the Baltic nationโs Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II.
Book aims to shine light on Romanian role in the Holocaust
Maksim Goldenshteyn's book, โSo They Remember,โ tells the story of his Holocaust survivor grandparents who languished in Jewish death camps and ghettos in Transnistria during World War II.
Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?
ABCโs decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from โThe Viewโ for two weeks for her remarks about the Holocaust has opened the network up to criticism that its response derailed a teachable moment for the nation.
`The View' presses on with a simple 'OK' on Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldbergโs colleagues on the โThe View'' had virtually nothing to say Wednesday about her two-week suspension for her comments on Jews and the Holocaust.
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks as co-host of โThe Viewโ because of what the head of ABC News called her โwrong and hurtful commentsโ about Jews and the Holocaust.
Sales soar for 'Maus' after its banning in Tennessee
Just days after the banning of โMausโ by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelmanโs Pulitzer Prize winning graphic story about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.
Holocaust novel 'Maus' banned in Tennessee school district
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to โinappropriate languageโ and an illustration of a nude woman.
As world marks Holocaust, some survivors in Israel struggle
Several dozen impoverished elderly Israelis, among them Holocaust survivors, received food donations from a charity ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
EU leaders worried by rise in antisemitism, Holocaust denial
European Union leaders are pledging on the eve of the annual commemorations of Auschwitzโs liberation to keep fighting the antisemitism and Holocaust denial that has gained traction across Europe during the pandemic.
Jewish leaders, backers defiant a week after hostage siege
Rabbis, public officials and others made statements of defiance against antisemitism at Sabbath services a week after last weekend's hostage siege at a Texas synagogue.
UN approves resolution condemning denial of Nazi Holocaust
The U_N_ General Assembly has approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies โto take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.โ.
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Sites where Germans killed Jews are dedicated in Poland
During the German occupation of Poland during World War II, the Germans imprisoned Jews in ghettoes and murdered them in death camps like Auschwitz, Treblinka and Sobibor.
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Memorial for Babi Yar victims inaugurated in Ukraine
The presidents of Ukraine, Israel and Germany have inaugurated a memorial for the victims of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine eight decades after one of the most infamous Nazi mass slaughters of the Holocaust.
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Dutch king unveils Holocaust name monument in Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander has officially unveiled a new memorial in the heart of Amsterdamโs historic Jewish Quarter to honor the more than 102,000 Dutch victims of the Holocaust.
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Jewish leaders bury remains found in former Warsaw ghetto
Warsawโs Jewish community has buried an unidentified Holocaust victim whose remains were discovered in a building that was within the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
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Israel condemns Poland restitution law, recalls top diplomat
Israel is condemning Polandโs approval of a law that restricts the rights of former Polish property owners, including Holocaust survivors and their descendants, to reclaim property seized by the countryโs former communist regime.
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US ramps up pressure on Poland over Holocaust restitution
The United States is ramping up pressure on Poland to reverse course on new legislation that would prevent Jewish and other claims for restitution for property seized during the Holocaust and the communist era.
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NY Holocaust survivors celebrated at concert after isolation
Dozens of Holocaust survivors attended a live concert at an Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn in the first large gathering for New York-area survivors after months of being isolated during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Auschwitz inmates' families oppose ex-PM on museum council
Relatives of former Polish Auschwitz prisoners are protesting the appointment of a top member of the countryโs right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in Poland.
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Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatred
Segre's efforts to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine as she did have triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. (Yara Nardi/pool photo via AP, file)ROME โ An Italian Holocaust survivorโs attempt to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. Liliana Segre, 90, received the first of the two-shot vaccine series in Milan on Thursday. She urged people who reach her age โto not be afraid and to take the vaccine.โโIโm not afraid of the vaccine, Iโm afraid of the illness," Segre remarked. Segre was one of the few Italian children to survive deportation to a Nazi death camp.