Israel Recognizes 6 Slovaks as ‘Righteous Among the Nations’
The Israeli Embassy there held a ceremony honoring Slovakian Righteous Among the Nations. It awarded six coins and certificates to six families who risked their lives saving persecuted Jews during the Holocaust.
‘Death to Jews’ Tattoo Bars Hungarian Martial Arts Fighter
A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from an event in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading “death to the Jews.”
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Aging Rescuers of Holocaust Survivors Paid Debt of Gratitude
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) seeks to repay the debt of gratitude to non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust by providing financial support to those non-Jewish rescuers in need.
Archaeological Digs in Nazi Death Camp Unearth Victims’ Personal Effects
A pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank.
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.
Holocaust Author and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel Dead at 87
For ten years after the war, Wiesel refused to write about or discuss his experiences during the Holocaust.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel
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.
From Nazi Germany to Beit Shemesh, a Family Menorah Continues to Glow
The menorah that today sits on the windowsill of the home of the family of Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, had once faced Nazi headquarters in Kiel, Germany in 1931.
Member of Avengers Unit that Liquidated Nazis to Receive Award
According to at least one source, in 1946 the group planned to kill six million Germans by poisoning the drinking water of Munich, Berlin, Weimar, Nuremberg and Hamburg.
US Soldier Named ‘Righteous among the Nations’
Master Sgt. Robbie Edwards, as a POW, told a Nazi officer if he wants to exterminate Jewish soldiers, he has to murder him and fellow non-Jews.
Portuguese Holocaust Museum and British Embassy Mark Anniversary of Kristallnacht
Israeli Ambassador: “The key difference between today and then is the Jewish people were unprotected and vulnerable whereas now we have a strong, independent state with the right as well as the ability to defend itself.”
Seattle Dentists Honored for Providing Free Oral Care to Needy Holocaust Survivors
This program fills a critical need for many of the 120,000 Holocaust survivors living in the US, one quarter of whom live in poverty.
Nazi Gold Train Discovery May Bring New Claims from Holocaust Survivors
The death bed confessions of a former Nazi soldier revealed the whereabouts of the “Nazi train” which remained hidden for decades in tunnels in Poland and is thought to contain gold, art and other valuables.
Drying Polish River Reveals Ancient Jewish Tombstones
The Vistula River is hiding no end of secrets. They are everywhere...
BBC’s Holocaust Tweet Shocker
BBC: "Our one big question this morning: Is the time coming to lay the Holocaust to rest?"
Today is a Fast Day and not ‘Happy New Year’ Day
Chief Rabbi David Lau reminds all Jews to say the Kaddish prayer in memory of Holocaust victims.
‘Righteous Muslim’ Exhibition Planned for those Who Saved Jews
The London Board of Deputies of British Jews is launching a new Righteous Muslim Exhibition with 70 photographs and stories of Muslims who sheltered...
Warsaw Demolishing Ghetto Wall, Promises Reconstruction
Workers began demolishing a wall in Warsaw near the spot where Jews were gathered for transport to the Treblinka concentration camp, but a city...
Nuremberg Documents Sell at Jerusalem Auction
A trove of documents from the Nuremberg Trials found in a flea market in Israel was sold at auction Wednesday for $10,000, a spokesman...
Nazi ‘Death Train ‘Car to Be Displayed in Netanya
An authentic German train car that transported Jews to concentration camps will be placed at the Netanya Memorial Site and service as a “living...
Hungarian Jewish Leader Decries German Occupation Monument
The president of Hungary’s Jewish umbrella group criticized a planned monument to victims of the Germany occupation for ignoring Hungary’s complicity in the Holocaust.
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Nazi-Era Soccer Program with Swastika Up for Auction
Nazi lovers and sports fans now have chance to add a Nazi-era soccer poster, complete with a swastika, to their collections.
A Nazi-era poster of...
Israeli Chief Rabbi Recalls Kristallnacht at Berlin Kindergarten
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht with a visit to a Jewish kindergarten in Berlin.
“Connecting Jews in Germany to their...
Albanese, Felder and Storobin Slam Weiner over Holocaust Reference
Don't yell Nazi Germany in a crowded NY mayoral race...
American Mennonite Lois Gunden Named Righteous Gentile
Lois Gunden, an American Mennonite who helped save Jewish children in France during the Holocaust, was recognized by Yad Vashem Monday as the fourth...
US Recovers Nazi Diary of Alfred Rosenberg
The U.S. government has recovered 400 pages of the dairy of Hitler’s Jewish confidante Alfred Rosenberg, according to Reuters, which reported that the diary...
Underground Tunnel Discovered at Former Sobibor Death Camp
More evidence that Jews tried to change their fate at the hands of the Nazis: Archaeologists discovered that Jews at the Sobibor death camp built an escape tunnel but apparently didn’t live to use it.
Germany Arrests One of 10 Most Wanted Nazis
German police arrested on Monday one of the 10 most wanted Nazis, 93-year-old Hans Lipschis, who is facing charges of complicity in murder as...
Haredi Paper Equates Lapid and Hitler Speeches
Hitler wanted to exterminate Jews. Lapid only wants to exterminate the Haredi habit of not to work or serve in the IDF. That is enough for a Haredi columnist to compare Lapid’s and Hitler’s speeches.