Holocaust

Around noon on Wednesday, a 27-year-old German man drove to a synagogue in the city of Halle in eastern Germany with the aim of killing as many Jews as possible. It was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The attacker failed to get past the pe…

Jewish leaders demanded action from Germany today to protect the community and face down resurgent right-wing extremism. Chancellor Angela Merkel joined a solidarity vigil at Berlin's main synagogue on Wednesday, and firmly condemned the anti-Semitic rampage…

BERLIN (Reuters) - As Jews left Yom Kippur prayers across Germany on Wednesday, they were jolted by word that an anti-Semitic gunman had attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle hours before, killing two people. The news heightened fears of more an…

Trump gave Erdogan green light, Putin nods in approval from Moscow. Turkey has launched an attack against US-allied Kurds in Northern Syria, after Donald Trump expressed his support for the military assault in a now-infamous phone call to Turkish president T…

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis gave the green light on Tuesday for the creation of the country’s first national Holocaust museum in Bucharest, more than seven decades after the end of World War Two. An international commission head…

Argentina is home to Latin America’s largest Jewish population, but it’s also the place where many high-ranking Nazis ended up at the end of World War II. (Source: DW) Argentina’s Museum of the Holocaust has displayed a trove of Nazi relics that it plans to …

During WW II, the train systems of occupied countries were critical in carrying out the Nazi’s “Final Solution" regarding the Jews. The Dutch railroad system, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), deported 107,000 Jews during the Nazi occupation, of whom 5,100 survive…

The cinematic universe trend may be dwindling in Hollywood, with even Marvel looking at the possibility of more standalone efforts and less connectivity. But while the industry keeps feeling the effects of sequelitis, and while even new Star Wars prequels and…

Demi Lovato is apologizing for accepting a free trip to Israel after facing backlash for posting about her “absolutely magical” vacation on Instagram. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer made no mention of the long-standing Israel-Palestine conflict in a series of …

Demi Lovato shared an untouched photo to Instagram, celebrating her curves and cellulite. Lovato called the photo her "biggest fear." USA TODAY Demi Lovato is apologizing to anyone who was offended by her recent trip to Israel, which she previously posted …