Holocaust

Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Kristina Karamo downplayed concerns about a tweet from the Michigan GOP account — which compared the Holocaust to gun control measures — during a Republican Party event in May, according to audio obtained by The Daily Beast. The tweet in question elevated a prevalent right-wing talking…

(June 2, 2023 / JNS) JNS publishes a weekly listing of antisemitic incidents recorded nationally by Jewish, pro-Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, as well as various news media. By the Anti-Defamation League’s count, an average of seven such instances of varying measure occur daily in the United States. May 26 The…

(June 2, 2023 / JNS) A luncheon was held at the Russell Senate Office Building on May 31 in conjunction with a Senate and a House bill honoring diplomats who saved Jews during the Holocaust, often done over the objections of their home countries. Abe Foxman, former national director of…

(June 2, 2023 / JNS) Three years ago, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow, Poland, launched Holocaust Survivor Day, a June 4 celebration that has since spread worldwide. “Survivors are our treasure and our heroes, living reminders of the strength of the Jewish spirit to rise above evil and…

(May 31, 2023 / JNS) The German shoe and apparel company Adidas has gone back and forth on what to do with some $1 billion in shoes associated with “Ye” (Kanye West), following the musician’s antisemitic statements. First, Adidas was not going to sell the merchandise, and then it announced…

(May 31, 2023 / JNS) Polish Parliament member Grzegorz Braun in 2019. Credit: Adrian Grycuk via Wikimedia Commons. A member of the Polish parliament allegedly assaulted a Polish-Canadian historian on May 31 who suggested that Poland was complicit in Nazi atrocities. Jan Grabowski was speaking at the German Historical Institute…

Bloomfield Auctions/PressEye/PA The pencil purportedly belonging to Hitler which will be listed for auction next week. # Nazi memorabilia Belfast auction house urged to withdraw the sale of a pencil belonging to Hitler Oliver Sears, whose mother is a Holocaust survivor, said the auction is about ‘making money at all…

(May 30, 2023 / JNS) As of this month, the Jewish Museum Berlin is home to a collection of objects that is listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register. The original 16mm and restored 35mm film footage which French journalist Claude…

Jonathan Glazer, who won the runner-up prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his Holocaust drama "The Zone of Interest", has made just a handful of films in 20 years. But each one has been unique, drawing highly memorable performances from stars such as Nicole Kidman, Ben…

(May 25, 2023 / JNS) Some of the leading Jewish and Zionist organizations from around the country offered a range of reactions to the new federal antisemitism strategy announced on May 25. CEO of the American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch called it a “historic day” and said that “in adopting…