Holocaust

Handouts approved by Justice Ministry appear to prioritize Haredi families, while survivors and single-parent households largely excluded The ultra-Orthodox Shas party’s food stamp program was approved for rollout by the Justice Ministry earlier this week but has come under fire for appearing to prioritize Haredi families at the expense of…

(August 23, 2023 / JNS) A statue honoring 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust was inaugurated on Wednesday in Pristina, AP reported. The “Wall of Honor” monument was unveiled in a park in the Kosovar capital in the presence of some of the rescuers’ descendants, political leaders…

PRISTINA: A statue bearing the names of 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II was inaugurated Wednesday in the capital, Pristina. The "Wall of Honor" statue was placed in a park in Pristina in the presence of some of the rescuers' descendants, political leaders,…

It took almost three days for X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to remove a ... post denying the Holocaust—and the move only came after the service received criticism from the Auschwitz Museum. X initially said the post did not break its rules on hate speech. Undated…

Vanessa Zoltan says the theology that she was raised in was the Holocaust. Vanessa Zoltan hide caption toggle caption Vanessa Zoltan Vanessa Zoltan says the theology that she was raised in was the Holocaust. Vanessa Zoltan To start these conversations, I usually ask the guest to define their spiritual identity.…

Role reversal British actor says ‘seed was planted’ as a young boy after seeing film on liberation of concentration camp while reckoning with his grandmother’s ‘vigorous’ hatred of Jews JTA — From “Schindler’s List” to “The Red Sea Diving Resort,” the non-Jewish, award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has starred in a…

Witnesses say they saw suspect start blaze inside the ‘Bucherboxx’ at train station in German capital; antisemitic note said found at scene JTA — German police are investigating a fire that destroyed a public book box dedicated to Holocaust history near a memorial at the site from which tens of…

A video showed Itzik Zarka spitting at demonstrators and shouting: ‘I’m proud that six million of you were burned!’...Read More

DUBAI: Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s visit to the UAE will highlight strengthened bilateral bonds between the two countries, including in space. From Mars to the moon, Japan and the UAE have worked together to explore space and conduct numerous scientific tests that will contribute to qualitative developments in the…

To a certain class of traveler, Evian les Baynes, a five-star French resort overlooking Lake Geneva, is synonymous with the highest realm of luxury living. But 85 years ago, to hundreds of thousands of Austrian and German Jews desperate for foreign sanctuary, Evian meant something else: hope. President Franklin D.…