Holocaust

The Israeli Foreign Ministry summoned Belarusian Ambassador Yuri Yaroshevich on Wednesday to protest comments by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko comparing the Holocaust, in which six million Jews were murdered, to Israel’s military operations against Iran and Hamas in Gaza. “Many people have begun to look at history and ask: ‘What…

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(June 15, 2026 / JNS) Last year, the Israeli military launched operation “Rising Lion.” This year, it fought operation “Roaring Lion.” On Tuesday, a different lion—this one fictive, living in the Central Park Zoo and with a Nazi ring in its belly—will debut in English in a translation of Israeli…

In the renowned Holocaust documentary, Shoah (1985), former SS guard Franz Suchomel sings a song prisoners had to perform in the Treblinka death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. After finishing the last line, he chillingly asks the director, Claude Lanzmann: “Satisfied? That’s unique. No Jew knows that today!” More than 30…

Antisemitism is rising around the world, from online spaces and college campuses to Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. This article examines recent global data, the impact of October 7, the spread of Holocaust denial, and the moral... Brought to you by Key Points Rising antisemitism is not only a…

Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. (Jun. 7, 2026 / JNS) The mayor of the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands, Ahmed Marcouch, invited the rapper Kanye West…

The audience applauds Holocaust survivor Benno Kern, born in 1927 in Vienna, Austria, June 2026. Credit: Courtesy of the Claims Conference. (Jun. 6, 2026 / Claims Conference) The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced the launch of “ Benno’s Light ,” the heartbreaking and inspiring story…

Sean Penn has shared some choice words about those who would dare ask him for a selfie (Picture: Getty Images) Sean Penn has been met with backlash after saying that he won’t do selfies for anyone – not even a ‘Holocaust grandmother and her six-year-old paraplegic.’ His comments came as…

The granddaughter of a prominent Nazi has said she will be “forever grateful” for the opportunity to meet and discuss the past with Irish Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental.  The Slovakian born Jew died at the age of 90 in Dublin over the weekend. As a child, Mr Reichental lost 35…

British MP Rupert Lowe is refusing to back down after facing criticism over comments comparing the UK Pakistani grooming gang scandal to the Holocaust. Lowe, leader of the political group Restore Britain, came under fire after saying the scandal was “something the equivalent of the Holocaust” during a campaign event.…