Holocaust

(May 2, 2023 / JNS) The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, which is nearly 65 years old, is consistently one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands. Yet public-school teachers report an alarming rate of Holocaust denial among Dutch students. Of 400 surveyed teachers, almost 10% overall and 25%…

The following story contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 6 of Succession, "Living+." NOW THAT we're a few weeks removed from Logan Roy's shocking death in Succession (and only a few days removed in the show's world), the primary storyline for the show's final season is starting to really take…

The son of the Western-backed Iranian ruler overthrown in the Islamic Revolution arrived in Israel on Monday for a trip being billed as an effort to rebuild relations between the nations. “We are very happy to be here and are dedicated to working toward the peaceful and prosperous future that…

WASHINGTON - The Knesset Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee held a special meeting to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, with the participation of representatives of Jewish communities abroad, including the ADL, JFNA, Claims Conference, the Jewish Agency, Keren Hayesod, Yad Vashem, and other groups. One of the speakers…

Recently unsealed documents from Vatican City archives in Rome shed new light on the Catholic Church’s action—and inaction—during the Holocaust. While researchers say it’s still too early to make any firm conclusions, they have made some surprising discoveries. “This was one of the great mysteries, one of the last few…

Holocaust Remembrance Day began on Monday evening with a series of ceremonies across the country, with the official state ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The Yad Vashem ceremony was streamed ive on YouTube with an English translation. Six memorial torches commemorating the six million Jews…

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Independent Jewish Voices Canada are among the dozens of organizations urging the United Nations not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. By Richie AssalyToronto Star Thu., April 13, 2023timer7 min. read updateArticle was updated Apr. 14, 2023 An international debate over what should be considered…

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary group, leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin in Moscow last month. (Yulia Morozova/Reuters)Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Wagner Group boss, has shared videos of dead fighters before, but his open rage against military officials in the graphic video was…

(The Conversation) — Richard Glazar insisted that no one survived the Holocaust without help. To this Prague-born Jewish survivor, who endured Nazi imprisonment at Treblinka and Theresienstadt, plus years in hiding, it was impossible to persevere without others’ support. Glazar conceded that some of his fellow Treblinka survivors were “loners,”…