Holocaust

UPDATE: Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her comments about Jews and race, after her remarks over the weekend reignited a controversy from earlier this year that got her suspended from “The View.” “Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year,” she said…

Whoopi Goldberg faces a fresh round of backlash after her latest historically inaccurate statement about the Holocaust, which she claimed "wasn't originally" about race in an interview with the U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times. The controversy marks the second time this year that Goldberg, 67, has come under fire for…

By Zachary LeemanDec 24th, 2022, 2:42 pm Whoopi Goldberg appears far less apologetic these days over comments that earned her a suspension from The View earlier this year. In an interview this week with the Times of London promoting the movie Till, Goldberg addressed the controversy she sparked earlier this…

Whoopi Goldberg Doubles Down on Holocaust Views ... In New Interview 12/24/2022 1:46 PM PT Whoopi Goldberg is ending 2022 by once again invoking her controversial views that have widely been considered antisemitic -- openly wondering what she said that was so bad. The famous cohost of "The View" chatted…

Rep-elect George Santos. Photo: Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images Incoming Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Thursday broke his silence about reports that he fabricated much of his resume, saying he has “a story to tell” next week. Why it matters: As new revelations continue to mount about Santos’ alleged widespread…

Banner Exhibit Tour – Georgia’s Response to the Holocaust: Survivors and Liberators December 21, 2022 – January 26, 2023 – Peachtree City Library In partnership with the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and the Georgia Public Library Service, Peachtree City Library is proud to host a touring banner exhibit that…

View gallery Image Credit: Ian Vogler/WPA Pool/Shutterstock King Charles, 74, showed off his dance moves during a visit to JW3 London, a Jewish community center on Dec. 16. The new monarch mingled with other guests as the guest of honor and even danced the hora with some of them as…

JTA — A Republican-led commission tasked with studying antisemitism in Virginia recommended a suite of actions, from improving Holocaust education to prohibiting Israel boycotts, while also referring to former US president Donald Trump’s recent dinner with a pair of prominent antisemitic figures. The Virginia Commission to Combat Antisemitism, established by…

In the year ahead, buildings around the world will be festooned with elaborate murals that celebrate “Righteous Among the Nations” who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. In the initiative launched by the group Artists 4 Israel, the first two murals were installed earlier this year on buildings in Portugal and…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For decades, historians have argued over the role played by the Vatican and Pope Pius XII in the persecution of Jews during the German Third Reich and the Second World War. Johan Ickx, director of the Vatican archives, defends Pius, saying the pope chose to remain…