Holocaust

Raoul Peck’s 2014 drama, Murder in Pacot, is a sweaty, outdoor masterpiece. It is set amid the ruins of a stylish, modern home in the chaotic days after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; the couple who own it endure a Beckettian reversal of fortune. Played by the graceful Ayọ and the…

Windsor resident Salomon Smeer survived the Holocaust, but his mother did not. He's one of the reasons the Windsor Jewish Federation is condemning recent swastika signs in the community as "outrageous and unnecessary." Author of the article: Dalson Chen Saloman Smeer, 83, a Holocaust survivor originally from Holland, is seen…

Bill Maher went on an extended rant about the “depressing” lineup of Best Picture nominees at the Oscars this year, pinning blame on “virtue signaling” among Hollywood liberals. “You couldn’t have a worse time at the movies if there was an active shooter in the theater,” Maher says, during the…

Israeli officials expressed their condolences after the British Royal Family announced the death of 99-year-old Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth, on Friday. “My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy to HM Queen Elizabeth II, HRH The Prince of Wales, the Royal Family and the people of…

(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo selection includes Easter, Ramadan preparations and more. Children and their parents release birds celebrating the Annunciation on the eve of Orthodox Easter in front of the St. Tatiana Church…

Al Münzer survived the Nazi occupation by hiding with a Dutch Indonesian family in the Netherlands. Josie Traum was hidden in Belgium at the age of 3 after her mother made the agonizing decision to send her away at the start of World War II without knowing where she would…

 The cardinal imperative of Holocaust Remembrance Day is, as its name indicates, to remember. To remember the murdered Six Million yourself, and to compel others to do the same. To remember so that lives so cruelly snuffed out on earth do not vanish as well from people’s minds. To remember…

LONDON — Abe Foxman was a year old when the Nazis ordered his parents to report to the Jewish ghetto in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1941. His nanny, a Catholic, told them to leave the child with her, expecting that they would be back several weeks later. Foxman’s stay with her…

On the Eve Holocaust Remembrance Day, an event organized by Brave Together and the Center for Jewish Impact highlighted the story of Holocaust survivor Arie Pinsker and was attended by the Romanian Ambassador to Israel.    Born in Romania, Pinsker shared his personal story with hundreds of participants from the…

The petitioners pointed out that the Green Pass may prevent Holocaust survivors who have not been vaccinated from participating in remembrance ceremonies. RRIS student, Eitan Ohana originally from LA, receiving his vaccine (photo credit: RRIS STUDENT) A petition was submitted Sunday to Israel's High Court of Justice to prevent Israel's…