Holocaust

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…

VILNIUS, Lithuania — As her mother lay dying, Silvia Foti made a promise. She vowed to continue her plans to write a book about her mother's father, Foti's grandfather, a Lithuanian hero known as "General Storm." He was among the young soldiers who fought the Soviet Union in its brief…

Amazon Prime Video has got the long weekend locked and loaded with the premiere of the much anticipated sci-fi, spy thriller, Tenet on 31th March 2021. From the mind that brought audiences across the globe films like Inception and the Christian Bale Batman Trilogy, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and…

A Canadian Jewish group has condemned the use of Holocaust symbolism by people protesting COVID-19 regulations, saying it is "disgusted and concerned" that the memory of the tragedy has been "tarnished" by such a movement. B'nai Brith Canada, a Jewish activist organization, referred in particular to attendees of a COVID-19…

Two Polish historians of the Holocaust, Jan Grabowski and Barbara Engelking, are fighting a court ruling that pronounced them guilty of defaming a long-deceased Polish village official. Grabowski and Engelking are the editors of “Dalej Jest Noc. Losy Żydów w Wybranych Powiatach Okupowanej Polski” (“Night Without End: The Fate of…

DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts high school fired its successful football coach and hired an outside consultant Wednesday to assist an investigation into reports that the team used anti-Semitic language, including a mention of Auschwitz, in its on-field play calling during a recent game. “The outrage is real, warranted,…

On Monday the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States approved the imposition of sanctions to be placed against four Chinese officials who are involved in the running of the concentration camps in Xinjiang where millions of Uyghurs have been and continue to be subjected to gross human…

(THR) James Cameron's Avatar again dominated China's box office over the weekend, adding $14.1 million to its record as the world's top-grossing film of all time.Over the past 10 days, the 2009 blockbuster has earned $41 million on rerelease, lifting its career total in China to $250.2 million. The return of…

The explosive book reveals an extensive list of world issues, ranging from environmental degradation, Pandemics to bad technology, as well as the solutions to these problems. WEBWIRE – Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Read and reflect on the realities facing humankind, and then act and fight for a better, more united…