Holocaust

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…

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…