Son of Japanese Holocaust hero discovers father’s memorial destroyed by Beit Shemesh apartments
The Jewish National Fund was left scrambling to apologize to the son of a former Japanese diplomat who saved the lives of approximately 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust, after a memorial grove of trees...
WWII archive shows how Polish diplomats helped Jews
Polish officials last year announced the recovery of the archive, which they said contained historic documents showing how Polish diplomats helped rescue Jews from the Holocaust during World War II.
The diplomats, led by the Polish...
Arab residents raze historical archaeological garden in Jerusalem
Arab residents of the village Nabi Samuel, north of Jerusalem, recently razed the archaeological garden at the Tomb of the Prophet Samuel, utilizing heavy machinery apparently to construct a parking lot as a way...
Relatives of victims seek Holocaust compensation from Belgium’s railway
Descendants of Holocaust victims in Belgium are pressing the country’s railway company SNCB to compensate them for its role in the deportations of Jews during the Holocaust, following the examples of France and the...
World Jewish Congress partners with NATO to raise Holocaust awareness
Tens of thousands of photographs taken by during in the World Jewish Congress’s #WeRemember campaign to evoke awareness about the atrocities of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism will be screened on Thursday and Friday—days before International Holocaust...
Disturbing poll in Canada reveals critical gaps in Holocaust knowledge
A new and troubling poll conducted in Canada ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day reveals critical gaps in knowledge about and awareness of the Holocaust, particularly among the country’s millennials.
The poll was conducted by...
Auschwitz artifacts to go on exhibit in New York City
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has announced plans to present the most comprehensive Holocaust exhibition about Auschwitz ever exhibited in North America. Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not...
Israel to scan Hungary’s Danube river from remains of Holocaust victims
At the behest of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and in coordination with forensic experts from the Israeli emergency organization ZAKA, an Israeli recovery team will dive to the bottom of Hungary’s Danube river to...
Why is Egypt intent on restoring Jewish heritage sites in a country devoid of...
The government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently announced a multimillion-dollar initiative to restore Jewish heritage sites throughout the country. Soon afterwards, the government backtracked, probably due to a public backlash.
“The Egyptian ministry...
Canary in the mine: Yad Vashem’s Holocaust-awareness programs tackle 21st-century anti-Semitism
It’s American teachers like Lori Fulton who, with their commitment to Holocaust education, are poised to be potent forces for holding back the current tidal wave of anti-Semitism for the next generation.
Many of the...