Study: Polish local norms helped Nazis wipe out local Jewry
Large parts of the Polish population during the Holocaust believed helping Jews went against their local norms, a new study from the Polish Academy of Sciences shows.
The academy, a state-run institution, focused on a...
PA deletes Jewish history, renames signs in key sites in Judea and Samaria
The Palestinian Authority is violating its agreements with Israel by trying to redefine historic sites and nature reserves in Judea and Samaria, Israel Hayom has learned.
The Oslo II Accord, as well as subsequent agreements, grant the...
Rabbis share Torah view on historical claim to land with German ambassador
A delegation of the heads of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace—led by Rabbi Joseph Gerlitzky, rabbi of Chabad-Lubavitch in central Tel Aviv; Rabbi Avraham Schreiber, rabbi of the settlement of Shavei Shomron; and Rabbi...
$55 million to be invested in Jewish Quarter of Old City of Jerusalem
The Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem has several projects underway at a total cost of 200 million shekels ($55 million).
The initiative seeks to...
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...