Tag: Holocaust
Budapest, haunted by the Holocaust, welcomes Israeli visitors
ne chilly winter night in Budapest, from our hotel room overlooking the iconic Váci Street, we were taken by surprise to hear a group of young Israelis enthusiastically singing “Am Yisrael Chai!” (The People...
Polish textbooks improve but retain antisemitic themes
A report released Wednesday on the representation of Jews, Judaism and antisemitism in Polish textbooks noted improvement, but highlighted issues such as the malicious presentation of Jews as culpable for Jesus’s death.
The London-based nongovernmental organization IMPACT-se...
Only survivor of 6,000 Jewish children deported from France dies, aged 97
Henri Borlant, the sole survivor of the 6,000 Jewish children under the age of 16 who were deported from France to Auschwitz in 1942, died on Dec. 3, aged 97.
Borlant spoke often of his...
Still learning of liberators, all these years later
Like many children of survivors, Bernice Lerner has spent most of her life ruminating on the Holocaust and writing about big questions. How was the Holocaust allowed to occur? What is the connection between...
Swastikas painted on Paris home where Holocaust survivor murdered in 2018
A troubling wave of antisemitism has surfaced in France, where a Jewish resident is enduring persistent threats in a building already marked by tragedy. Nancy is facing relentless antisemitic harassment, including death threats and Nazi symbols,...
Yad Vashem lauds Austria for combating antisemitism
Austria has emerged as a leader in the fight against antisemitism, and has become one of Israel’s biggest supporters in the European Union, the head of Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial said on Tuesday.
The...
Rediscovered Monet artwork stolen by Nazis is returned to Jewish family
The granddaughters of Adalbert (“Bela”) and Hilda Parlagi have recovered one of seven artworks seized from the couple by the Nazi Germans in 1940.
Helen Lowe and Francoise Parlagi received on Wednesday “Bord de Mer,” a 7x11-inch...
Amsterdam exhibit focuses on neglected aspect of the Holocaust: looted Judaica
Stories about art looted during the Holocaust abound, but they tend to focus on major works by noted artists worth vast amounts of money.
“Beyond the masterpieces, there remains a largely hidden world of lesser-known...
German Jewish sculptor’s art to show at reopening of Wiener Holocaust Library
Following a renovation of its primary exhibition space, the Wiener Holocaust Library in London will present “Fred Kormis: Sculpting the Twentieth Century.”
A German Jewish artist, Kormis fought in World War I, survived five years of imprisonment...
Teen trip to Poland, Israel puts young leaders face to face with Jewish history
Twenty-five Jewish teens from around the world traveled through Poland and Israel this summer as part of a CTeen Heritage Quest designed to connect young Jews with their history and traditions.
The group visited significant...