Tag: Holocaust
Menorah from iconic 1931 photograph returns to Germany
A brass menorah from a famous photograph taken during the rise of the Nazis made its way back to Germany for a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony in Berlin attended by the country’s president.
“This light is...
Mural honoring Hungarian-American responsible for saving 3,000 Jews debuts in New York City
In New York City, antisemites graffiti the walls with Jew-hatred. This Sunday, though, locals strolling through the SoHo neighborhood saw something else: A mural paying tribute to a man responsible for saving the lives...
Secretary at Nazi concentration camp guilty of complicity in over 10,500 killings
The former secretary of the Nazi commander of the Stutthof concentration camp was convicted on Tuesday of complicity in the murders of more than 10,500 people.
Irmgard Furchner, 97, who worked as a typist at...
Hebrew University unveils sculpture in memory of renowned Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor...
A new sculpture commemorating the life of writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was dedicated on Thursday at a moving ceremony on the Mt. Scopus Campus of the...
WJRO welcomes Lithuania’s move to partially compensate Holocaust victims
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) on Sunday welcomed Lithuanian legislation addressing Holocaust survivors’ restitution claims, the organization announced in a statement.
The new legislation, introduced by Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, would provide over...
Modern anti-Semitism on agenda as Europe’s Jews mark Kristallnacht at Auschwitz
The European Jewish Association (EJA) on Wednesday visited Auschwitz-Birkenau to mark the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or “Night of Broken Glass,” a Nazi pogrom that took place on Nov. 9-10, 1938.
Conference attendees discussed measures...
Israel condemns Tel Aviv conference equating Holocaust with ‘Nakba’
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday harshly criticized a planned Tel Aviv conference linking the Holocaust and Israel’s War of Independence.
The conference, titled, “The Holocaust, the Nakba and the German Culture of Remembrance,” was organized...
‘That’s a father to love?’ Jewish author unpacks state of denial for son of...
Did Otto von Wachter, a high-ranking SS member and one-time governor of Krakow, die of a liver infection? Or was he poisoned by someone seeking revenge for the Nazis’ crimes against humanity?
That’s one of...
‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’ remains witness to the horrors of the Nazi genocide and their...
Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius (Vilna), is a thriving European city where young couples push babies in strollers down “Jewish Street” now lined with cafe tables. In one courtyard, where Jewish families once lived, a bright...
Jewish director says Facebook banning ads for his Holocaust film was shameful
A son of Holocaust survivors is demanding an apology from Facebook for blocking ads for his newly-released film “Beautiful Blue Eyes.”
British filmmaker Joshua Newton said the tech giant’s move hurt his film, which was...