Tag: Holocaust
Abbas tells Germany leader Israel committed ‘Holocausts’ against Palestinians
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas expressed no regrets on Tuesday for the murderous attack by Palestinian terrorists on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics half a century ago.
He also claimed that Israel had committed...
The Holocaust and Lithuania’s family secret
Silvia Foti grew up hearing praises of her grandfather. Jonas Noreika—known affectionately as “General Storm”—is still hailed in Lithuania as a war hero and anti-Soviet partisan who fought for Lithuania’s independence at the height...
Romania to compensate Holocaust survivors in Israel via social-security system
Israel announced a deal with Romania on Monday that will allow Holocaust survivors to receive a compensatory pension from Bucharest’s social-security system.
The agreement, announced by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israel’s Minister for...
All eyes upon this 13-year-old
A young man starts to say the Shema because his father made him promise to do so if the Nazis were to get him. His sister, Sara, covers his mouth, and as the lights of the Nazis...
Macron commemorates 80th year of mass arrest of French Jews during Holocaust
French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the dangers of anti-Semitism as part of an 80th commemoration ceremony of a mass arrest and roundup of Jews in Paris that took place during the years of World...
German president honors Holocaust survivor with lifetime achievement award
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier awarded Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer with the country’s Walther Rathenau Prize for outstanding lifetime achievement in foreign policy, reported Deutsche Welle.
Born and raised in Berlin, Friedländer, 100, was the sole member...
New York-area Holocaust survivors pack bags for much-needed summer getaway
A summer getaway is always nice. For some Brooklyn-area Holocaust survivors, it’s a lifeline.
The Blue Card, a nonprofit dedicated to aiding destitute Holocaust survivors, is preparing to host its annual summer retreat. It notes that it is...
Simon Wiesenthal Center grants Pope Francis 1919 anti-Semitic letter by Hitler
A 30-member Simon Wiesenthal Center international delegation met with Pope Francis on Wednesday to present a facsimile of an original four-page 1919 document authored and signed by Adolf Hitler, in which he openly espouses the destruction of...
Poland wants to change how Israel conducts Holocaust-study trips
The Polish government wants to implement new rules regarding visits by Israeli students to study the Holocaust in the country, including reconsidering the presence of armed Israeli guards.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz explained...
At Vatican, Pope Francis discusses Holocaust, anti-Semitism with Dani Dayan
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Center in Jerusalem, Dani Dayan, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday.
“I felt the weight of responsibility as someone who represents not only himself and...