Holocaust
Rumbula Forest: Latvia’s forgotten mass graves
Beneath the quiet soil of Rumbula Forest lie some of the largest mass graves in the world, graves that hold the memories of 25,000 Jewish men, women, and children.
‘The Jewish Revolt: A Warsaw Ghetto Exhibition’ turns memory into witness - review
A light unto the enemies: Three dangerous lessons from the Holocaust - opinion
New ‘information center’ in Polish town denies murders of Jews by local Poles in 1941
The shadow of Aushchwitz's Angel of Death: The horrors of Dr. Mengele
The blood-soaked history of the twentieth century remembers no darker medical figure than Josef Mengele. His atrocities included the severe torture of twins and people with disabilities.
Sylvan Adams addresses pre-Holocaust Remembrance Day gathering in Krakow
“You are not here only to remember how Jews died,” said Adams. “You are here to show how Jews live."
Foreign Ministry holds Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony for Righteous Among the Nations
The ceremony took place by a wall of the Foreign Affairs Ministry on which are the names of foreign diplomats who risked their lives to rescue Jews from the Holocaust.
WATCH: Survivor recounts how he held on to hope, as Knesset Speaker marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
The event took place as part of the Zikaron BaSalon framework, which provides intimate, home-based alternatives to formal Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies.
WATCH: Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of Iran threat
The day of commemoration is set to begin on Monday night with a prerecorded official state Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and memorial site.
Netanyahu meets Holocaust survivors chosen to bear torches at Remembrance Day ceremony
"Every year, my wife and I make it a point to meet with the torchbearers," Netanyahu told the survivors. "It is an extraordinarily moving moment because you are giants of the spirit."
Holocaust survivor, 92, makes aliyah to Israel nine decades after Kindertransport - interview
Charash was born Helen Hesse in Hamburg, Germany. From April 1933, her father, an attorney, was no longer allowed to practice law.
Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’
Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.
'We will remember': IDF chief of staff issues statement ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
In the letter, Zamir vowed to “remember the communities that were erased from the face of the earth; the voices of the boys and girls, the elderly and the young, who were led to the crematoria."
Honoring courage in the face of evil and indifference - opinion
To date, Yad Vashem has recognized around 30,000 Righteous Among the Nations.
