Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivors to Glazer: Shameful for using Auschwitz to bash Israel

A letter criticizing Glazer's comments in his Oscar acceptance speech was penned by Holocaust survivor David Schaecter and signed by numerous other survivors and the children of survivors.

  Tal Kantor

Israeli director Tal Kantor's 'Letter to a Pig' may take home an Oscar

It’s a haunting and beautiful look at a girl listening to a Holocaust survivor tell the story of how his life was saved during the war by a pig he hid behind.

Longtime Jewish wrestling promoter Paul Heyman to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

For Heyman, 58, the self-described “schmuck son of two extraordinary human beings,” it’s an honor that’s been a long time coming.

By ELLIOT OLSHANSKY/JTA
07/03/2024

Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who stood up to neo-Nazis in Skokie, dies at 102

Stern's life story featured in the documentary film “Near Normal Man” and in his 2022 memoir, “Near Normal Man: Survival with Courage, Kindness and Hope.”

By ALIX WALL/JTA
06/03/2024

National Library, Shoah Foundation preserve Holocaust, October 7 records

This will make Holocaust educational materials more accessible to those with Israeli IP addresses.

Jewish Life Stories: The authors that left us

Robie H. Harris, 83, whose best-selling sex-ed books for children earned her awards and a prominent place on lists of banned books, died January 6 in New York. She was 83.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
15/02/2024

For Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, Hitler, Putin, Hamas same type of evil

“If Hitler didn’t kill me for being a Jew, then Putin would kill me for being a Ukrainian.”

A new survivor generation has risen in Israel - opinion

There will be a time for introspection and inquiry, but now we are at war, whether in Ashkelon or San Francisco, on university campuses and major towns and cities in the US.

By BOBBY RECHNITZ
11/02/2024

Nina Gottlieb, Holocaust survivor who told her story in an award-winning documentary, dies at 91

In December, Gottlieb was invited to celebrate Hanukkah with Kamala Harris at the vice president’s residence in Washington, DC.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
08/02/2024

Two centenarian Holocaust survivors meet for first time

To commemorate the March of the Living UK film premiere of ‘MOTL - Journey of Hope: Retracing the Kindertransport After 85 Years,’ two 100-year-old Holocaust survivors met in London.

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