The memorial focuses on the dangerous efforts made by ordinary Danish citizens who risked their own lives to save Jews during the Nazi occupation of the country.
The ceremony featured the lighting of a memorial flame in front of 500 students from schools across Portugal who took part in the event.
Since Israel’s founding in 1948, the Palestinian population in what now includes Israel, the West Bank and Gaza has risen from 1.4 million to 6.6 million
In 1945, after Germany’s surrender, Pius XII delivered a speech which focused on what he claimed was a Nazi campaign against the Church.
This book and its accompanying interactive virtual museum have won various awards and recognitions, including the Silver Medal of the Independent Publisher’s Award.
A different exploration of Jewish destiny in light of the Holocaust is offered by Tal Kantor in her award-winning short animation film Letter to a Pig, now making its Polish premiere.
In recent years, local fascist and neo-Nazi groups in Serbia have become emboldened under President Aleksandar Vučić.
As a teacher, he was uniquely compelling and continues to inspire through The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Chikli expressed his gratitude for the government's approval of the Holocaust survivors' documentation project.
Yad Vashem said it will end its longstanding affiliation with the American Society for Yad Vashem, created in order to assist with funding.
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