Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel to honor Charlie Kirk at Jerusalem 'Generation of Truth' antisemitism conference

The Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, led by Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli, was scheduled for January 26–27.

Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019
A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

The world’s largest “NEVER AGAIN” route, starting from the Gate of Death.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Cycling from Auschwitz to form the largest "NEVER AGAIN"

President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance


Irish president speaks on Israel at Holocaust event, protester dragged out

Sa'ar dubbed the president's comments "despicable," noting, "Irish President Michael Higgins couldn't help himself and resorted to a cheap, despicable provocation."

 President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins arrives to address the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024.

Zelensky attends Auschwitz liberation memorial event at Babyn Yar

This ceremony is Zelensky’s third event at Babi Yar since the start of the war, reaffirming his commitment to Holocaust remembrance.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Babi Yar on the 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, January 26, 2025.

New film marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel commemorates its own Holocaust Remembrance Day in the spring, on the Hebrew date of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. 

 A SCENE from ‘The Investigation.’

Enough promises: Unleash the law in the fight against antisemitism - opinion

Today, pro-forma condemnations of antisemitism, while welcome, are entirely meaningless in the absence of urgent and tangible action.

 Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, December 6, 2024.

Belgium’s railway Holocaust report criticized for failing survivors

In a statement, WJRO President Gideon Taylor and COO Mark Weitzman called the omission a failure to address SNCB’s moral responsibility.

President of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, Gideon Taylor

Grapevine November 13, 2024: Two-way street

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog with China’s representative on the UN security Council Ambassador Fu Cong.

80 years since deportation of Hungarian Jews: 'We stood by and didn't do enough'

One Hungarian politician, a resident of Paks, discussed the importance of the parade for recognition of the Jewish community, both past and present.

 Residents of Paks, Hungary reflect on the community's lack of action during Jewish deportation in WWII.

Guardians of the Holocaust’s legacy

The New Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus and the David and Fela Shapell Family Collection Center to open at Yad Vashem

 THE NEW Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus on the Mount of Remembrance; aerial photo.

Holocaust remembrance amid the Israel-Hamas War - opinion

Holocaust survivors are aging. Once they are no longer able to, who will tell their stories? We must pass the torch of Holocaust memory to new generations.

 Walter Bingham saying ‘Kaddish’ at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Supporting Labor Party's new controversial leader Yair Golan - opinion

I have high hopes that as leader of a united Left, Golan will gain sufficient influence on Israel’s future to make a difference – hopefully even as a senior minister in Israel’s next government.

 THEN-MK and deputy minister Yair Golan addresses the Knesset, in 2022.