Holocaust Remembrance Day

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2026.

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.
Clothes at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Socks from Rami

A Spanish flag flutters in the air as the capital of Spain is seen from the observatory deck of Madrid's city hall August 7, 2013.

I traveled from Israel to Spain to convert new Jews. A single ‘Sababa’ made me feel safer - opinion

Voice of the People CEO Shirel Dagan-Levy

What this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed about Jewish fear


Other cities should follow New York's example and establish Yad Vashem Way - opinion

Initiatives like NYC's Yad Vashem Way remind us that not only must we commemorate Holocaust victims but also actively combat the antisemitism and hatred that continue to permeate today's society.

'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.

Ireland must reevaluate its approach to Israel and Jews - opinion

While much of the world united to defeat the genocidal Nazi regime, Ireland remained officially neutral, a stance that some argue was tantamount to moral abdication.

 IRISH PRESIDENT Michael D. Higgins delivers the keynote address at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Dublin on Sunday. In recent years, Ireland has emerged as one of the most aggressively anti-Israel countries in the world, the writer argues.

Rabbi Lau moved the audience at the European Commission’s Holocaust Memorial Ceremony


We need to take responsibility for Holocaust survivors before it's too late - opinion

Holocaust survivors in Israel face financial hardship and loneliness. Beyond remembrance, urgent action is needed to ensure their final years are lived with dignity, security, and support.

The site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Polish MEP breaks EU moment of silence for Holocaust: 'Pray for Gazan Jewish genocide victims'

"Let's pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza," far-right monarchist party Confederation of the Polish Crown chairman and MEP Grzegorz Braun twice shouted.

 Grzegorz Braun, member of far-right political alliance Confederation, speaks during a parliament session, after he used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah menorah candles, at the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023.

Chikli didn’t attend EU Holocaust event due to hostage family letter, not security issues - source

The source's claims that the letter had led to the cancellation contradicted the official line that Chikli was advised by Israeli security services not to attend.

 MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Jewish community in Baku honors Holocaust Remembrance Day with prayers and action

The event in Baku reinforced the Jewish community’s resolve to preserve Holocaust memory and strengthen ties with Israel.

 Children in Baku commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israeli inmates meet with Holocaust survivors on Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

The meeting was held as part of a program entitled "Victory of the Spirit." 

 View of the meeting conducted between Holocaust survivors and inmates. January 27, 2025.

‘Hate can be an addiction’: Ex-neo-Nazi, Montana Tucker take to the streets

Former neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis and social media activist Montana Tucker took to the Santa Monica Pier on Holocaust Remembrance Day to talk to people about antisemitism and the Holocaust.

 Montana Tucker and Former Neo-Nazi Arno Michaelis Unite to Combat Antisemitism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window

Weisz-Gut works at the local Jewish museum, which aims to draw attention to the town’s once-thriving pre-Holocaust Jewish community.

 PRISONERS OF the Auschwitz concentration camp after their liberation by the Red Army in January 1945.