Holocaust

World Jewish Congress and German football league's historic visit to Israel

The delegation, comprising officials from the top two divisions of German football, participated in the solemn Yom Hashoah ceremony at Yad Vashem.

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Over 50 Holocaust survivors made aliyah in past year, four since Oct. 7

Of the 52, four made aliyah since October 7 despite the country being launched into war against Hamas.

Albanian Ambassador to 'Post': ‘We take pride in the saving of the Jews of Albania'

Albania was the only country subjugated to Nazi occupation whose Jewish community emerged from the holocaust in higher numbers in comparison to those before the war.

05/05/2024

Holocausts and Harvards: Antisemitism and Jews joining in

Tragically, there is no shortage of un-Jewish Jews who have joined together with the antisemitic mob, helping to add credence to their crusade.

Yad Vashem, Prison Service reveal Holocaust education for inmates

This joint Yad Vashem and Israel Prison Service initiative is part of a broader educational movement within the penal system.

By PELED ARBELI
04/05/2024

When it comes to the Holocaust, we are hyper-aware but super-ignorant

We know so little about subjects in the Holocaust that we talk about all the time.

By AHARON E. WEXLER
04/05/2024

Netherlands remembers World War Two dead amid tight security due to Gaza war

This year only 10,000 people, who had to register to get an entrance ticket, will be allowed at the national commemoration in Amsterdam, and visitors will be searched.

By REUTERS
04/05/2024

Antisemitic Arabic posts on Holocaust overwhelmingly ignored by social media moderation

CyberWell found the phrase “Hitler was right” was used over 2600 times, with a potential reach of 1.8 million users, since the beginning of April 2024.

Holocaust survivors: When the abused become healers

It’s easily noticeable that so many of the doctors and nurses I work with at Hadassah Medical Organization are the sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors.

How Jews plan to mark Yom HaShoah 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust

Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, gains added significance amidst the Israel-Hamas war, commemorating the October 7 attack as "a sample of the Holocaust."

By JTA/JACOB GARVIS
04/05/2024
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