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קלאוס-מיכאל קוהנה (משמאל) בטקס פתיחת אוניברסיטת הלוגיסטיקה קוהנה

The dark secrets behind the wealth of Germany’s richest man

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, owner of global logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, has struggled to conceal his family's involvement in Nazi-era crimes, including large-scale theft of art and property that helped build their business empire

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 09.18.24

ראיות מהמנהרה בה שהו ונרצחו החטופים אלמוג סרוסי כרמל גת הרש גולדברג פולין אלכס לובנוב עדן ירושלמי אורי דנינו

Will the world see this tunnel and remain silent?

Opinion: 85 years later, world once again turns its back on us, using ideology and claims of colonialism and apartheid to justify indifference to Israelis murdered, raped, tortured and held hostage

Ariela Ringel-Hoffman | 09.12.24

דני דנון ריאיון סקיי ניוז השוואת תוכנית הגירה מרצון טרנספר מרצון ל יהודים ב שואה

Sky News anchor fired after comparing Gaza to the Holocaust

Belle Donati's contract with the British network was not renewed and Sky News later issued an apology

Ynet | 09.10.24

German cookie company apologizes for forced labor of Jews during Holocaust

Choco Leibniz apologizes for its Nazi-era forced labor history, acknowledging nearly 800 Jewish workers exploited; company confronts its past following criticism and pledges recognition of its moral and historical responsibilities

Itamar Eichner | 08.20.24

Russia uncovers mass grave of Holocaust victims in Kherson

Authorities find remains of 61 Jews, including 11 children, who were murdered by the Nazis in Ukraine's Kherson province; hundreds more believe to be buried at the site; remains submitted for DNA testing

Itamar Eichner | 08.15.24

Rare 1939 Einstein letter calling to save Jews from Europe hits auction block

Letter, with initial $20,000 bid, penned by Einstein to Jewish New York Department of Welfare official, reading, ‘The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive has been based on mutual helpfulness’

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.23.24

Remains of synagogue destroyed by Nazis uncovered in Polish city

Workers clearing ground for a parking lot found columns and remains of the walls of the structure that once held 650 worshipers in the city of Otwock, home to a Jewish community of 5,500 before the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 07.18.24

The incredible odyssey of Holocaust survivor Sabina Heller’s baptism dress

After her parents were murdered in the Holocaust, young Sabina was taken in by relatives of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; After their death, Rachel Rabin told her all about her biological parents and the Christian family who saved her life

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.24

New Yad Vashem campus holds Jewish treasures from Holocaust era

Stretching over 63,000 feet, the new Holocaust Heritage Campus houses millions of documents, pictures and pieces of art collected by the museum since its founding

Itamar Eichner | 07.09.24

'The Holocaust also has a lot to teach us about the dangers of silence'

Ironically, October 7 found Lena Dunham as she was exploring her Jewish identity, inspired by her latest film Treasure; in an interview, director-writer-actress speaks thoughtfully about rising antisemitism and encourages visits to Auschwitz; one thing hasn't changed: she still doesn't try too hard to look good

Amir Kaminer | 07.08.24

Dan David Prize for historian studying Jewish archive in Warsaw Ghetto

Katarzyna Person is among nine historians receiving $300,000 to advance their research; Her work attempts to answer how atrocity is remembered, who and why society chooses to silence them

Ynetnews, Reuters | 07.03.24

1940 letter from Łódź Ghetto student to Israeli child revealed

Letter written by Jewish boy named David Spielman, addressed to 'child in the Land of Israel' recently discovered in basement in Poland and has made its way to Israel

Itamar Eichner | 07.02.24

'The Holocaust means Israel, no one wants to touch this topic'

International delegation of teachers set to arrive at Yad Vashem for the first time since October 7; Holocaust museum official says ongoing war in Gaza makes teaching subject extremely challenging; 'That's what you’re doing in Gaza – genocide,' one teacher said

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.24

Mountain of shoes of Nazi victims goes back on display at Auschwitz

Auschwitz Museum puts 3,000 out of 8,000 pairs of shoes worn by Jewish children murdered by the Nazis back on display after emergency preservation works funded by a crowdfunding project in order to preserve the memory of the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 06.27.24

Lithuanian artist commemorates children of Vilna ghetto by embedding their photos on plants

Artist and photographer Dovilė Dagienė says that, like plants, these children tried to adapt to the harshest conditions in the ghetto

Shmuel Munitz | 06.24.24

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