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Holocaust survivor dies 2 weeks after great-grandson's death in Gaza

Holocaust survivor Magda Baratz, 96, learned her great-grandson was killed in combat while participating in a Holocaust memorial event at Bergen-Belsen

Meir Turgeman | 05.11.25

Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in their Berlin laboratory, circa 1912

The chemist who saved a life during the Holocaust

Fritz Strassmann was a partner in one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century; during World War II, he risked his life to save a Jewish woman and was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.10.25

המפגש בין ד"ר צופיה יואכים (זלטה) ואחיה מארק שנבטר לבין מצילתם, זופיה טרויאן

Emotional reunion: Holocaust survivors meet with Polish woman who saved them

Dr. Zofia Joachims and her brother Mark Schonwetter meet Zofia Trojan, who saved their lives in their childhood when she was only 10 years old

Itamar Eichner | 05.03.25

Trump ousted Kamala Harris’s Jewish husband from Holocaust Memorial Council

The president removed several members appointed by Biden from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Emhoff led the Biden administration’s efforts to combat antisemitism — and criticized Trump after the dismissal

Associated Press | 04.30.25

Karin Prien to become Germany's first Jewish minister since the Holocaust

Prominent conservative politician and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors to be appointed federal minister for education, women and youth; currently chairs the Jewish Forum within the conservative party

Ze'ev Avrahami/Berlin | 04.29.25

'Never again until next year': Nike ad sparks outrage at London Marathon

UK Jews condemn advertisement using the Holocaust remembrance phrase 'Never Again' during the London Marathon as insensitive, amid broader disruptions by pro-Palestinian activists calling for an embargo on Israel

Ynet | 04.28.25

Testimony of Sachsenhausen Nazi camp commandant revealed: 'We conducted painful experiments on humans'

Russia’s federal intelligence service released for the first time the 1946 interrogation transcript of Anton Kaindl, a former concentration camp commandant admitted that under his leadership, Sachsenhausen became a center for the extermination of Soviet prisoners and deadly human experiments

Itamar Eichner | 04.27.25

Pro-Palestinian rally in Sidney, Australia on Sunday

Australia and Italy see largest spikes in antisemitism, new report finds

According to a Tel Aviv University report, Australia experienced a threefold increase in antisemitic incidents from 2022 to 2024, while Italy saw a twofold increase

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 04.26.25

Nechama Grossman, Israel's oldest holocaust survivor, dies at 110

Born in 1914, Grossman went on to raise a large family in Israel; her son says that she had endured unimaginable suffering but overcame it with strength and resilience

Ilana Curiel | 04.25.25

Holocaust survivor finds great-grandson was killed in Gaza while visiting death camp she survived

Staff Sergeant (res.) Asaf Kafri was killed in by sniper fire—at very moment his 96-year-old great-grandmother was visiting Bergen-Belsen with his father Haggai

Meir Turgeman | 04.25.25

European Rabbis condemn Latvia’s closure of case against 'Butcher of Riga'

Latvian prosecution cites 'lack of evidence' as reason, despite Herberts Cukurs role in murder of tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 04.25.25

'My father gave his life for his Judaism. It still pains me every day – even after 75 years'

Even at 95, billionaire businessman Frank Lowy cannot part with the painful memories of his father’s disappearance in wartime Hungary. In an interview marking the release of the documentary 'To Be a Jew', he shares what he has learned about his father’s final moments – and speaks about the powerful connection to Israel that compelled him to board a flight from New York and return the very next day after Oct. 7: 'We truly felt it was the Holocaust all over again'

Smadar Shiloni | 04.25.25

New exhibition in Berlin reveals the 'Blonde Beast': Reinhard Heydrich and his terror career

The man who headed the Nazi terror apparatus and organized the Final Solution is featured in a new exhibition in Berlin, revealing how Heydrich turned into one of the most cruel and frightening figures in the Nazi regime

Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern | 04.24.25

After a century: Jewish tannery's iron stamp returns to descendants in Israel

Chance discovery of old iron stamp from the Goldman family tannery in Poland leads to safe return to family after 100 years and tells the tale of harsh conditions during the Nazi occupation

Itamar Eichner | 04.24.25

'There is no difference between Hamas and the Nazis, the evil is the same'

Nelly Prezma, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor from Kibbutz Dorot, shared her harrowing story of surviving both Auschwitz and the October 7 Hamas massacre

Dina Halutz | 04.24.25

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