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Fake jobs, real courage: How one Indian businessman saved Jews from the Nazis

Kundan Lal Gupta, an Indian entrepreneur with no ties to Europe, rescued 14 Austrian Jews during the Holocaust—creating fake firms, posting bogus job ads and issuing life-saving visas in a quiet, selfless act of heroism

Itamar Eichner | 07.16.25

Lithuania pays symbolic compensation for stolen Jewish property

Some 340 Holocaust survivors of Lithuanian descent or their heirs have received about €20,000 each from the government; One recipient says the sum 'barely scratches the bottom threshold of compensation and doesn’t come close to the property’s value'

Itamar Eichner | 07.15.25

‘I gave them back their voices’: Holocaust survivor marks 100th birthday at Yad Vashem

Moshe Abeles, born in Hungary in 1924, spent more than two decades volunteering in Yad Vashem’s historical archives, where he labeled and organized materials and assisted visitors searching for information about the Holocaust

Gilad Cohen | 07.10.25

Global Jewish population still trails pre-Holocaust numbers, study finds

While Jewish numbers rose in Israel and North America, declines in Europe and Africa have persisted, meaning Jews are now just 0.2% of the world and shrinking in multiple regions, according to a Pew study; 'It takes a long time to replace a third of the population. This is a reminder of how many people we lost in the Holocaust'

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.25

Stolen Jewish property archive to open after Holocaust survivors' Supreme Court petition

A database containing 2 million Jewish property items will reopen to the public following Holocaust survivors’ requests

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.25

Jewish student leader in Germany receives antisemitic death threat mocking Holocaust

Former head of Germany’s Jewish student union Hannah Veiler receives graphic Holocaust-themed death threat laced with Nazi slogans; she says such threats now routine for public Jewish figures as antisemitism surges in post–October 7 Germany

Itamar Eichner | 06.03.25

Karol Nawrocki after winning Poland's presidential race

Nawrocki’s victory: turning point or tipping point for Poland’s democracy?

Opinion: Poland has delivered its political verdict, electing a president from the camp of extreme nationalist and messianic populism by a narrow yet decisive margin; liberals around the world would do well to heed the lesson

Sever Plocker | 06.02.25

טקס החנוכה של מוזיאון השואה בדרום קוריאה

South Korea inaugurates its first Holocaust museum: 'A shield of knowledge'

New museum in Paju features a unique exhibition on the Holocaust, the Jewish people and Israel; 'Holocaust remembrance is not a choice—it is a moral duty to the victims,' Israeli ambassador says

Itamar Eichner | 05.20.25

A life between art and identity: Simon Durban reflects on 15 years with Banksy, his Zionism, and a new beginning in Israel

Exclusive: For 15 years, Simon Durban served as the right-hand man and business manager of Banksy, one of the world’s most famous and enigmatic artists, whose works are sold at tens of millions of dollars. That partnership might seem unlikely, given that Durban is a Zionist Jew and Banksy is known for his pro-Palestinian views. Now, Durban discusses their unique bond, their joint visits to Israel and Gaza, and why he has decided to immigrate to Israel, now, of all times.

Yael Walzer | 05.16.25

Nazi propaganda materials uncovered in Argentine Supreme Court archive

Officials examine whether posters and literature, which arrived in Argentina in 1941, shed light on Holocaust-related events or reveal the trail of Nazi funds worldwide

Itamar Eichner | 05.11.25

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

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