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Auction of Holocaust victims' items in Germany canceled

Harsh criticism of the sale of hundreds of Holocaust-era items, including yellow badges and personal documents has taken its toll: The German auction house stopped the sale at the last minute, and Poland is demanding that the items be transferred to the Auschwitz museum

ynet Global | 11.16.25

Jewish leaders condemn German auction house over sale of Holocaust artifacts

Outrage mounts as German auction house Felzmann prepares to sell hundreds of Holocaust-era items, including yellow badges and personal documents; critics say sale exploits victims' memories and urge artifacts be preserved in museums, not sold to the highest bidder

ynet | 11.16.25

Scarlett Johansson on her Jewish roots: 'I lost many relatives in the Holocaust — this film is for them'

In her directorial debut, 'Eleanor the Great', Scarlett Johansson returns to her Jewish heritage with a story about a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor. She tells ynet Global why she waited until 40 to direct and why making the film felt like an urgent mission

Amir Kaminer | 11.11.25

Holocaust survivors warn 87 years after Kristallnacht: 'The world is returning to 1938'

Survivors warn of resurgence of antisemitism, 87 years after Nazis burned synagogues and Jewish businesses: Walter Bingham, 101, says "We live in an era where synagogues are burned'; George Shefi emphasizes that the 'younger generation is responsible for making sure it doesn't happen again'; and Paul Alexander tells how Kristallnacht saved his life

AP | 11.09.25

At 101, Holocaust survivor realizes lifelong dream with first art exhibition in Jerusalem

Red Army veteran Bezalel 'Salik' Katz was left for dead in battle before a doctor miraculously saved him; now he debuts his artwork, fulfilling a dream decades in the making

ynet Global | 11.07.25

In historic milestone, Yad Vashem documents over 5 million Holocaust victims

The World Holocaust Remembrance Center has now documented over 80 percent of Jewish victims, using decades of testimony, archival research and cutting-edge technology to restore identities the Nazis tried to erase

Itamar Eichner | 11.03.25

Anti‑Israel coalition faces off with Johannesburg Holocaust museum over Gaza

After the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre declined to label Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide or support BDS, anti-Israel groups launch protests outside; Israeli envoy condemns pressure

Itamar Eichner | 10.30.25

Holocaust survivor Ella Mandel, who turns 99 in November, and philanthropist, entrepreneur and supermodel Cindy Crawford receive the Award of Courage at the LA Holocaust Museum's annual gala Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel

Cindy Crawford and Holocaust survivor Ella Mandel honored at Holocaust Museum LA gala

Supermodel and 98-year-old survivor receive the Award of Courage for their intergenerational advocacy; event raised $1.3 million to support education ahead of the museum’s major 2026 expansion

ynet Global | 10.30.25

בתמונה מימין לשמאל: הממונה על שגרירות ארה״ב בישראל סטפני הארט, שורד השואה מייקל סמוס (יושב), שגרירת שבדיה בישראל אלכסנדרה רידמארק, שגריר בריטניה בישראל סיימון וולטרס, יו״ר IHRA דני דיין

Michael Smuss, who fought Nazis with Molotov cocktails during Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies at 99

Smuss, one of the last survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, used painting to process trauma; he spent his final decades in Israel sharing his story and educating younger generations with courage, creativity and humor

Associated Press | 10.23.25

Selma van de Perre, Jewish resistance hero and Holocaust survivor, dies at 103

Dutch-born Jewish resistance fighter risked her life carrying messages under false identity during World War II and later became a BBC journalist; she survived the Ravensbrück concentration camp and dedicated her life to Holocaust remembrance

ynet | 10.23.25

Bulgaria probes 'Nazi' graffiti scrawled on Varna synagogue, Holocaust memorial vandalized

Bulgarian authorities condemned vandalism at a synagogue in Varna and a Holocaust memorial in Burgas, calling the acts 'unacceptable' and warning they aim to 'create artificial division' within Bulgarian society

Itamar Eichner | 10.09.25

התמונה שצולמה ביולי 1941 וזכתה לכינוי "היהודי האחרון בוויניצה"

Holocaust mystery solved: SS officer in infamous ‘Last Jew in Vinnitsa’ photo identified

A new study by German historian Jürgen Matthäus identifies Jakobus Oehnen, a German schoolteacher turned SS officer, as the executioner in the infamous 1941 photo known as 'The Last Jew in Vinnitsa,' taken during mass killings in Berdychiv, Ukraine

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 09.28.25

Swiss cosmetics company Weleda to investigate alleged ties to Nazi human experiments at Dachau

Weleda, known for its natural skincare products, will launch an independent probe after new findings suggest its creams were tested on concentration camp prisoners during WWII; the company says it fully condemns Nazism

Itamar Eichner | 09.14.25

Los Angeles Holocaust Museum faces backlash over online post linking ‘Never Again’ to Gaza

Holocaust Museum sparks backlash after pulling a post redefining 'Never Again' as a universal principle—then backtracks, claiming misinterpretation

Yogev Israeli | 09.09.25

Her family fortune was made by producing Zyklon B, now she will sail on a Gaza flotilla

Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn, whose family fortune traces back to producers of the gas used to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust, joins Gaza-bound flotilla in protest of Israel—sparking outrage over her stance given the Holocaust legacy behind the wealth she vows to redistribute

Ze'ev Avrahami, Berlin | 08.06.25

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