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Yad Vashem brings to life 5,000 Jewish communities lost in the Holocaust

The installation, a joint initiative between museum and EU, projects light, sound and animation onto the Valley of the Communities’ walls, telling story of more than 5,000 communities that existed before the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 04.02.25

The fight for Nazi stolen masterpieces heads to the big screen in 'Auction'

Jewish French screenwriter and film director Pascal Bonitzer brings the story of an exquisite painting, stolen from a Jewish arts dealer by the Nazis in the 1930s and later recovered, shedding light on Europe's less noted crimes

Amir Kaminer, Paris | 03.26.25

Israeli student arrested in Poland for Nazi salute at Auschwitz

High schooler made gesture beneath 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work Sets You Free') sign at entrance to former Nazi camp; he was detained and later released after being fined 1,500 zloty (about $370)

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad, Itamar Eichner, Lior El-Hai | 03.09.25

Violin that survived Holocaust finds new life with freed Gaza hostage Agam Berger | Watch her play it

Tzachi Beck gifts the 130-year-old violin, preserved through the Holocaust, to former Gaza hostage Agam Berger to unite stories of survival and renewal through music; 'Hearing its sounds come to life again was emotional'

Meir Turgeman | 03.09.25

Auschwitz bans Israeli flags with yellow ribbons, calling them ‘political statements’

Museum confiscated Israeli flags adorned with yellow ribbons, symbolizing the hostages in Gaza, from a group of British Jewish visitors; officials defended the move, saying altered flags violate site regulations

Itamar Eichner | 02.27.25

World's oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 113

Rose Girone, born in Poland, fled Nazi Germany in 1939 for China before eventually settling in the US; her daughter describes her as 'a strong lady'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.25.25

'Everyone deserves to have their story remembered': Volunteers work to clean Stumbling Stones across Europe

Holocaust remembrance NGO leading initiative to clean stones carved with Holocaust victims' names shares hope for dialogue despite rising antisemitism following October 7

Yogev Israeli | 02.11.25

In the face of evil: Staring the horrors of captivity in the eye

Opinion: We don’t need to see Or, Eli and Ohad smiling for the camera. We need to see them as they truly are, as they are because of us. So that we cannot ignore, so that the images won’t be erased, so that we won’t be able to forget. And then, maybe, we can prevent the next time

Yuval Elbashan | 02.08.25

שר החוץ גדעון סער חונך את שגרירות ישראל במולדובה יחד עם סגן ראש הממשלה ושר החוץ של מולדובה

Israel opens first embassy in Moldova: 'After October 7 attack you stood by our side'

Some 34 years after Jerusalem officially recognized Moldova's independence, an Israeli embassy opened in Chisinau. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said at the ceremony:'This is a historic moment that marks a milestone in relations between the countries'; Saar laid a wreath in memory of his family at the monument to the victims of the Chisinau ghetto

Itamar Eichner | 02.04.25

Trump administration scraps Pentagon Holocaust remembrance events

Decision issued by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth comes amid Trump's wider battle against DEI initiatives across the nation; move outrages local Jewish community

Daniel Edelson, New York | 02.04.25

Bayern Munich soccer fans pay tribute to victims for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

A moving gesture: The team's fans waved signs with images of past club figures persecuted by the Nazis: 'Remembering the crimes, never again"; The team also held a minute of silence

Ynet Sports | 02.01.25

The world requires self examination on antisemitism

Opinion: As the West marks 80 years to the liberation of Nazi death camps, data shows antisemitism is no longer a fringe phenomenon and is rising rapidly across the world

Dr. Shmuel Rosenman | 01.29.25

Survivors of Auschwitz: They 'cleansed' their bodies with starvation

Bulgarian doctor claims Auschwitz survivors live to age 100 because they were starved

'There was not a single fat person in Auschwitz': Dr. Lyudmila Emilova sparked outrage after saying on a morning show that Auschwitz survivors "cleansed their bodies very much" and thus reached the age of 100; Jewish community and Israeli embassy in Bulgaria strongly condemned the statement, and the doctor was forced to apologize.

Itamar Eichner | 01.29.25

And the World Kept Silent | Eli Wiesel's lost testimony, found

The original French manuscript of Eli Wiesel's 'Night' opens new research into the first book by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who passed away nine years ago.

Dr. Yoel Rappel | 01.27.25

Ireland chief rabbi slams Higgins for politicizing Holocaust memorial event

Rabbi Yonni Wieder says removing Jews from the ceremony while the Irish president chose on the solumn occasion to condemn Israel's response to Hamas atrocities was shameful

Itamar Eichner | 01.27.25

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