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A second trauma: Holocaust survivors living in Israel amid war
Since the outset of the war in Gaza, Holocaust survivors living in areas close to the borders had to evacuate, and say October 7 made their painful memories resurface
Hadar Gil-Ad, Iris Lifshitz-Kliger | 01.26.24
פורום השואה ביד ושם כנס
Holocaust survivors displaced, lost grandchildren: 'Atrocities committed by Hamas revived past traumas'
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority discloses living conditions of over 137,000 Holocaust survivors currently residing in Israel, many of whom feel less safe since Hamas attack
Hadar Gil-Ad | 01.26.24
המשתתפים בכנס תחת שלט "העבודה משחררת" באושוויץ. "'לעולם לא עוד' זו לא רק סיסמה"
European antisemitism as high as in 1930s, says prominent Jewish leader
Rabbis and Jewish leaders express concerns over a surge in antisemitism ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, drawing parallels to pre-Holocaust times; Yad Vashem chairman questions sincerity of world leaders when visiting Holocaust museum and pledging 'Never Again'
Itamar Eichner | 01.25.24
מצעד החיים בפולין
Forty Holocaust survivors lead March of the Living in Poland along train tracks from Auschwitz
March resumes after three-year pandemic-induced hiatus and is lead not by world leaders but rather by survivors of Nazi atrocities, many of whom are in their 90s
Iris Lifshitz Klieger/Poland | 04.18.23
Agnes Adachi
Raoul Wallenberg's right hand: the woman who helped save Jews from Nazi clutches
Witnessing the mass murder of her Jewish brethren by Hungarian fascists, Agnes Adachi teamed up with the famed Swedish diplomat in his quest to save thousands of Jews
Ynet | 04.18.23
Erika Gold
The woman who joined the French resistance to battle Nazi oppression
Having seen her father brutalized by the Nazis, Erika Gold and her family were deported to concentrations camps in 1940, which she said ultimately saved her life
Ynet | 04.18.23
עומדים דום בצפירה בכביש החוף
Israel stands in silence in the memory of the victims of the Holocaust
A two minute siren blared throughout Israel as people honored the memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Nazi atrocities across Europe; Knesset hold ceremony naming each victim
ynet correspondents | 04.18.23
Horrifying monstrosity: the Nazi Skeletons Museum of an 'extinct race'
In his speech at Yad Vashem, President Herzog recounts harrowing story of Nazis dismembering Jewish captives 'to be displayed and cataloged in an orderly fashion' as a macabre symbol for a people they aimed to erase from history
Itamar Eichner | 04.18.23
Dugo Leitner, a survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau, holds a balloon shaped like the Jewish star that the Nazis forced Jews to wear
Portraits of Holocaust survivors at German Embassy seek to reclaim their stories
'We need to find new ways to engage the public and especially the younger generation,' German envoy says about exhibition billed as digital storytelling for a digital age
Deborah Danan/JTA | 04.17.23
העצרת לפתיחת אירועי יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה ביד ושם
Netanyahu: Our enemies may think we lack determination to stand up to them, they are greatly mistaken
With son of deposed Iranian Shah in attendance, PM says ‘victory of the past alone does not guarantee the victory of the future’ and vows to fight any agreement that would allow Tehran to obtain nuclear weapons
Gilad Cohen, Itamar Eichner, Eitan Glickman | 04.17.23
Volunteers help renovate homes of Holocaust survivors living near Gaza Strip
Gap-year volunteers renovate homes of Holocaust survivors living close to Gaza Strip
Group works tirelessly to make much-needed repairs and engage in thought-provoking conversations with survivors
Ynet | 04.17.23
טקס יום הזיכרון לשואה ביד ושם
Israel commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
Events begin at Yad Vashem's Warsaw Ghetto square; The son of Iran's deposed Shah will attend along with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the the solemn words of Holocaust survivors will be shared
Itamar Eichner, Iris Lifshitz Klieger | 04.17.23
Rachel (Didi) Harel (Hertz)-Roos receives citation for her heroism
The courageous Jewish woman who fooled the Nazis
'Even under horrific torture by Nazis, Didi never betrayed her fellow fighters': Jewish underground resistance fighter to be honored on Yom HaShoah with special award for Jews who rescued Jews during the Holocaust
Emily Schrader | 04.17.23
מחנה הריכוז אושוויץ
Info wars: Israeli AI tool combats online Holocaust denial
ChatGPT-based project can analyze antisemitic posts made by Holocaust deniers on social media and present a qualified answer based only on authoritative and reviewed sources
Oshrit Gan-El | 04.17.23
ספר השמות ביד ושם
Yad Vashem records names of millions of Holocaust victims in new commemoration project
The Book of Names contains details about 4.8 million Jews who perished during World War II and although data is not final, hundreds of thousands of names will likely be lost in time
Itamar Eichner | 03.29.23
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