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Holocaust survivor, table tennis maestro Josef Veselsky, Ireland’s oldest person, dies at 107

Veselsky survived the war in the Carpathian Mountains while his parents and brother were murdered at Auschwitz, later building a life in Ireland as a businessman, table tennis leader and Trinity College student who earned an honorary degree at 98

ynet Global | 01.05.26

Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank’s stepsister, dies at 96

A lifelong educator and activist, Schloss survived the Holocaust, later becoming a leading voice against hatred and intolerance; her death marks the loss of one of the last living witnesses to Auschwitz and a powerful link to the diarist's legacy

Itamar Eichner | 01.05.26

השוטרים מלווים את ניצול השואה בדרכו האחרונה

‘You are not forgotten’: Police officers escort Holocaust survivor with no family on his final journey

Officers of the Tel Aviv North Station realized that Igo Margolis, whom they found lifeless, had no relatives or anyone to claim his body and decided to provide him with a dignified burial; 'This man, a Holocaust survivor, deserved a proper funeral and for Kaddish to be said in his memory'

Meir Turgeman | 12.25.25

Delegation of Holocaust survivors visits Auschwitz, 2017

Holocaust survivors to be honored in global virtual event on fifth night of Hanukkah

Hosted by Noah Emmerich, the Dec. 18 International Holocaust Survivors Night will feature tributes from global leaders, celebrities and survivors, honoring resilience and remembrance 80 years after WWII

ynet Global | 12.17.25

Ruth Haran, who survived the Holocaust and Oct. 7, dies at 90

Kibbutz Be'eri member dies two years after the Hamas attack in which her son Avshalom was murdered, and other family members were kidnapped and later released; She told ynet of the horrifying similarity between the events that changed her life: 'When babies are murdered in their beds - it's a Holocaust'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 11.23.25

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

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

Germany to boost Holocaust survivor compensation to record $992 million

Following annual negotiations with the Claims Conference, Germany will allocate a record €923.9 million for home care for Holocaust survivors in 2026; Financial aid payments are extended through 2028, and funding for Holocaust education will continue until 2029

Itamar Eichner | 10.29.25

Daughter suspected of burying Holocaust survivor mother in backyard to collect German reparations

Police uncover body of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Maina Tolstikov, allegedly buried by her daughter and daughter’s partner in their Karmiel home backyard to keep receiving state and German compensation funds

Yair Kraus | 10.20.25

Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus, the ‘Librarian of Auschwitz,’ dies at 96

Edith (Dita) Kraus spoke last January about her time in the extermination camp: 'Books saved me from death in the gas chambers'

ynet | 10.19.25

Holocaust survivor killed in New York nursing home; roommate, 95, arrested

Nina Kravtsov, 89, was allegedly beaten to death in a New York nursing home by her 95-year-old roommate, with police saying she was 'beaten to a pulp'; family launches legal campaign against killer

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.19.25

Holocaust survivors pray for hostages, soldiers at Western Wall

Group gathers in Jerusalem ahead of High Holidays and prays for the success of IDF soldiers and the safe return of all hostages from Gaza

Shilo Freid | 09.19.25

כוחות פיקוד העורף פועלים בזירות הנפילה ברחבי הארץ

Holocaust survivor, 91, succumbs to injuries weeks after Iranian missile strike on central Israel

Olga Weissberg dies nearly 2 months after being seriously wounded in June 15 Iranian missile strike on residential area in Rehovot, which killed 2 others, injured dozens and caused widespread destruction

Roy Rubinstein | 08.10.25

נפתלי פירסט מציג את תמונתו מאושוויץ, לצד תמונתו של אביתר דוד מהשבי

At Hostages Square, Holocaust survivors urge government to act: ‘We know what happens when the world doesn’t look’

Holocaust survivors from across Israel gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square to express solidarity with hostage families, urging the government to act swiftly to secure their release; In emotional statements, survivors compared the hostages’ suffering to their own past trauma, warning that time is running out and demanding national accountability

Lihi Gordon, Roy Rubinstein | 08.05.25

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