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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

'I know the hunger': Holocaust survivors say hostage videos trigger memories of Nazi brutality

'Bread and thin soup—we ate grass out of hunger,' recalls Auschwitz survivor Naftali Fürst, saying footage of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski took him back in time; 'When I saw Evyatar’s image, I could hardly breathe,' says survivor Devorah Weinstein

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.02.25

איבט שמילוביץ שורדת השואה נהרגה במטח האיראני בפתח תקווה

Another Holocaust survivor, 95, killed by Iranian missile

One of the four people killed in the deadly ballistic missile barrage on Petah Tikva was Holocaust survivor Ivette Shmilovitz; she is survived by 3 granddaughters and 4 great-grandchildren

Raanan Ben-Zur | 06.23.25

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

'What the hell Is happening in America?' asks Holocaust survivor wounded in Boulder attack

Barbara Bendler Steinmetz escaped the Nazis as a child; now in her ninth decade, she became the victim of an antisemitic firebomb attack in the US; 'People are afraid to wear a Star of David. They’re taking down mezuzahs. They’re afraid to be Jewish.'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.05.25

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