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חנה איש הורוביץ, שהקדישה את חייה לכלבנות, נפטרה בגיל 92

Holocaust survivor who trained dogs until her final days dies at 92

Hanna Ish Horowitz, who died at 92, immigrated to Israel in 1947 and devoted more than four decades to dog training; she remained active in the field until her final week and said her love of dogs began in childhood in Warsaw

Ilana Curiel | 09.30.26

‘My revenge is that the Nazis lost’: Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 107

Yehuda Widawski survived Auschwitz and Nazi forced labor, immigrated to Israel in 1950 and later devoted decades to restoring Jewish cemeteries in Poland; he helped identify more than 3,000 graves and lit a torch at Israel’s 2012 Holocaust memorial ceremony

Shilo Freid, Itzchak Tessler | 09.14.26

Holocaust survivor threatened with death after speaking out against Germany’s far right

Death threats against Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch were found in a Munich park after she called for a boycott of the far-right AfD; Prosecutors opened an investigation and Knobloch canceled an appearance following the threats

ynet | 09.13.26

Holocaust survivor 'appalled' by prospect of far-right in power in German state

Eva Umlauf, freed from Auschwitz at age 2, warns of dangers to minorities after AfD victory puts Germany’s far right within reach of state power

Reuters | 09.09.26

Holocaust rescuer who hid Aviva in her home honored as Righteous Among the Nations

Aviva Landau had given up hope of finding the family of Anna Neklaws, who hid her during WWII, until her granddaughter found them online; Anna was posthumously named Righteous Among the Nations; 'She cared for me like a daughter,' Landau says

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 09.09.26

‘Don’t hide, don’t run’: Auschwitz survivor urges Jewish students to stand up to antisemitism

Nate Leipziger, 98, urges students to defend their Jewish identity through peaceful means while distinguishing criticism of Israel from hatred of Jews

Sharon Kidon | 09.06.26

She fled Nazi Austria at 12. At 99, she is returning to the station where she said goodbye

Gabriele Keenaghan fled Nazi-ruled Austria at 12 and never saw her father again; as she approaches 100, she is returning to Vienna’s Westbahnhof for the first time since the journey that saved her life

ynet | 08.25.26

As survivor generation dwindles, Holocaust memory faces new test in age of AI

Claims Conference event warns that as survivor testimony fades, artificial intelligence could distort history even as it offers new ways to engage younger generations

ynet Global | 08.02.26

Holocaust survivors from Ra’anana gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to celebrate bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies that were taken from them during childhood by the horrors of the Holocaust

Holocaust survivors celebrate the bar and bat mitzvahs they never had at the Western Wall

Dozens of Holocaust survivors celebrated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies decades after World War II prevented them from marking the milestone, in an event honoring loss, resilience and the continuity of Jewish life

ynet Global | 07.30.26

The miniature Bible written by Shlomo Knobel in the Lodz Ghetto

Holocaust survivor's family reunites with matchbox-sized Bible written in Lodz Ghetto

Shlomo Knobel spent three years creating the 85-page micrographic Bible, once believed lost; decades after it was recovered, his son, grandson and great-grandson came to see the family treasure before a bar mitzvah

Itamar Eichner | 07.28.26

‘Heroes of Beauty’ ceremony links Holocaust survivors and IDF soldiers

The 78 survivors spent a day of pampering and getting glammed up accompanied by IDF soldier escorts before taking to the stage; They included a former hostage in Gaza and the grandparents of a hostage, as well as a couple with 35 great-grandchildren

ynet | 07.16.26

ביתה של ריטה בת ה-86 ניזוק גם כן בהפצצות

Holocaust survivors in Ukraine face housing crisis after missile and drone strikes

Elderly Jewish residents in Ukraine say homes were damaged in recent Russian missile and drone strikes; World Jewish Relief warns about urgent needs as about 1,000 homes require repair amid escalating attacks

Itamar Eichner | 06.14.26

Millionaire Holocaust survivor, Israeli doctor son-in-law and murder-for-hire sting

A custody fight in 1970s Queens turned into a staged killing, a hitman’s betrayal and a sensational trial over a grandmother’s fear that her granddaughter would be taken to Israel

Oded Kramer, Itzik Sasho | 06.13.26

Veteran Israeli journalist and Holocaust survivor Raul Teitelbaum dies at 94

Teitelbaum, who wrote as Israel Tomer, survived Bergen-Belsen, immigrated in 1949, served in the IDF and spent decades covering economics and the Knesset before lighting a Yad Vashem torch in 2018; funeral set Thursday

Gad Lior | 05.20.26

Albrecht Weinberg, one of the last survivors of the Holocaust, sits in the Leer town hall in Leer, Germany, March 5, 2025

Albrecht Weinberg, a Holocaust survivor who returned to Germany in his 80s, dies at 101

Weinberg spent his final years recounting his survival of Auschwitz, Mittelbau-Dora, Bergen-Belsen and three death marches

Associated Press | 05.13.26