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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Canadian military apologizes for omitting Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day post

Following criticism from Jewish groups, Canadian Armed Forces admit wording failed to accurately reflect historical reality of Jewish genocide

Itamar Eichner | 02.17.26

111,681 Holocaust survivors live in Israel as the last generation reaches an average age of 88

New data released for International Holocaust Remembrance Day shows about 12,000 survivors died in Israel in 2025, with fewer than 200,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors still living worldwide

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 01.27.26

חיילים סובייטים עם ניצולי מחנה הריכוז וההשמדה אושוויץ, לאחר שיחרורו בשנת 1945

Holocaust remembrance shifts toward rescuers, raising concern over how history is being framed

A Tel Aviv University study finds more countries centering Holocaust memorials on Righteous Among the Nations, prompting scholars to warn that focusing on rescuers without context risks blurring the historical reality

Itamar Eichner | 01.27.26

ניצולי מחנה הריכוז וההשמדה אושוויץ עוברים בשעריו עם שחרורו, פברואר 1945

Worrisome ignorance: only half of Brazilians know about the Holocaust

Only about half of respondents correctly identified the Holocaust as the Nazi extermination of six million Jews

Hana Nusbaum | 01.27.26

תמונה שהופצה ברשת. הסיפור אמיתי, התמונה מזויפת

AI-generated Holocaust images pose a new threat to historical truth and visual memory

Opinion: Synthetic images created by artificial intelligence risk blurring archives, amplifying visual clichés and eroding how future generations understand the Holocaust and its documented reality

Prof. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann | 01.27.26

World landmarks glow yellow as global Holocaust campaign marks nearly a decade

Buildings, public spaces and digital platforms worldwide joined the World Jewish Congress initiative on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

ynet Global | 01.27.26

She survived the Holocaust and Oct. 7: 'I was hiding with a handgun and a broken leg'

Penina Ben Yosef, who survived the Holocaust and the Hamas attack on southern Israel, describes hunger, flight and fear, from wartime Europe to sitting injured in a safe room as terrorists closed in

Itamar Eichner, Shmuel Munitz | 01.27.26

המזוזה משברי טיל איראני שיקבל ניצול השואה נייט לייפציגר

Holocaust survivor to receive mezuzah made from Iranian missile fragments after antisemitic attack

After his mezuzah was torn from his Toronto home, 98-year-old Nate Leipciger will receive a new one crafted from Iranian missile debris, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day with a message of Jewish resilience

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 01.27.26

When ‘friends of Israel’ excuse antisemitism and use Jews to fight their own culture wars

Opinion: As antisemitism surges worldwide, some leaders and movements claiming to back Israel are not confronting hatred but exploiting it, normalizing racists and endangering Jewish communities at home and abroad

Tova Herzl | 01.27.26

The main Solidarity Sunday event in Buffalo, New York

More than 600 churches observe ‘Solidarity Sunday’ ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Christian and Jewish voices unite in support of Israel, remembrance of the Holocaust and condemnation of rising antisemitism through events and global broadcasts

Maayan Hoffman | 01.26.26

From right to left: Rabbi David Lau, Mayor Moshe Lion, Zvi Zalewski, and his mother Yardena Zalewski, 98, a Holocaust survivor who presented the book to the mayor and rabbi

Days before Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors launch ‘Book of Hope’ in Jerusalem

At emotional ceremony at the Friends of Zion Museum, 52 Holocaust survivors share personal stories of survival and hope; with candles lit in memory of victims, leaders praise their heroism and resilience, calling their testimony a gift to future generations

ynet Global | 01.25.26

German soccer marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with league-wide tributes

Bundesliga clubs observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day with moments of silence and support for the #WeRemember campaign, recalling the sport’s own history of antisemitism and persecution under Nazi rule

ynet | 01.25.26

Sharp decline in Holocaust remembrance in UK high schools prompts Israeli minister’s urgent appeal

Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli called for immediate intervention by the British government; while over 2,000 British high schools held commemorative events in 2023, that number fell to under 1,200 in 2024, and 854 in 2025

Itamar Eichner | 01.23.26

Fewer than 200,000 Holocaust survivors alive today, half in Israel

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Claims Conference report shows that 30% of Holocaust survivors are 90 years old or older; and 71% receive or have received welfare services in the past year

Itamar Eichner | 01.21.26

Little Edna’s War, by Janet Bond Brill, PhD

‘Little Edna’s War’ reveals Jewish child’s survival and resistance during the Holocaust

Based on survivor testimony, the new memoir tells the true story of a Jewish girl who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto, joined the Polish Resistance as a child and survived the Holocaust

ynet Global | 01.13.26