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A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths
27 Jan
An exhibit titled "And That's True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal," running at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, celebrates the nuanced legac...
27 Jan
JTA
German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.
26 Jan
Deutsche Bahn's proposal to establish a new high-speed train route close to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp loading ramp is drawing significant oppositi...
26 Jan
Israel: State of a Nation
“You Will Go Up the Chimney” | Holocaust Survivor Dan Auerbach at 95
26 Jan
EylON the Record presents a poignant conversation with Dan Auerbach, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, highlighting the importance of preserving Holocaust me...
26 Jan
JTA
On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story
26 Jan
In a poignant episode of PBS's 'Finding Your Roots,' Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan uncovers a previously unknown family connection to the Holocaust. Guided by ho...
26 Jan
JTA
I went looking for Holocaust ‘upstanders.’ I found a Nazi rescuer who chose conscience over complicity.
26 Jan
Lilly and Joyce Kamen are expanding their "Upstander Stories" series for young readers by spotlighting Otto Busse, a lesser-known figure who defied Nazi poli...
26 Jan
Future of Jewish
Calling Trump a 'fascist' is offensive.
26 Jan
Vanessa Berg's essay critiques the casual use of the term 'fascism' to describe Donald Trump, arguing that it trivializes the historical realities of fascism...
26 Jan
Forward
He could have avoided persecution in Nazi Germany — he got bar mitzvahed instead
25 Jan
Gerd Pips Phillipsohn, born to a Jewish father and an Aryan mother in Nazi Germany, chose to embrace his Jewish identity through a bar mitzvah, despite the p...
25 Jan
eJewishPhilanthropy
NYC plaques honoring antisemitic war criminals are an abomination
23 Jan
In light of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, there's a renewed call to remove plaques in New York City honoring Philippe Pétain and Pier...
23 Jan
Forward
She thought she knew her mother. Then she learned about the concentration camp
22 Jan
Marisa Fox's journey in understanding her mother Tamar Fromer-Fox's hidden past reveals a powerful, unspoken history. Tamar, originally named Alta, concealed...
22 Jan
eJewishPhilanthropy
On Marion Wiesel’s first yahrzeit, follow her example with a mitzvah
22 Jan
Marking the first yahrzeit of Marion Wiesel, this reflection emphasizes her profound impact as a Holocaust survivor and advocate for Holocaust memory, unders...
22 Jan
Chabad.org
Light Will Win - A Gathering of Unity and Remembrance
21 Jan
The Chabad of Bondi, alongside the Sydney community, held a poignant event thirty days after a tragic loss, commemorating the lives of those martyred for the...
21 Jan
Future of Jewish
This Holocaust survivor turned creativity into an act of resistance.
20 Jan
Joseph Bau, a Holocaust survivor and artist, used creativity as a means of resistance against oppression. His story, showcased at the Joseph Bau Museum in Te...
20 Jan
Mishpacha
Chosen to Live
20 Jan
Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky and the Satmar Rebbe attribute their survival during the Holocaust to personal spiritual disciplines they maintained from a young age. ...
20 Jan
The Cholent
The Nazis Through a New Lens
17 Jan
The discovery of the Hoecker Album, a photo collection depicting seemingly mundane activities of SS officers at Auschwitz, challenges conventional perception...
17 Jan
Forward
He works at a Holocaust museum by day. How’d he end up in 'Marty Supreme'?
15 Jan
Isaac Simon, a Holocaust museum employee turned accidental actor, landed a role in the Oscar-nominated film "Marty Supreme" after being scouted at a baseball...
15 Jan
Forward
The Holocaust Torah that survived a Mississippi synagogue fire was brought there by the state’s only survivor
14 Jan
The Torah from Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, showcases remarkable survival stories both past and present. Initially rescued from Prague, ...
14 Jan
Future of Jewish
Regime change in Iran isn't war. It's liberation.
12 Jan
Joshua Hoffman asserts that regime change in Iran should not be seen as an act of war, but rather an essential step towards liberation. He compares Iran's Su...
12 Jan
JTA
Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power
12 Jan
Democratic lawmakers in the United States are drawing stark parallels between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Gestapo as they propose ...
12 Jan
JTA
A Jewish baby became the face of Nazi Aryan propaganda. Her life story outlasted the lie.
12 Jan
Hessy Levinsons Taft, whose baby photograph was ironically chosen by Nazi Germany to represent the ideal Aryan child, has passed away at the age of 91. Born ...
12 Jan
Living Lchaim
505 Days as a Gazan Hostage Couldn’t Keep Them Apart
10 Jan
In an incredible story of survival, resilience, and love, Eliya Cohen, who was kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza for 505 days, is now engaged to Zi...
10 Jan
Hadassah
A Showcase of Female Illustrated Post-WWII Books and Diaries
7 Jan
The exhibition "Who Will Draw Our History? Women's Graphic Narratives of the Holocaust, 1944-1949," showcased at the Kniznick Gallery for Feminist Art at the...
7 Jan
Forward
An idyllic Jewish village, full of life and hope, just hours before its utter annihilation
7 Jan
"Shttl," a film by Ady Walter set in a Jewish Ukrainian village on the eve of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, captures a community's vibrant life just before i...
7 Jan
Hadassah
REVIEW: ‘Letters from the Afterlife’
6 Jan
"Letters from the Afterlife" is a profound collection of correspondence between Holocaust survivors Chava Rosenfarb, a Yiddish writer, and Zenia Larsson, a s...
6 Jan
Future of Jewish
Using Holocaust Money to Demonize Israel
5 Jan
Daniel Greenfield criticizes Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation for redirecting funds, originally intended to support Holocaust education and re...
5 Jan
Forward
Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor and table tennis master who was Ireland's oldest man, dies at 107
5 Jan
Josef Veselsky, originally Josef Weiss, was a Holocaust survivor and renowned table tennis player who passed away at 107 in Ireland, where he was the country...
5 Jan
Hadassah
Holocaust Diary Gets New Life 80 Years After Author’s Death
5 Jan
Renia Spiegel's Holocaust-era diary, first published internationally in 2019, has now been translated into Hebrew, gaining renewed attention and serving as a...
5 Jan
JTA
Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor who promoted the story of her friend and posthumous stepsister Anne Frank, dies at 96
5 Jan
Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor and step-daughter of Otto Frank, passed away at 96 in London. After surviving Auschwitz, Schloss became an influential voic...
5 Jan
Jewish Review of Books
Missing Anne Frank
5 Jan
Ruth Franklin's biography of Anne Frank delves into how she became a cultural icon, overshadowing the real person behind the diary. This comprehensive work i...
5 Jan
Jewish Review of Books
Enchanted Parenthesis
5 Jan
Laura Hobson Faure's work examines the lesser-known story of Jewish children sent to France during the Kindertransport initiative before the outbreak of Worl...
5 Jan
Forward
What’s funny about living next to a Nazi?
2 Jan
"My Neighbor Adolf," directed by Leon Prudovsky, is an unconventional narrative set in 1960s South America, where Holocaust survivor Marek Polsky suspects hi...
2 Jan
JTA
At Illinois Holocaust Museum, teens learn the Shoah’s Jewish history — and how to apply its lessons to today
1 Jan
The Illinois Holocaust Museum hosts an annual Student Leadership Day, focusing on teaching teenagers about the Holocaust and inspiring them to be leaders in ...
1 Jan
Kveller
Gidon Lev Is a TikTok Star — and a Holocaust Survivor
31 Dec 2025
Gidon Lev, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, has become an unexpected TikTok sensation, blending his harrowing experiences with an infectious optimism. Born ...
31 Dec 2025
Mishpacha
He Has Me Covered
30 Dec 2025
Reflecting over eighty years of life, Zisha Goldman shares how divine protection seems to have safeguarded his family from the horrors of the Holocaust. The ...
30 Dec 2025
Forward
We need to talk about that honey scene in ‘Marty Supreme’
29 Dec 2025
Josh Safdie's film "Marty Supreme" follows the journey of Marty Mauser, a Jewish table tennis player in the 1950s navigating personal and cultural challenges...
29 Dec 2025
Forward
The Holocaust survivor writer who can help us through this ominous era
27 Dec 2025
Arnošt Lustig, a Czech Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, used his harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps to create profound art that explores ...
27 Dec 2025
Forward
What if Donald Trump puts his name on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum?
27 Dec 2025
In a provocative thought experiment, Robert Zaretsky imagines a scenario where Donald Trump adorns his name onto the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, drawing pa...
27 Dec 2025
Unpacked
The Revolt the N4zis Tried to Erase
24 Dec 2025
In 1944, a remarkable yet often overlooked act of resistance occurred within the walls of Auschwitz concentration camp. Jewish prisoners, primarily those for...
24 Dec 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
The unseen bereaved: Why it will take us all for Israel to recover
23 Dec 2025
The founder of OneFamily, Marc Belzberg, highlights the increased demand for support in Israel following the emotional devastation caused by the events of Oc...
23 Dec 2025
Forward
Righteous gentiles in the Holocaust were no 'ordinary thing'
22 Dec 2025
"This Ordinary Thing," a documentary by Nick Davis, highlights the often-overlooked bravery of non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jewish people during t...
22 Dec 2025
Forward
My childhood echoes in newly released Shoah recordings
22 Dec 2025
The newly released Shoah recordings by Claude Lanzmann, featured in exhibitions at the Jewish Museum Berlin and The New York Historical in New York, capture ...
22 Dec 2025
Forward
Holocaust survivor event features a Rob Reiner video address — recorded just weeks before his death
19 Dec 2025
Rob Reiner's posthumous address marked the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night, organized by the Claims Conference, where he emphasized resilience...
19 Dec 2025
JTA
Rob Reiner urges resilience in video address for Holocaust survivor event — recorded just weeks before his murder
19 Dec 2025
Film director Rob Reiner delivered a poignant address for the Claims Conference Holocaust survivor event, recorded shortly before he and his wife, Michele, w...
19 Dec 2025
Kveller
This Video of Michele Reiner With Her Holocaust Survivor Mother Is So Moving
19 Dec 2025
In a poignant reflection on legacy and survival, a recently shared video highlights Michele Reiner's emotional experience alongside her Holocaust survivor mo...
19 Dec 2025
Forward
Why Poland’s president canceled his menorah lighting — and how the West helped make that happen
18 Dec 2025
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has ended the country's presidential menorah lighting tradition, aligning with far-right sentiments and nationalistic views...
18 Dec 2025
Unpacked
Schindler Wasn’t Who You Think He Was
17 Dec 2025
Oskar Schindler, often portrayed as a hero for his role in saving over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust, was a complex figure with a multifaceted personality....
17 Dec 2025
Mishpacha
Swords of Iron, Words of Iron
16 Dec 2025
Cindy Scarr explores how seforim, or holy Jewish books, have become a beacon of hope and enlightenment in the tumultuous times following the war referred to ...
16 Dec 2025
Forward
Australia welcomed my family’s Holocaust survivors — and Bondi Beach soon became a symbol of renewal for me
15 Dec 2025
The narrative by Andy Carvin explores his discovery of an Australian branch of his family, descendants of Holocaust survivors who fled Europe. Through a sere...
15 Dec 2025
Jewish Action
A Lesson from the Pages of Jewish Action
15 Dec 2025
Rabbi Hanoch Teller reflects on a powerful article from the 1989 issue of Jewish Action that left a significant impression on him both personally and profess...
15 Dec 2025
JTA
6 hostages murdered in Gaza lit Hanukkah candles in captivity, newly released footage shows
12 Dec 2025
Footage released by the IDF reveals a poignant moment where six Israeli hostages, later murdered by Hamas, observed Hanukkah traditions while in captivity. T...
12 Dec 2025
Forward
Surprise, we’re going to Auschwitz! What happens when an influencer stumbles upon a Holocaust memorial
11 Dec 2025
Radhica Isac, a lifestyle influencer, sparked controversy after surprising her boyfriend with a birthday trip to Auschwitz, framed puzzlingly as a romantic g...
11 Dec 2025