Forward
In Germany, a Jewish family is reunited with a treasured family object — but also a sense of exile
25 Apr 2025
In recent years, efforts have been made to return looted Jewish silver objects, such as kiddush cups, to their rightful heirs. This includes a 17th-century c...
25 Apr 2025
JTA
Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews
25 Apr 2025
Herbert Cukurs, a key figure in the Nazi-aligned Arajs Kommando responsible for mass murders during World War II, has once again seen legal charges dropped a...
25 Apr 2025
Forward
On his first trip to Auschwitz, New Jersey governor urges vigilance against rising antisemitism
24 Apr 2025
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, on his first visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, participated in the March of the Living to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day. Amidst...
24 Apr 2025
Kveller
‘We Were The Lucky Ones’ Author Georgia Hunter Tells an Incredible New Holocaust Tale
24 Apr 2025
Georgia Hunter's novel, originally a personal exploration of her Holocaust-surviving grandfather's past, became the acclaimed novel and TV show "We Were the ...
24 Apr 2025
Moment
The Holocaust in Serbia with Julie Brill and Amy E. Schwartz
24 Apr 2025
Julie Brill, author of "Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia," joins Amy E. Schwartz from Moment for a conv...
24 Apr 2025
MomentMag
The Holocaust in Serbia with Julie Brill and Amy E. Schwartz
24 Apr 2025
Julie Brill's book, "Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia," unveils the overlooked narratives of Jewish sur...
24 Apr 2025
Forward
Survivors of the Holocaust and Oct. 7 embrace at Auschwitz, marking annual March of the Living
24 Apr 2025
At the annual March of the Living, Holocaust and recent hostage survivors gathered at Auschwitz to commemorate their shared resilience. Participants included...
24 Apr 2025
Jewdicious
Yom Ha Shoah | "Judgment At Nuremberg"
24 Apr 2025
Amid the observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the importance of remembering the horrors and moral failures of the past is underscored by the...
24 Apr 2025
Forward
VIDEO: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemoration highlights women ghetto fighters
24 Apr 2025
The annual commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at der shteyn in Manhattan's Riverside Park drew nearly 300 participants to honor both the uprising's ...
24 Apr 2025
Forward
Even the Holocaust could not silence the music of these composers
24 Apr 2025
Jeanne Golan, a New York pianist, has dedicated the past 15 years to the 'recovered voices' movement, recording music by composers persecuted by the Nazis. H...
24 Apr 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
Let each of us view ourselves as though we personally had emerged from the Shoah
24 Apr 2025
The keynote address delivered at the Yom HaShoah commemoration in Paramus, NJ, highlights the personal and collective responsibility to remember the Holocaus...
24 Apr 2025
Forward
A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.
24 Apr 2025
The commemoration of Roman Shukhevych, a known Nazi collaborator responsible for massacres during World War II, by Ukraine's Chicago consulate, highlights on...
24 Apr 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
Witness to witness: My journey reimagining Holocaust education
24 Apr 2025
Social studies teacher Jennifer Wasserstrom Doty reflects on her innovative approach to Holocaust education as she nears retirement. Facing the dwindling num...
24 Apr 2025
Jewish Insider
She forgot Yom Hashoah – then created a movement that changed the way Israel remembers the Holocaust
24 Apr 2025
Adi Altschuler's initiative, Zikaron BaSalon, has drastically transformed Holocaust remembrance in Israel by moving it from formal ceremonies to intimate gat...
24 Apr 2025
Jewish Insider
Fashion photographer Bryce Thompson pairs Holocaust survivors with celebrities in new collection
24 Apr 2025
Fashion photographer Bryce Thompson has launched a powerful project titled Borrowed Spotlight, which pairs Holocaust survivors with Hollywood celebrities to ...
24 Apr 2025
Future of Jewish
The greatest memorial to the Holocaust is not a museum. It’s Israel.
23 Apr 2025
Joshua Hoffman argues that the greatest memorial to the Holocaust is not a physical monument but the modern State of Israel itself. As Holocaust survivors dw...
23 Apr 2025
The Free Press
The Jews Who Saw Around History’s Darkest Corner
23 Apr 2025
On Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust, as well as the bravery of those ...
23 Apr 2025
The Free Press
Who Betrayed Anne Frank? We May Now Learn the Answer.
23 Apr 2025
The question of who betrayed Anne Frank might come closer to an answer with the recent digitization of postwar Dutch archives, which reveal the names of thos...
23 Apr 2025
Kveller
Josh Peck, Jennifer Garner and Billy Porter Join Holocaust Survivors For a Special Photoshoot
23 Apr 2025
Prominent celebrities including Jennifer Garner, Josh Peck, and Billy Porter participated in a poignant photoshoot with Holocaust survivors, aimed at keeping...
23 Apr 2025
JTA
Only in NY: This Bronx high school has its own Holocaust museum
23 Apr 2025
The Bronx High School of Science, renowned for its distinguished alumni, also houses the unique Stuart S. Elenko Collection Holocaust Museum and Studies Cent...
23 Apr 2025
JTA
10 freed Israeli hostages to participate in March of the Living
23 Apr 2025
In a poignant confluence of past and present, ten freed Israeli hostages will participate in the March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau during Yom Hashoah...
23 Apr 2025
Forward
In ‘Andor’ season 2, a Wannsee Conference reference, and a new sort of space Jew
23 Apr 2025
Andor's season two premiere delves into deeper historical allegories by drawing explicit parallels with the infamous Wannsee Conference, where the Nazis disc...
23 Apr 2025
Forward
The profound Yom HaShoah lesson we desperately need to remember under Trump
23 Apr 2025
Tamar Manasseh reflects on how her childhood experiences of Yom HaShoah taught her the universality of suffering and the importance of empathy in today's pol...
23 Apr 2025
People of the Pod
headphones
Why TikTok is the Place to Talk about Antisemitism: With Holocaust Survivor Tova Friedman
23 Apr 2025
Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman shares her harrowing childhood experiences and discusses her mission to combat antisemitism using platforms like TikTok. Lis...
23 Apr 2025
What Matters Now
headphones
What Matters Now to Prof. Manuela Consonni: How women resisted the Nazis
23 Apr 2025
Prof. Manuela Consonni highlights the multifaceted forms of resistance by Jewish and non-Jewish women during the Holocaust, focusing on physical, civic, and ...
23 Apr 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
Erasing history: How Holocaust denial and distortion is fueling antisemitism
23 Apr 2025
Amid rising antisemitism, Marina Rosenberg of the Anti-Defamation League highlights how Holocaust denial and distortion continue to fuel anti-Jewish sentimen...
23 Apr 2025
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
headphones
Peter Jablonski saved Jews during the Holocaust—but he wasn't widely recognized until today
23 Apr 2025
Peter Jablonski, a Canadian Holocaust survivor who saved Jewish lives during World War II, is being posthumously honored in Israel despite not meeting Yad Va...
23 Apr 2025
For Heaven's Sake
headphones
Israel at War — Holocaust Memorial Day
23 Apr 2025
Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi delve into the complexities of commemorating Yom HaShoah amidst Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas. They explore the...
23 Apr 2025
For Heaven's Sake
headphones
Israel at War — Holocaust Memorial Day
23 Apr 2025
Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss the profound impact of recent events in Israel and their implications for Holocaust remembrance on Yom HaShoah...
23 Apr 2025
Moment
Eichmann in My Living Room
22 Apr 2025
Anne-Marie Deutsch reflects on her childhood experience of watching the televised trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961, which inadvertently introduced her to the ...
22 Apr 2025
Forward
Our preeminent historian of the Jews is finally ready to confront Auschwitz
22 Apr 2025
Simon Schama, a distinguished Jewish historian, explores the horrors of the Holocaust in the PBS documentary 'Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On.' Usin...
22 Apr 2025
Forward
Hidden in a famous WWII photo, two heroic Jewish stories
22 Apr 2025
The iconic WWII photo capturing the meeting of American and Russian troops at the Elbe River hides two poignant Jewish stories of survival and resilience. Ch...
22 Apr 2025
JTA
As the last generation of Holocaust survivors ages, advocates call for their testimonies to be heard
22 Apr 2025
As the number of living Holocaust survivors dwindles, a new analysis by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany highlights the urgency of re...
22 Apr 2025
Lehrhaus
Notes of Defiance: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Diana Blumenfeld, and the Question of Cultural Genocide
22 Apr 2025
Alia Saphier's article explores the concept of cultural genocide during the Holocaust, focusing on the impact on Jewish music through the lives of Anita Lask...
22 Apr 2025
Future of Jewish
Holocaust lessons are a lie we tell ourselves.
21 Apr 2025
The article by Josh Yunis examines the appropriation of Holocaust memory in contemporary political activism, particularly its use in the debate over Israel a...
21 Apr 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
Why we must march together
21 Apr 2025
A unique and diverse group from Israel's hi-tech and philanthropic sectors will participate in this year's March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau, spearhe...
21 Apr 2025
Moment
Remembering the Holocaust After Eighty Years with Simon Schama, Hugo Macgregor and Robert Siegel
18 Apr 2025
Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, historian Sir Simon Schama embarked on a poignant journey to former vibrant Jewish communities in Eu...
18 Apr 2025
MomentMag
Remembering the Holocaust After Eighty Years with Simon Schama, Hugo Macgregor and Robert Siegel
18 Apr 2025
Simon Schama, renowned historian, revisits the memories of the Holocaust in light of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation. In a discussion...
18 Apr 2025
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
headphones
This Canadian soldier helped liberate Bergen-Belsen—80 years ago today
15 Apr 2025
Eighty years after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, Jack Marcovitch's daughters recount their father's experiences as a liberator and the subsequent impact o...
15 Apr 2025
Forward
This Nazi-era story shows why Trump won't fix a terrifying deportation mistake
15 Apr 2025
Fredric Brandfon draws parallels between Trump’s refusal to rectify a wrongful deportation and a 1942 incident in Vichy France involving Marie Reille, a non-...
15 Apr 2025
Living Lchaim
I Was A Hamas Hostage - But God Never Left Me
15 Apr 2025
Moran Stela Yanai, a survivor of a harrowing 54-day captivity following the October 7th attacks, shares her story of resilience and faith. Despite the trauma...
15 Apr 2025
JTA
Man arrested after Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home is firebombed hours after Passover seder
14 Apr 2025
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home was firebombed shortly after hosting a Passover seder, leading to significant damage but no injuries. The incident,...
14 Apr 2025
MomentMag
The Life & Work of Maus Cartoonist Art Spiegelman with Philip Dolin and Jennifer Bardi
10 Apr 2025
Art Spiegelman's work, especially his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus,' has been pivotal in establishing comics as a serious storytelling art form...
10 Apr 2025
Moment
The Life and Work of Maus Cartoonist Art Speigelman with Philip Dolin and Jenifer Bardi
10 Apr 2025
Art Spiegelman is renowned for his significant contribution to the comic art form, particularly with his groundbreaking graphic novel 'Maus', which won a Pul...
10 Apr 2025
JTA
Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 of complicity in Nazi crimes, dies at 99
8 Apr 2025
Irmgard Furchner, former secretary to an SS commander at the Stutthof concentration camp, has died at 99, following her conviction last year for complicity i...
8 Apr 2025
Forward
At 87, one of the great Jewish film directors thinks there's still time to start over
7 Apr 2025
At 87, acclaimed Jewish filmmaker Claude Lelouch remains vibrant in the cinematic world, celebrating a new restoration of his classic film "A Man and a Woman...
7 Apr 2025
Jewish Review of Books
Letters, Spring 2025
7 Apr 2025
A two-part letter section on Polish-Jewish historical relations and American Revolutionary history illustrates complex themes. Michael Schwartz corrects an e...
7 Apr 2025
Jewish Review of Books
My Father’s Resistance: A Memoir
7 Apr 2025
Shulamit Reinharz's memoir, "My Father's Resistance," uncovers the hidden life and untold acts of resistance by her father, Rabbi Max Rothschild, primarily d...
7 Apr 2025
JTA
Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries
4 Apr 2025
Federal spending cuts announced by the Trump administration could significantly impact support services for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meals on Wheels de...
4 Apr 2025
Forward
From an Italian Holocaust survivor, a Kafkaesque nightmare of imprisonment under fascism
4 Apr 2025
Maria Eisenstein's memoir, "Internee Number 6," presents a haunting account of life in an Italian internment camp during the Fascist regime. While not as bru...
4 Apr 2025