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From the Warsaw Ghetto to Israel: Irene Shashar’s testimony amid the global rise of antisemitism

Holocaust survivor recounts her childhood in the Warsaw Ghetto, her father’s murder, and her post‑war journey through Paris and Peru. The post From the Warsaw Ghetto to Israel: Ire...

'We're in difficult times', says Holocaust survivor

Steven Frank has visited schools across England for decades, including Witney, to tell his story.

He saved dozens of kids in Auschwitz — he kept it a secret for nearly the rest of his life

Growing up in Israel as the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Judith Richter was taught not to discuss the Shoah. While her mother was very open about her experiences, Richter’s fat...

Holocaust survivor Tsili Wenkert speaks on reunion with released hostage grandson, Omer

In an emotional interview with Anat Davidov, Tsili shared how the sight of Omer’s smile in the hospital confirmed her belief in the miracle of his survival.

‘I’m fragmented, and a surviving remnant’: The story of Westerbork prisoner 8331

As prisoner 8331 at the Nazis’ Westerbork transit camp in Holland, Jacob Boas must have witnessed the sorrow and fear of hundreds if not thousands of fellow inmates before they wer...

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'Auschwitz is only sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's art told me about Gaza

The Romani Holocaust survivor painted boots, barbed wire, smoke and smiling soldiers. As the daughter of survivors, the images felt horrifyingly familiar

Holocaust Survivor Exhibit Available to Schools, Groups

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A new educational Holocaust survivor exhibit was unveiled at the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Shoah Ceremony (Holocaust remembrance) in April. The exhibi...

Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101

Albrecht Weinberg spent years teaching students about Nazi atrocities after being imprisoned at Auschwitz and BelsenThree Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesAlbrecht Weinberg, w...

In this Holocaust graphic novel, the Nazis are the rats

As Israel commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day, illustrator Gal Shkedi gives new life to his grandfather's testimonies from Nazi death camps, and Tel Avivians host survivors in t...

As History Repeats Itself, Have The Tireless Education Efforts From Holocaust Survivors Been In Vain?

As History Repeats Itself, Have The Tireless Education Efforts From Holocaust Survivors Been In Vain?Robert GottseligThis past Sunday, my wife and I had the privilege of attending...

VIDEO | A gathering to remember victims of the Holocaust, as well as heroes

"Never Again" - A ceremony was held in Wilmington Tuesday to honor the memory of the six-million victims of the Holocaust.

He survived the Holocaust and October 7. He lived, and died, defiantly

He was a rebellious kibbutz member, a bold and brash actor and a cosmic optimist. Daniel Luz, who died last week at 92, always followed his own path. Haaretz interviewed him just d...

‘Survival seeped through me’: Honored at the California State Capitol for Yom HaShoah

A year ago, in April 2025, I was honored as the descendent of Holocaust survivors by State Senator Susan Rubio (D-West Covina) at the California State Capitol. This is the story of...

Echoes of Auschwitz: A Descendant’s Walk Through Memory and Fear

Agata Miodowska, an Auschwitz-Birkenau guide and descendant of survivors, shares the painful history of the Holocaust. The post Echoes of Auschwitz: A Descendant’s Walk Through Mem...

Berliner Ausstellung zum Holocaust: Woher das eigene Familiensilber wohl stammen mag

Die „Topographie des Terrors“ widmet sich der Frage, wie weit das Wissen um den Holocaust an den Juden in der deutschen Bevölkerung verbreitet war. mehr...

This Yom HaShoah is different from all others — and we’ve never needed it more

Holocaust memory is under siege from all directions, but we don't have to give in, writes the son of survivors. -- The post This Yom HaShoah is different from all others — and we’v...

Holocaust memory demands we oppose turning the state of the Jews into the state of executioners

As the years passed, it became increasingly clear to me that there is a chasm between my own consciousness of the Holocaust and the Israeli one

33 Concentration Camp Portraits That Reveal The Faces Of The Holocaust

From August Pfeiffer, a gay German man, to Józefa Głazowska, a 12-year-old Polish girl who underwent vicious medical experiments, see the heartbreaking portraits of 33 Holocaust vi...

In Elie Wiesel’s latter years, he and I discussed the effects of the Holocaust. Those conversations are now an opera.

Back in 2012, while on assignment as the Chicago Tribune’s longtime music critic, I received a phone call from my editor that would change my life. Elie Wiesel had just accepted th...

Interviews with Holocaust survivors reveal the richness of Yiddish

Many people today prize the Yiddish of native speakers who grew up in Eastern Europe before World War II, viewing it as a mark of linguistic authenticity. As a language of daily li...

‘A Night with a Survivor’: Rival high school students set aside differences to learn about the Holocaust

RIGBY — Over a hundred students and community members gathered in the Rigby High School Auditorium earlier this week for a conversation with Holocaust survivor and diarist Peter Fe...

Dr. Edith Eger, Psychologist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 98

Calling Auschwitz her “best classroom,” Edith used the inner resources she developed in hell to help others. The post Dr. Edith Eger, Psychologist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 9...

When Music Was Used to Deceive, Control, Survive

The haunting paradox of the Holocaust: How music, a symbol of beauty, was weaponized by the Nazis to deceive, control, and mask the unthinkable at Treblinka and Auschwitz.