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Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising honored on 80th anniversary

April 14, 2023

Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising honored on 80th anniversary

Holocaust survivor Tova Gutstein was honored on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising where Jewish people launched a collective defiance against the Nazis of Europe.

As Passover ends, rabbi in Israel remembers family's experience during Holocaust: Nazis 'entered their home'

April 13, 2023

As Passover ends, rabbi in Israel remembers family's experience during Holocaust: Nazis 'entered their home'

Rabbi Tuly Weisz recounts his family's personal experiences amid the Holocaust and relates the meaning of Passover, as well as the significance of the Jewish people throughout history.

Anne Frank novel banned in Florida school over 'sexually explicit' content: 'Minimization of the Holocaust'

April 13, 2023

Anne Frank novel banned in Florida school over 'sexually explicit' content: 'Minimization of the Holocaust'

A graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary was removed from a high school library in Florida after parents group Moms for Liberty voiced concerns about its sexually explicit content.

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

April 8, 2023

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

An internationally-recognized leader during and after the second World War, Ferencz went above and beyond the call of duty to restore dignity to Jewish peoples.

Flyers posted at university compare banning drag shows, trans procedures for minors to Holocaust, genocide

April 5, 2023

Flyers posted at university compare banning drag shows, trans procedures for minors to Holocaust, genocide

A Pepperdine student found a display on her campus drawing parallels between conflict over transgender politics in America and historical genocides.

Gerhard Richter, one of Germany's most famous living artists, opens new show of works at museum in Berlin

March 31, 2023

Gerhard Richter, one of Germany's most famous living artists, opens new show of works at museum in Berlin

Famous German painter Gerhard Richter is opening a new show of works at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin. The art engages with Germany's Nazi past and the Holocaust.

Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust

March 24, 2023

Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust

Poland honors citizens who risked and lost their lives to help Jewish people during the Holocaust. Polish President Andrzej Duda took part in the nationwide observances on Friday.

VP Harris' husband slammed for linking parents’ anger at school boards to Nazi-era 'hate’

March 15, 2023

VP Harris' husband slammed for linking parents’ anger at school boards to Nazi-era 'hate’

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, was slammed online for comparing concerned parents at school board meetings to Nazis.

New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else'

March 8, 2023

New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else'

CEO of a New York-based property management company bought his first building in 2021. As part of the deal, he promised to take care of an elderly resident, Alice Schuman, who survived the Holocaust.

What you don't know about World War II heroine Corrie ten Boom

March 7, 2023

What you don't know about World War II heroine Corrie ten Boom

Corrie ten Boom and her family hid Jews and others from the Nazis during World War II. Before the war ended they were sent to concentration camps. Ten Boom family members are heroes.