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Symbol of rebirth: A journey after Romanian Jewry in the Holocaust

Notary Israelis explore their Romanian roots after having been the third-largest Jewish community in the world before the Holocaust; trip marks the 70th birthday of the late writer, poet and playwright Nava Semel, whose father saved about 2,000 Jewish children

Yael Walzer | 01.02.25

How did a small book about a Holocaust survivor become an international bestseller?

Dr. Limor Regev says she never imagined the book she wrote as a birthday gift for a Holocaust survivor, recounting his life and struggles, would be translated into multiple languages and sell thousands of copies

Zipporah Roman | 01.02.25

103-year-old Holocaust survivor lights menorah at Brandenburg Gate

Berlin-born Margot Friedlander, sole family member to escape the Nazis, lights a Hanukkah menorah celebrating light's victory over darkness

Itamar Eichner | 01.01.25

Netherlands opens archives to public, exposing WWII Nazi collaborators

Over 100,000 Dutch Jews were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust with the help of Dutch Royal institutions, antisemitic police and collaborators; public review raises concerns for families of those who were complicit

Yaniv Navot | 01.01.25

NGO supporting Russian-speaking Olim celebrates Hanukkah in new Tel Aviv center

'Shishi Shabbat Yisraeli' inaugurates new center and welcomes new Russian Olim to celebrate and sing a uniting Hanukkah hymn; 'When I arrived in Israel, I felt as though I had returned home'

Ynetnews | 12.27.24

The children’s voice: The 9-year-old leading Israeli advocacy

Ben Carasso, a fourth-grade student, proves that there is no minimum age required for supporting Israel on the international stage

Itamar Eichner | 12.21.24

German court returns home to Jewish owners after 85 years

Leipzig's Federal Administrative Court rules tenants of Wandlitz home, originally purchased by Jews and forcibly sold to Germans in 1939, must return property to rightful Jewish owners

Ze'ev Avrahami, Berlin | 12.15.24

100-year-old former Nazi guard declared fit to stand trial

Former concentration camp guard Gregor Formanek, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3,322 people, had been deemed unfit for trial due to his condition until an appeal overturned the decision

Itamar Eichner, Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 12.04.24

Russia names Nazi collaborator responsible for murder of Jews during Holocaust

Ivan Klaas, born in the Omsk region of Russia, joined the Nazis and took part in the murder of thousands of Jews while serving with the Germans in Ukraine; He was executed in 1965, but Russia has only now permitted the release of his name

Itamar Eichner | 11.12.24

Ukrainian youths apologize after erotic photoshoot at Jewish cemetery sparks anger

Authorities say youths acknowledged mistake and apologized; photos reportedly taken in 2020, only surfaced in media last Thursday

Itamar Eichner | 11.09.24

Erotic photoshoot in Ukraine Jewish cemetery sparks community outrage

Youths in Ukrainian city Brody take semi-nude photos during Halloween in Jewish cemetery, decorating the graves; Community leaders call on parents to educate children

Itamar Eichner | 11.07.24

'Antisemitism danger to humanity', Bauer said

The deceased Holocaust researcher changed the narrative of Jews being lambs being led to the slaughter; said the Holocaust, unlike other genocides, was not pragmatic and motivated by economy or politics but an ideology hoping to become universal

Itamar Eichner, Associated Press | 10.20.24

Poland university sign reads 'Jews to the gas chambers'

Sign hung by anti-Israeli protestors at Karkow's Jagiellonian University worries Jewish and Israeli students as antisemitic sentiments; Israeli ambassador asks authorities to intervene

Itamar Eichner | 10.18.24

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert dies at the age of 100; King Charles eulogizes her as 'integral part of the fabric' of the UK

Ebert, a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, died surrounded by her family in London; She had vowed that if she survived the horrors, she would share her story – not from a place of anger, but strength; True to her word, she wrote a book and became a TikTok star, reaching millions with her message

Iris Lifshitz Klieger, Itamar Eichner | 10.10.24

Stumbling stones commemorating Holocaust victims uprooted in German city

On October 7, 10 memorial stones, engraved with the names, birthdates, and the date and place of murder of Nazi victims, were torn from their spots; Area has high percentage of far-right supporters, but authorities suspect vandalism carried out by immigrants from Muslim-majority countries

Zeev Avrahami, Germany | 10.09.24