Holocaust survivors

Jewish Life Stories: The Holocaust survivor who fell in love with jazz

Jewish luminaries remembered: Jazz scholar Morgenstern, 'Bible code' mathematician Rips, pandemic comedy star Geduldig, filmmaker Bikel, and autism advocate Silberman leave lasting legacies.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
18/09/2024

Gov. Newsom signs bill helping residents recover art stolen by Nazis

“For Holocaust survivors and their families, the fight to reclaim art and other personal items stolen by the Nazis continues to reopen traumatic wounds,” Newsom said.

US envoy Taylor says antisemitism is like a submerged submarine ready to rise

US Ambassador Michele Taylor leads efforts against antisemitism at the UN following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

Oldest survivor of Mengele’s Auschwitz experiments calls to ban Candace Owens from Australia

Owens in early July said on her podcast that experiments performed by Mengele were "bizarre propaganda." She is slated to visit the country on a speaking tour.

'A Brilliant Life': An inspirational story of Holocaust survival

Unreich doesn’t stint on the details of her mother’s harrowing recollections from her tortured concentration camp existence. 

By LIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
30/08/2024

Miss Holocaust Survivor documentary wins Ernst Lubitsch award

The documentary Miss Holocaust Survivor won the Ernst Lubitsch Award in Berlin, celebrating a beauty pageant honoring Holocaust survivors.

'Jews have to meet in secret at DNC', says Holocaust survivor, ex-ADL head Foxman

"After 50 years fighting antisemitism in America, I could not have imagined a time Jews would have to meet in secret locations in Chicago at DNC," Foxman wrote.

WJRO to distribute millions of dollars to help Holocaust survivor evacuees

The funds are made available by the Caritatea Foundation in a partnership between the WJRO and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, and are administered by the Claims Conference. 

17/08/2024

ISIS hack targets Yad Vashem Zoom seminar commemorating Tisha b'Av

During the seminar by Yad Vashem, a message appeared telling participants that they were hacked by ISIS and showed images of swastikas.

‘Megillat Ruth’: The diary of a young woman from Vilna

This extraordinary book affords readers the privilege of joining Ruth as she navigates her perilous path through the Holocaust.

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