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Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash

The Israeli-born educator warned that Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany could face controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.
Exterior view of the new Yad Vashem Education Center in Munich.

Yad Vashem chooses Germany for first overseas education centers

Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui and his Jewish partner Morgan Ortagus seen at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, April 14, 2026.

Lebanese banker receives hate comments over large Holocaust museum donation

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US Holocaust Memorial Museum acquires rare World War II-era Captain America comics


Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report

According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

 US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Boston’s unfinished Holocaust museum hoists boxcar into exhibit space overlooking Boston Common

A historic 12-ton railcar is crane-lifted into the museum's center, symbolizing the millions "who never returned" and lost freedoms.

A 173-foot tower crain hoists a 20th century 12-ton railcar into the upcoming Holocaust Museum Boston.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum chair: What's at stake in this pivotal moment - opinion

We have been taught by Holocaust survivors never to give up and never give in, a lesson that is relevant today.

THE WRITER speaks on the eruption of global antisemitism, addressing an event on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in January 2024.

Mamdani laments criticism following his ‘globalize the intifada’ comments

Mamdani responded to the accusations of antisemitism he has received since the statement in a tearful address Wednesday, telling reporters, “It pains me to be called an antisemite.”

 NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani addresses accusations of antisemitism at a press conference Wednesday morning.

Trump taps shock jock Sid Rosenberg and a Haredi newspaper publisher for Holocaust Memorial Council

They will replace Emhoff and a number of Biden administration officials, including Susan Rice, Tom Perez and Ron Klain, all of whom Trump abruptly dismissed from the board this week.

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025.

Trump fires Doug Emhoff from Holocaust Memorial Council

“Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,” Emhoff said in a statement to the NYT. “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized.

 Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff claps as Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, US, September 14, 2024.

‘Zone of Interest’ Nazi house to become center to combat antisemitism

“I cannot imagine a more symbolic form of justice... than turning what was once a breeding ground for evil into a space that fights against evil," said philanthropist Elliott Broidy.

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Israeli ambassador: Holocaust lessons vital amid post-October 7 antisemitism

"The number of Jews murdered that day was the highest since the Holocaust," he said. "But there’s a difference—now we can fight back, and we will, until all our hostages return."

 Ambassador Rozenblat and Porto Holocaust Museum Director Michael Rothwell speaking to hundreds of children in the Hall of Names.

'For a righteous cause': Holocaust memorials persist in Muslim countries amid antisemitism

The report highlights that despite the October 7 massacre and the rising antisemitism across the Muslim world, these initiatives have persisted.

WITH H.E. AHMED OBAID ALMANSOORI at Auschwitz on the March of the Living.

Thessaloniki breaks ground on new Holocaust museum

The 9,000-square-foot museum occupying eight floors in an octagon-shaped structure will be located at the site of Thessaloniki’s Old Railway Station.

 Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets, left, with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the groundbreaking for the Holocaust Museum of Greece in Thessaloniki, Oct. 29, 2024.