Holocaust

History repeats: A Holocaust survivor's views of Oct. 7 and Israel-Hamas War

By examining the attitude toward Jews in 2024 and, by extension, toward the Jewish state, there seems little doubt that the UN and EU have learned little from the past.

 Dr. Edith Eva Eger and her grandson Jordan Engle holding a copy of her new book.

The message of 'The Ballerina of Auschwitz' by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

“I think they are the future. I think it’s very important for us to let them know what they can be – survivors and not victims of anything or anyone at any time.” 

24/10/2024

Why Jews must dance on Simchat Torah during this year's holiday

Perhaps, as difficult as it feels, we are celebrating and dancing for the future. If we want to celebrate Simchat Torah in the future, those of us who can, must celebrate it this year. 

By KENNETH BRANDER
23/10/2024

ReFILM festival in Jerusalem to showcase gems of film in new line-up

The films showing in ReFILM are about such diverse aspects of Jewish life as the Israeli fishing industry in the 1950s, the urban development of Beersheba, and a Polish immigrant family’s integration

American Jews silent on Israel’s survival as they fight antisemitism from the past

What do European Jews in 1944 and Israeli Jews in 2024 have in common? American Jews remain silent in the face of their oppression.

20/10/2024

Global Jewry pays tribute to professor and Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer

The 98-year-old will be remembered for his expansive contributions to academia and the state of Israel.

 COPY OF original Russian-language edition of ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ covertly published by the CIA.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize, Treblinka, Rebbe Nachman

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By STEVEN DRUCKER
18/10/2024

WJC slams UN’s Albanese for Holocaust inversion, Israel-Nazi comparisons

“The constant statements made by [Albanese] comparing Israel to Nazi Germany are not only deeply offensive, but a gross distortion of history,” the WJC wrote.

16/10/2024

Grapevine October 15, 2024: Live liturgy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Holocaust exhibit opens in Austrian parliament, Yad Vashem's Dayan meets leaders

Dayan met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, President Alexander Van der Bellen, and Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian Parliament, along with Jewish community leaders. 

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