Posts Tagged: Holocaust survivor
New York Rabbi to Receive Knighthood From Pope Francis
JNS.org - Rabbi Arthur Schneier of Park East Synagogue in New York is slated to receive knighthood from Pope Francis later this month. Schneier, who...
Elderly Holocaust Survivor in Tel Aviv Found Living in Squalid Conditions
An elderly 82 year old Holocaust survivor was found by an army officer living in horrible conditions in a warehouse in Tel-Aviv, eating only liquids...
Woman Who Survived Auschwitz Concentration Camp Because Nazis Ran Out of Gas Turns 101
A Jewish woman who escaped the gas chambers of the Auschwitz concentration camp because Nazis ran out of gas is preparing to celebrate her 101st...
Christian Messages of Love for Israel
When I was growing up, I knew that there were individuals - and even entire countries - who hated Israel and the Jewish people because...
Netanyahu: Only the IDF is Preventing Past Slaughter of Jews From Happening Again
Ynet - The IDF and Israel's security forces are the only thing that prevents the past slaughter of the Jewish people from repeating itself in...
Suffolk University Students Protest ADL Director Abraham Foxman’s Commencement Speech
JNS.org - Some students at Boston's Suffolk University are protesting the decision by the university's law school to invite Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Director...
How the New York Times Demonizes the Israeli People
If "demonize" means "to try to make someone or a group of people seem as if they are evil," as the Cambridge Free says, can...
Holocaust Survivor Set to Meet German President Wonders ‘Should I Accept an Apology?’
A Greek holocaust survivor scheduled to meet with German President Joachim Gauck on Friday is not sure how she should respond to any remorse he might...
Career Working With the Elderly Will Aid New U.S. Envoy for Holocaust Survivors (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Aviva Sufian was just 8 years old when her mother took her to an American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors event in...
White House Appoints First Special Envoy for Holocaust Survivor Services
JNS.org - The White House on Friday announced the appointment of Aviva Sufian as the first Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Special Envoy for...
Holocaust Survivor and His Rescuer Reunited After 69 Years by Jewish Foundation
JNS.org - The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) on Nov. 27 brought together Holocaust survivor Dr. Leon Gersten with his Holocaust rescuer from...
Thriving Nazi Memorabilia Auction Business Highlights ‘Perversity’ of Collectors, ADL’s Foxman Says
The market for Nazi memorabilia is estimated to generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Signs of a global surge of interest abound; Ebay now has...
My Promise to the ‘Lion of Judah’
In August of last year I was invited to the premiere of a Holocaust documentary at the Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village entitled 'Lion of...
YU Conference: Medical Dilemmas Born out of the Holocaust
Yair Saperstein, first year student at Einstein School of Medicine, Yeshiva University 2012 valedictorian, and a nominee for The Jewish Week's "36 under 36" last...
