Posts Tagged: Holocaust survivors
Holocaust Survivor Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident in Los Angeles
A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor was killed in a hit-and-run accident in the Valley Village section of Los Angeles, KNBC reported Friday. A video capturing the incident shows a...
Residents of Austrian Capital Come Together to Restore Defaced Holocaust Exhibit
An art installation in Vienna featuring images of Holocaust survivors is being repaired and protected by Viennese residents after being slashed and defaced earlier this...
From Passover to the Holocaust: The Ongoing Jewish Story of Redemption
JNS.org - Last Friday night, Jews around the world once again sat at the seder table and retold the Passover narrative -- the dramatic story of...
A Ballad in the Key of Four Generations of Survival
JNS.org - This is deeply personal. But what I have experienced should resonate with the entire Jewish community — the one we know and the one...
Holocaust Survivor to Meet California Teens Amid Outrage Over Nazi Salute Photos
An Auschwitz survivor and stepsister of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank will meet on Thursday with some California high school students seen in viral online photos...
Survivors of Nazi Genocide Speak at Annual UN Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in New York
Two survivors of the Nazi genocide took part on Monday in the UN's annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in New York. In remarks at the event, 92-year-old Marian Turski...
Jewish Realtor Says ‘We Cannot Let Hate Win’ After Sign Vandalized With Antisemitic Graffiti
A sign placed by a Jewish realtor at the site of one of her listings was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti last week in California. Kendra Fuchs...
Israel Welfare Ministry Invites Seniors, Holocaust Survivors for Free Holiday Hospitality
JNS.org - The Israeli government is working to ensure that no senior citizen or Holocaust survivor enter the upcoming holiday season alone, opening up a hotline...
The Fruits of the Past, Present, and Future
As I searched for real-world meanings in this week’s Torah reading of Ki Seitze -- which deals with Jews going to war against their enemies -- and the following...
Holocaust Survivor Leads Panel Discussion at Comic-Con About Art During World War II
A survivor of three Nazi concentration camps led a panel discussion about art and the Holocaust on Thursday at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, the...
Germany to Pay Additional $88 Million to Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - Germany has agreed to pay another $88 million to fund social-welfare services for Holocaust survivors, according to the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material...
Poles Carry Their Own Hatred for Jews
JNS.org – I know there is a dialogue taking place between the Israeli and Polish governments over Poland’s recently enacted Holocaust law, but a few historical...
Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants Sing to Celebrate Life
JNS.org – Some 600 Holocaust survivors, their children and grandchildren sing in a moving tribute to the power of life and good over evil. The project...
Ensuring We Never Forget — Even in a World Without Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - When my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, passed away very suddenly in 2008, I went through his office in hope that he had documented his...
