Posts Tagged: Holocaust victims
How Dangerous Times Can Help Us Lead Better Lives
On May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded Holland. Just four days later, the Dutch army surrendered, and three days after that, the entire country was...
Remains of Holocaust Victims Buried in Jewish Cemetery in Budapest
Human remains found in 2011, including many believed to be of Jews shot on the banks of the Danube River near the end of World...
Sen. Schumer: US to Compensate French Rail’s Holocaust Deportees
JNS.org - The US State Department will accept applications for restitution from Holocaust victims (and their family members) who were transported to concentration camps by the French...
Tissue Samples From Holocaust Victims Found in French Lab
JNS.org - A researcher has discovered the 70-year-old remains of Jewish victims of Holocaust-era gas chambers at a medical research facility in Strasbourg, France. Along with tissue samples,...
Major Jewish Group Offers to Lead Google Team on Tour of Concentration Camps
A leading Jewish group offered to organize a week-long visit to Nazi concentration camps for the team behind a Google smartphone game that included the death camps as...
Greece Outraged Over Desecration of Athens Holocaust Memorial for Children
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the recent desecration of a commemorative plaque in Athens dedicated to Greek Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. The memorial, located next to...
Star of Auschwitz Thriller Says ‘God Was Holding the Hand of Every Jew in the Gas Chamber’ (VIDEO)
The lead actor in Son of Saul, an Auschwitz thriller featured at this year's Cannes Film Festival, told the UK's The Guardian that he believes God...
Greek Mayor Blasted for Desire to Nix Star of David From Holocaust Memorial
JNS.org - A Greek town is mired in controversy after its mayor asked to remove the Star of David from a Holocaust memorial before it...
Never Again Should Include Endangered Yazidis
In April, the renewal and rejuvenation of Spring join with faith and remembrance. Faith and hope are embodied in the celebrations of Passover and Easter;...
Bar Mitzvah Memorial Project Links Teens With Holocaust Victims
JNS.org - When 12-year-old Max Levin was looking for a meaningful way to celebrate his upcoming bar mitzvah, he decided to do a project...
Report: Dutch Police Investigating Sale of ‘Holocaust Soap’ Allegedly Made From Jewish Bodies
Ynet - The Dutch newspaper NRC reported Wednesday that police in north Holland are investigating an antiquities vendor who reportedly attempted to sell soap that...
German Teacher Suspended for Saying Holocaust Victims are Less Important to Him Than Cattle
A German teacher was suspended after saying on Tuesday that he cares more about cattle that Holocaust victims, blogger Elder of Ziyon reported. "Personally, I'm not...
Israel Rebuts Turkish Reference to ‘Massacred’ Palestinians at Holocaust Event
JNS.org - Israel on Thursday rebutted comments made Wednesday by Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Cicek to members of Turkey's Jewish community at a Holocaust memorial event....
Personal Possessions of Jewish Family Slain by Nazis Discovered in Slovakia Attic 70 Years Later
Personal possessions belonging to a Jewish family killed by the Nazis were discovered hidden in an attic in Slovakia 70 years after the Holocaust victims...
