Posts Tagged: Holocaust victims
Israel Approves 1 Billion NIS Increase in Holocaust Survivor Benefits
Times of Israel - On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Israeli government approved an increase of NIS 1 billion ($290 million) each year...
Israeli Museums to Look for Heirs of Nazi-Looted Art
JNS.org - Representatives of Israeli museums and the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets decided Thursday to begin searching for the...
Wiesenthal Center Calls on NBA Star Tony Parker to Apologize for ‘Disgusting and Dangerous’ Use of ‘Reverse Nazi Salute’
Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), called on NBA star Tony Parker to apologize for his past use of the "quenelle" gesture...
Claims Conference Signs Agreement with Germany for Continued Survivor Compensation Payment
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as Claims Conference) signed an agreement November 15 in Berlin with the German government that...
Rav Venice
This image I took in Venice, Italy on my way to put on Tefillin with Chabad located in the area called "Ghetto of Venice". Just before Shabbat. I...
Wartime Enthusiasts Some Dressed as Nazi Officers Ask Jewish Couple to Wear Star of David
Barbara and Merton Paul, a Jewish couple from Broughton, Salford in the North of England expressed disgust after being asked by organizers of the East Lancashire...
What Do We Really Remember on This Day?
I walked into an apartment not really knowing what to expect. A tall woman with high cheekbones and kind eyes greeted me at the door....
Chicago Teenager Marks the Shoah, Everyday
The date selected for Yom Hashoah, 27 Nisan, marks the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Chosen—not without controversy—by the Israeli Knesset in 1953,...
Mormon Church Continues its Posthoumous Baptisms of Holocaust Victims with Anne Frank
At a place of worship of the Mormon Church, Anne Frank was baptized last Saturday, posthumously. This was revealed on Wednesday to the U.S. media...
