Posts Tagged: holocaust
Kissinger: My Family Escaped the Horrors of the Holocaust by ‘Just a Few Months’
Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger told Charlie Rose on Wednesday that his family escaped the worst atrocities of the Holocaust by just “a few...
Never Forget – But Don’t Stay Trapped in the Past
Films that reawaken the horror of the Holocaust are an unfortunate necessity. They introduce that time of despicable inhumanity to the uninformed and misinformed, and...
Protest Breaks Out During Mohammed Bakri Film Screening in Israel
A fracas erupted during the screening of Israeli-Arab filmmaker Mohammad Bakri's 2009 documentary Zahra at the Carmiel municipality auditorium in Israel on Thursday night, Israel's...
Jewish Groups Deplore Greek Demand to Remove Star of David From Holocaust Memorial
Jewish groups expressed "shock" on Friday over news that the unveiling of a Holocaust monument in Kavala, Greece was delayed because locals reportedly sought the...
As FBI Chief Apologizes to Poland, Jewish Group Praises Remarks Over Holocaust Complicity
As the head of a U.S. intelligence service apologized to Poland over remarks he had made, a Jewish group offered praise for "aptly noting the...
Auschwitz-Birkenau Now Asking Visitors to Pre-Book Trips to the Concentration Camp
Authorities at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum warned on Tuesday that it may have to begin turning people away from visiting the Nazi-German death camp...
New Curriculum Will Teach Arab Israeli Children About Suffering of Jews During Holocaust
Arab-Israeli children will be learning about the Holocaust this year, as part of the recent introduction of a new educational program into Arab-Israeli schools, Israel's...
Poll Finds 80 Percent of Jewish Israelis Believe Memory of the Holocaust Will Fade
More than 80 percent of Israel's Jewish citizens believe that, in a few years, the memory of the Holocaust could fade to become just one...
Human Rights Watch Official Urges US Holocaust Museum to Display Gaza War Pictures, While Praising Qatar Migrant Labor ‘Reforms’
The brazen double standards underlying the approach of Human Rights Watch (HRW) - arguably the world's leading human rights NGO - towards the Middle East...
Actor Ben Kingsley Warns: ‘Europe Did Not Grieve the Holocaust’ (VIDEO)
British actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who starred in the movie Schindler's List and other Holocaust-related films, said he believes the climate for Jews in Europe...
Holocaust Survivors Return to Auschwitz to Mark 70 Years
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND - Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, recently returned to the infamous death camp - some for the first time. To mark the 70th...
Report: TV Host, Comedian Chelsea Handler Embarks on Secret Film Project in Israel”
Celebrated American comedian, actress, author, and television host, Chelsea Handler arrived in Israel with a video crew on Sunday to oversee a secretive film project...
Record 1.5 Million Visitors to Auschwitz in 2014, 70 Percent Under 18 (VIDEO)
The highest number of visitors ever recorded bore witness to the European Holocaust at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland, the Museum and Memorial Center...
Time to Rethink Holocaust Remembrance Day?
JNS.org - Do we need Holocaust Remembrance Day? Since some of you may be incredulous that I even asked that question, let me first explain...
