Posts Tagged: holocaust
European Rights Watchdog Passes Holocaust Education Measure After Russian Exit
The Council of Europe, a human rights organization formed after World War II, passed a long-awaited measure advancing education about the Holocaust on Thursday, days...
New Jersey Exhibit Examines Lives of Holocaust Survivors After World War II, UN Response
A new traveling exhibit opening this month at Stockton University in New Jersey highlights the lasting impact of the Holocaust in the years immediately following...
Whoopi Goldberg and the Ignorant Definition of ‘Race’
The denunciation was swift, and the apology and punishment not far behind. Whoopi Goldberg, who has made a long career out of quirky likeability, somehow managed...
Comic Book Stores Offer Free Copies of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’ to Students After Tennessee School District Ban
Comic book store owners are offering to give students in Tennessee free copies of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust graphic novel that was recently banned by...
Tel Aviv University Presents Global ‘Positive Trends’ Countering Antisemitism to Israel’s President
Senior researchers at the Tel Aviv University have highlighted positive trends and initiatives countering antisemitism during 2021, as leading Jewish groups said last year marked...
Knesset Speaker at German Bundestag: We Must ‘Maintain Memory of the Holocaust’
i24 News – Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy told his German counterparts on Thursday in Berlin that the memory of the Holocaust must be preserved. "Maintaining the...
German Police to Act Against Use of Nazi-Era ‘Jewish Stars’ at Berlin COVID Protests
Police authorities in the city of Berlin will have the authority to crack down on protesters wearing the so-called yellow “Judenstern” (“Jews’ Star”) badges and...
Head of Fund Founded by Anne Frank’s Father Says New Book on Family’s Betrayal ‘Full of Mistakes’
The president of the Anne Frank Fund on Sunday lambasted as "full of mistakes" a new book that named a Jewish notary as the leading...
Why We Must Remember the Holocaust Correctly
Three words loom large in our Holocaust remembrance: Arbeit macht frei, usually translated as "work will make you free." Ironically, they had little to do with the...
‘Nothing Compares to This’: Survivors Denounce Online ‘Trivialization’ of Holocaust Found in Study
A comprehensive study of Holocaust trivialization online released on Wednesday revealed over 60 million online incidents that compared the Holocaust to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting...
Dutch Museum to Display Artifacts From Holocaust Hideout Where Jewish Life Flourished
Artifacts from a hideout for Dutch Jews during the Holocaust will go on display this year at the Dutch Resistance Museum, memorializing a place where,...
Dutch Far-Left Party Calls Holocaust Event ‘Racist’
i24 News – A Dutch far-left party called for the cancellation of the main Holocaust commemoration ceremony in the Netherlands, saying it was "inherently racist." The...
US House Reps Introduce Bill to Honor 101-Year-Old Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor With Congressional Gold Medal
A group of House members led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to award Benjamin Ferencz — the last living...
Over Half of UK Population Doesn’t Know Six Million Jews Were Killed in Holocaust, Study Shows
A new survey found disturbing levels of ignorance about the Holocaust in the United Kingdom, including a majority who did not know that six million...
