Posts Tagged: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Poland, Israel Condemn Resurgent Antisemitism at Auschwitz Commemoration
The presidents of Israel and Poland called on Monday for greater efforts to combat antisemitism as the world marked 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz...
Holocaust Desecration in Englewood, New Jersey
Readers of my columns will be familiar with the utterly-fractious nature of the city of Englewood, New Jersey, and how it’s a microcosm of American...
Is Israel Snubbing Poland to Placate Putin?
Forty-five heads of state are expected to gather at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem this week for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year marks the...
Poll Shows Many British Adults Don’t Believe the Holocaust Occurred
JNS.org - Released in time for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new poll commissioned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust found that one in 20 British adults...
Hiding Their Faces, Young Iranians Join Social Media Initiative to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
In an unexpected display of solidarity with the Jewish community, young Iranians are taking to social media to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Joining a popular...
Netanyahu, Trump Lead Heads of State Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a plethora of world leaders observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday. Netanyahu marked the occasion by welcoming three Holocaust...
Ahead of International Holocaust Memorial Day, Germany’s Merkel Calls for ‘Zero Tolerance’ of Antisemitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel underscored the urgency of combating antisemitism, racism, and hatred more than 70 years after the Holocaust, calling for new ways to...
House Resolution Introduced, Rejecting Anti-Israel and Antisemitic Sentiment
JNS.org - Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, three Republican members of Congress introduced on Wednesday a House resolution condemning antisemitic and anti-Israel...
Disturbing Poll in Canada Reveals Critical Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge
JNS.org - A new and troubling poll conducted in Canada ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day reveals critical gaps in knowledge about and awareness of the...
German Cinema Offers Free Tickets to ‘Schindler’s List’ Screening to Far-Right AfD Members
A cinema in western Germany has offered free tickets to a screening of “Schindler’s List” later this month to members of the far-right Alternative for...
Mother of Duchess of Cambridge’s Fashion Designer Recalls Holocaust Atrocities
The mother of the Duchess of Cambridge's fashion designer opened up recently about being a young Jewish girl who witnessed her mom's execution by Nazis. Eighty-year-old London...
Remembering the Holocaust Is Not Enough
This week, on January 27th, we observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the darkest chapters...
Croatia Accuses Serbia of Propaganda Over Holocaust Memorial Exhibit
Croatia accused Serbia on Friday of falsifying history for propaganda purposes with its Holocaust exhibit at the United Nations in New York on a World...
Hungarian Mass Honoring Nazi Ally Canceled After Jewish Protests
A Budapest church has called off a memorial mass it was planning to hold in honor of a former Hungarian leader and Nazi ally on...
