Joining hands and hearts to keep Holocaust memory alive, fighting hatred and genocide
Joining hands and hearts to keep Holocaust memory alive, fighting hatred and genocide
(JTA) — About a decade ago, Rainer Hoess began making media appearances to discuss the actions of his grandfather Rudolf, the longest-serving commander of the Auschwitz death camp. Eloquent and unwavering, Hoess became a sensation, and outlets such as CNN and the Wall Street Journal prominently featured his reckoning with his family’s legacy. Eva Mozes Continue Reading »
75 years ago, American troops entered Shanghai to help liberate the city from the Japanese. Surprised upon being told there was a Jewish ghetto in the city, they prepared for the worst. Like the rest of the world, they had watched the ghastly scenes of allied liberators stumbling upon concentration camps and ghettos in Europe Continue Reading »
Join us and our partners at the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) next Wednesday, July 29 at 11 a.m. ET | 4 p.m. GMT+1 as they host a virtual forum highlighting the work of the Claims Conference and WJRO! Come hear from the new President of the Claims Conference, Gideon Taylor, as he shares his vision for the Continue Reading »
BERLIN (JTA) – In likely one of the last such trials, a 93-year-old former concentration camp guard was given a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday – a decision that the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s chief Nazi hunter is calling a travesty. A Hamburg court found Bruno Dey guilty as an accessory in the murders of Continue Reading »
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson accepted an invitation from a Holocaust survivor to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp after a Zoom meeting. Earlier this month, the 33-year-old Jackson published a series of anti-Semitic posts to his Instagram, including a quotation attributed to Adolf Hitler. Jackson apologized multiple times, and the Eagles released a statement that called the posts “appalling.” Edward Continue Reading »
(JTA) — The Auschwitz Memorial and Museum waded into the current debate over tearing down statues of historical figures, noting that there’s a difference between preserving a historic site and statues meant to honor historic figures. “We can see a lot of ‘Auschwitz’ mentions recently,” the museum tweeted on Sunday. “Remember that a preserved historic site does Continue Reading »
Anderson County Review slammed for posting repulsive political cartoon equating Kansas governor’s order to use masks for corona protection with Nazis ordering Jews into cattle cars. A small local Kansas news website is under fierce criticism Sunday after posting a political cartoon that likened the Democratic governor’s order requiring Kansas state residents to wear face Continue Reading »
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Under normal circumstances, the queue to enter the Anne Frank House stretches far along this capital city’s Prinsengracht canal. Tourists who had booked their visit at least two months in advance – the only way to guarantee entry — line up at assigned time slots to see the former hiding place of the world’s Continue Reading »
Lithuanian lawmakers want to make 2021 the year of Juozas Luksa-Daumantas — a nationalist accused of participating in a Holocaust-era massacre of Jews. The parliament’s Committee on Education and Science submitted the proposal June 23 in a draft resolution titled “The Announcement of the Year 2021 as the year of Juozas Luksa-Daumantas.” Witnesses placed Luksa-Daumantas, Continue Reading »
For many survivors of the Holocaust, the difficulties of social isolation can be emotional triggers. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Stay Home, Stay Safe initiative was designed to help save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many, being physically isolated from others has created emotional hardships as they are separated from their families and loved Continue Reading »
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