Auschwitz Memorial Criticizes Amazon Over ‘Hunters’ Series and Anti-semitic Books

Fictional atrocities in the Al Pacino series and lack of critical comment on anti-Semitic children's books sold on the platform main causes of concern

What if Mossad Agents Had Caught Hitler in the Amazon Rain Forest?

The Holocaust was an impulsive rebellion by 'polytheistic instincts,' claimed Jewish American essayist and literary critic George Steiner, who passed away this month, aged 90. He also speculated about what might have happened if Hitler was captured by Israel

The Real Story of How Hundreds of Young Holocaust Survivors Were Rehabilitated in Postwar Britain

Over 700 Jewish orphans were given a chance to rebuild their lives after the Shoah. But many details of how the group known as ‘The Boys’ came to England, and often later left, remained unknown – until now

Opinion Stop Blaming Poland for Starting the Second World War

Enough of the Brezhnev-era Soviet propaganda. Enough of the perverse, deceitful, intellectually dishonest attempts to blame Poland for WW2, and the Polish resistance for not halting the Holocaust

Opinion Germany Is Guilty – but Russia and Poland Both Bear Responsibility, Too

As a 5-year-old boy, I saw tanks for the first time in my life – not German or Soviet tanks, but Polish tanks driving through our street on their way to 'liberate' Tesin

When the Nazis Twisted Zionist Leader's Words for Propaganda

Der Stürmer pounced on one of Ze’ev Jabotinsky's lines, took it out of context and used it to ‘prove’ that the Jews were set on war

Jewish 101-year-old Woman: Hitler Was My Neighbor and Was 'Terrified of Us'

Alice Frank Stock says she lived next to the Nazi leader in Munich on Prinzregentplatz Street in the 1920s and early 1930s

Opinion Not in the Name of Yad Vashem's Historians

Did the Nazis Really Use Bodies of Murdered Jews to Make Soap?

Scholars say no, despite testimonies from Holocaust survivors

Holocaust Survivor Seeks Teens to Bear Witness for Future

Victor Perahia spoke to middle school students last week amid a series of events to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Analysis Adoption of False Russian WWII Narrative Calls Yad Vashem’s Integrity Into Question

To preserve its good name, credibility, and reputation, Yad Vashem has to tell the public the whole truth about what went on behind the scenes at the ceremony

Yad Vashem Apologizes for Historical Error at World Holocaust Forum

Unusual clarification comes after Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial drew criticism for legitimizing Russia's WWII narrative

Raise a Flag, Don't Forget to Cry: The Cynical Industry Behind Israeli Teens' Trips to Nazi Death Camps

Israeli high-schoolers’ trips to Nazi death camps in Poland are based on three things: Unequivocal messages, structured situations and manipulation, a new book describes

'My Family Survived the Holocaust by Trading Their Rembrandt for Exit Visas'

This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli who spent years being 'very busy being gay' and is now focusing on what Judaism means to him, and a French expat who loves Paris but feels at home in Jerusalem

Fifteen Percent of Italians Are Holocaust Deniers, Poll Shows

Some 20 percent of respondents agreed that Mussolini, Hitler’s ally and the father of 20th-century fascism, 'was a great leader who only made a few mistakes'

Sweden Hopes Its First Top-level Visit to Israel in 21 Years Will Thaw Ties

Stockholm is stepping up its efforts against anti-Semitism and hate crimes, as the foreign minister tries to mend relations with Israel

Opinion The Holocaust as a Pretext for Annexation

How to Commemorate the Nazis' Largest-ever Jewish Massacre?

A new museum is to be built at the site of the Babi Yar massacre in Ukraine, where during two days some 34,000 Jews were murdered by German forces in 1941

Opinion Are the Church’s Declarations Effective in Stemming anti-Semitism?

U.S. Will Contribute $2 Million to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

The contribution, in coordination with Congress, is in addition to the $15 million provided by the U.S. to the foundation over a five-year period that ended in 2018

Historians Publish Photos Proving John Demjanjuk Served in Nazi Death Camp

The Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, who was convicted of involvement in the murder of 28,000 Jews at Sobibor, denied being there and was appealing the verdict when he died

One in Five Germans Think the Holocaust Gets Too Much Attention, Poll Shows

Thirty-seven percent of all respondents said it was time to cease the browbeating, representing a steady rise from 26 percent in 2018 to 33 percent in 2019

Analysis President Rivlin Told Poles What Netanyahu Wouldn’t

Israel's president refused to mince his words and said that 'too few' Poles helped their Jewish neighbors, aligning himself with Yad Vashem's historians rather than Netanyahu's version

Opinion How the Survivors Won and Holocaust Denial, and the Politicians, Lost

A few decades ago, building an international consensus to mark the Holocaust was unimaginable. That its commemoration is now a global event is a stark achievement – and a victory for history over its abusers

Israeli President in Poland: Many Poles Aided in Murder of Jews

Polish President tells ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz 'we know well the truth about what was happening here'

‘We Are Memory Keepers’: In a Few Years, This Holocaust Project Will Be Impossible to Do

Some 250 professional photographers from around the globe volunteered to take the images, which also capture survivors’ successful postwar lives

Twin Sisters Were Liberated From Auschwitz, but Not From Mengele

The experiments to which Yehudit and Lea Csengeri were subjected to by Dr. Josef Mengele have made them afraid of doctors to this day

The Evangelical Who Was Part of the German Resistance Against Hitler

Helmuth James von Moltke co-founded a resistance group called the Kreisau Circle, and was executed for treason in 1945. His son reflects on his father’s quiet heroism

In First, Dutch PM Apologizes Holland Did 'Too Little' to Help Jews During Holocaust

The Netherlands' Rutte offered the apology during commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz