Austria's Oldest Holocaust Survivor Dies at 106
Marko Feingold, who served as the leader of Salzburg's local Jewish community, was detained in 1939 and endured a six-year odyssey through concentration camps
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Austrian Parliament Grants Holocaust Survivors, Descendants Right to Citizenship
All parties agree to amend existing law to include those who left before 1955 and their families, allowing them to keep dual citizenship
Holocaust Survivors Return to Berlin as Part of German Reconciliation Program
More than 100 German cities and towns have instituted programs meant to reacquaint refugees and survivors with their homes prior to war
Filmed in Auschwitz With Former Prisoners, First Holocaust Feature Film Was a Feminist Triumph
Centering around the story of a real Jewish heroine, the first ever Holocaust feature film was a revolutionary female-led experiment. 'They did everything automatically, as returning prisoners. It was frightening'
Archaeologists Find Mass Grave at Nazi Camp in Czech Republic
Remains of Romani adults and children dating back to 1943 were uncovered at the Lety concentration camp, the Museum of Romani Culture says
A Church Was Built on Holocaust Survivor's Land in Poland. Her Daughter Wants It Back
The neighbor managing the property, who saved her mother from the Nazis, ‘donated’ it to the Catholic Church. Now the Polish government has intervened – on behalf of the church
WATCH Brutal Holocaust Film 'The Painted Bird' Premieres at the Venice Film Festival
The movie, nearly 11 years in the making, is one of 21 films competing for the Golden Lion award, but some audience goers went running for the exits
Opinion If Bret Stephens' 'Nazi Bedbugs' Are Gross, How Are You OK With 'Trump Is Hitler'?
The NYT columnist proved he was just as whiny and thin-skinned about criticism as his bte noire, Donald Trump. And he showed that the anti-Trump camp just can't stop cheapening the Holocaust for political gain
Analysis In Polish Ceremony Marking 80 Years Since WWII, the Poles Forgot One Thing
In events marking 80 years since Nazi invasion of Poland that started the war, genocide of Jews was swallowed up like it never happened
In WWII Commemoration, German President Apologizes to Poland, Omits Jewish Victims
Steinmeier says in Warsaw war was a 'German crime,' warns of dangers of nationalism
The 80th Anniversary of World War II: Mixing Victims in With Perpetrators
Now 80 years after the start of the war, Europe nations grapple with their past, turning Nazi collaborators into national heroes
The Jewish Dancer Undressed Slowly. Then She Shot an SS Soldier to Death
The Jerusalem Ballet is paying tribute to Franceska Mann, a Polish dancer who put on her last performance en route to Auschwitz’s gas chamber
U.S. Army Commander Suspended for Using Auschwtiz Phrase ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ in Memo
The commander was suspended until the end of the investigation and has apologized to his unit
The Crime: Collaborating With the Nazis. The Punishment: Excommunication From Judaism
Was a Judenrat member a traitor to his people? A new study addresses a little-discussed chapter in Holocaust history, and recalls how Israel's early judicial system dealt with Jews who collaborated with Nazis
Grandson of Ukraine's Stepan Bandera Reckons With Legacy of Nazi Collaboration
Steve Bandera, a journalist and Canadian citizen, has steadfastly maintained for years that his grandfather, and the Ukrainian nationalist movement in general, are innocent of perpetrating war crimes against Jews
Former Belarus Synagogue Being Auctioned Off as Warehouse for $6,000
The shul, which is getting advertised as 'a specially-designed building for a warehouse, trading base, storage facility,' is the only one still intact in Belarus
London Mayor Urges Council to Approve Plans for Holocaust Memorial Near U.K. Parliament
Fearing the building might obstruct the view from the Victoria Tower Gardens, opponents call for monument to be located in a more 'appropriate' location, but Mayor Sadiq Khan says it would 'make a powerful national statement'
'I Didn’t Think Why. I Just Did It': Polish Woman Who Saved Jewish Family in the Holocaust Dies at 102
'I myself didn’t feel any fear,' Krystyna Danko recalled, 'Apparently, the rapid pace at which all these events occurred prevented me from thinking about what could happen'
Nazis Obliterated His Legacy. Now Berlin Honors a Promise Made to Its Greatest Museum Patron
James Simon's wanted his gifts to be displayed in their own room in Berlin for 100 years. Then the city's museums became part of the Nazi machine and its anti-Semitic madness
‘Inglourious Basterds’ Came Out 10 Years Ago. Has Its Legacy Changed?
Upon its release, Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist Holocaust story unsurprisingly provoked a stream of debate and criticism
In Hungary, Some Left-wing Jews Are Ready to Work With a Far-right Party Led by a Former neo-Nazi
In an attempt to contain Fidesz, the right-wing ruling party, an unlikely alliance featuring Jobbik and left-wing parties has been put together ahead of local elections
The Wartime Rescue You’ve Never Heard About, Told by the 100-year-old Jewish Woman Who Led It
In March 1941, a young Swedish nurse called Ilse Ganz Koppel helped escort 60 Jewish children from Stockholm to Mandatory Palestine. Now she is sharing her story for the first time
German From Far-right AfD Stronghold Faces Holocaust Denial Charges After Nazi Camp Tour
Sachsenhausen tour guide asked group to leave after some denied facts of genocide
'Small Wheel in the Machinery of Murder': Former SS Guard to Stand Trial in Germany
Bruno Dey, 92, is charged with 5,230 counts of being an accessory to murder and helping the function of former Nazi Stutthof concentration camp, Hamburg court rules
Haunted by Nazi Atrocities, This Holocaust Survivor Became One of Israel's Pioneer Vets
Kalman Perk escaped a death train and went on to found the anatomy and physiology department and the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at Hebrew University
U.S. Senate Increases Pressure on Poland Over Confiscated Jewish Property
Poland is the only EU country that has not passed a 'comprehensive law' for property seized during WWII, a letter signed by 88 senators charges
Oregon Senator Quotes Anne Frank’s Last Diary Entry in Criticizing U.S. Refugee Policy
'We say, 'Never again,’ but history has proven those words to be hollow,' says Democrat Jeff Merkley
Jesse Jackson Joins Survivors of Roma Genocide at Auschwitz Memorial Ceremony
Observances mark 75 years since thousands of the last remaining Roma prisoners in the camp were killed. The Nazis killed 250,000 to 500,000 Roma and Sinti
Opinion Daniel Blatman's anti-Semitic Attack
The charge that International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is a tool of the Israeli government can only be described as anti-Semitic
Who Is Chiune Sugihara? The Japanese Hero Who Saved 6,000 Jews From the Holocaust
Chiune Sugihara, a government official of samurai heritage, put aside career, family and reputation to do the right thing, which was to issue transit visas to Jews fleeing the Nazis