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
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
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
Unusual clarification comes after Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial drew criticism for legitimizing Russia's WWII narrative
Stockholm is stepping up its efforts against anti-Semitism and hate crimes, as the foreign minister tries to mend relations with Israel
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
The Holocaust was the single-most traumatic event for the Jewish people in the 20th century, but there is some disagreement over the exact date on which it started.
In comparison to the Holocaust, the mass murder of half a million of Europe's Roma and Sinti communities is unknown and unrecognized. That absence, and their continued persecution, pose questions we still struggle to answer
On the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of Auschwitz, world leaders descend on Jerusalem for a controversial Holocaust conference. Russia's Putin will be there, but Poland is staying away. LISTEN FREE
The Israel Museum is now showing works once owned by Hildebrand Gurlitt, a man who had Jewish roots and an unclear record on how he amassed his collection
All parties agree to amend existing law to include those who left before 1955 and their families, allowing them to keep dual citizenship
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'
Nina Dinar, 93, has loved dogs since childhood and that saved her in a Nazi labor camp in Poland
When confronted on comment by a parent, William Latson doubled down, saying: 'You have your thoughts, but we are a public school and not all of our parents have the same beliefs'
The Holocaust museum's position that nothing can be compared to the Holocaust, including Trump's border facilities to concentration camps, 'makes learning from the past almost impossible,' open letter says
Rabbi Dawid Alter Kurzmann now has a plaque to commemorate his accompanying of the orphans under his care to their deaths during the Holocaust
Correspondence, published for the first time in a new book of complete writings, sheds additional light on the life of the young diarist whose life was cut short by the Nazis
‘National security and a lack of resources’ is the official explanation for curtailing information about death of Israeli journalist accused of collaboration with the Nazis – but a Holocaust historian is petitioning the High Court to open the archives
Nationalist Poland's 'official history' of the Holocaust is based on the myth of Polish national innocence - and the state and its proxies have mobilized a brutal, relentless attack on independent scholars who challenge their lies
Novelist Raphaela Edelbauer has been exploring the history of the camp at a former gypsum mine. It reflects a culture of denial
Leading scholars identify the key trends shaping the field’s future in an age of Holocaust deniers and revisionists — while a Shoah sage offers invaluable advice to students to the next generation
Even in the Nazi camps, homophobia 'helped' inmates distance themselves from those considered 'other.' Even today, Jewish gay and lesbian victims are still erased from how we talk about the Holocaust
From Italy to Denmark to Albania, a look at those countries which helped rescue victims of the Holocaust
In the age of Donald Trump, American Jews increasingly identify with persecuted minorities – while Israelis see them as a threat
Pius XII has been criticized for apparently doing little to stop Nazi crimes, but researchers hope archives being opened next year confirm or disprove indirect attempts to help Jews and condemn Germany