Holocaust

A Der Spiegel investigation has uncovered a scheme in which dozens of Chinese nationals are suspected of forging Jewish roots to obtain German citizenship. At least 16 individuals have already received German passports by exploiting the life stories of actual Holocaust victims.

With the start of the academic year and against the backdrop of rising antisemitism since October 7, Jewish youth around the world are expected to receive a letter and a video message from Nate Leipciger, an educator and Holocaust survivor. The initiative, led by the "International March of the Living," is intended to strengthen the identity of students on campuses. Leipciger: "No one should...

In recent years, the number 271,000 has appeared more and more on social media as part of a conspiracy theory that attempts to undermine the number of Jews murdered in the Holocaust. So what is behind this number?

The Haifa Magistrate's Court has ruled against the private sale of a yellow star worn by a Jew in Romania during the Holocaust. The judge determined that the item holds profound historical significance and may only be sold to Israeli museums under judicial supervision.

New testimony from a woman, according to which the suspect declared his desire to "set the Jews on fire," and shortly thereafter the building went up in flames, led local police to a German citizen who died in 2020, who belonged to far-right circles and was sentenced to prison for blowing up telephone booths. 7 Holocaust survivors were murdered in the arson and 15 people were injured.

German investigators announced on Thursday that they have identified the arsonist behind the 1970 antisemitic attack at a Munich Jewish community center. Seven Holocaust survivors were killed in the blaze. The suspect, a 25-year-old neo-Nazi, passed away in 2020.

Shalom Lion was born in Thessaloniki and immigrated with his family to Jerusalem at the age of one and a half. His family members who remained in Greece perished in the Holocaust. In 2022, he participated with his son in the March of the Living and visited Auschwitz for the first time.

A message received by the Dutch journalist revealed to her the role of a Belgian woman's grandmother in turning in her family during the Holocaust. The search for the truth led to a struggle over documents and testimonies, between family memory and historical research. "Perhaps the time for this is not yet ripe, perhaps it will happen in the next generation."

On Kristallnacht, the Torah scroll was hidden in the Rossman family home in Wölfersheim while many other Torah scrolls were set on fire. Now, after nearly nine decades during which it was kept in a Jewish community in New York, new immigrants Michael and Rina Rossman have closed an emotional historical circle and brought it to their new home in Efrat: "A story that embodies the journey of the...

Hasia Misulovin from Omer celebrated her 106th birthday this week. She is the oldest woman in the south and one of the oldest women in Israel. A Holocaust survivor born in Lithuania, she immigrated to Israel and dedicated about 30 years to volunteering for IDF soldiers. She shares what still makes her happiest: "That the family is healthy and that the soldiers are coming home." And what is the...

A rumor online claims that Magneto will not be a Holocaust survivor in Marvel's new X-Men, and fans are already accusing the studios of erasing the character's Jewish identity. However, Magneto has not even been announced as part of the cast, and the entire storm is currently based on an unverified report. So who is Magneto, and how did a Holocaust survivor become one of the most important...

At a protest in the Netherlands, Stars of David with the letter B were distributed, comparing the situation to the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust. The organization's leader justified it: "A great injustice is being done to us." The Jewish organization CIDI: "Misuse of history, desecration of the Holocaust."

From the massacre of Italian soldiers in Kefalonia to the rescue of the Jews of Zakynthos and the destruction of the Corfu community: a journey through the Greek islands reveals a forgotten chapter of the Holocaust – and raises questions about alliances, responsibility, and choice in moments of testing.

The protest against the arrest of a yeshiva student deteriorated into shouting, curses, and the use of the yellow star. On the eve of the month of Elul, this conduct harmed not only the IDF and the state, but also the values that the protesters seek to represent.

The Chief Rabbi of Israel met in Chisinau with the chairman of the Jewish community, Alex Blitski, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Chief Rabbi of Moldova, Menachem Mendel Axelrod. The two discussed the flourishing of Jewish life, the preservation of the memory of the Holocaust, and the establishment of the first Jewish museum in the country.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters, demonstrating against the arrest of a draft dodger, blocked Highway 4 and caused massive traffic jams. They distributed yellow stars with the word 'Haredi' and compared military service to death in Nazi extermination camps, drawing sharp condemnation from the political establishment.

Jean-Paul Sartre, one of the most famous thinkers of the 20th century, analyzed the essence of antisemitism as early as the end of World War II. His conclusions remain disturbingly relevant today.

In a world of photogenic dishes, Amit Trapotchnik chose a different direction. Under the nickname "Amit Kapitt," he gained followers thanks to his willingness to taste almost everything — from scorpions in Thailand to mysterious canned goods. When he tried to recreate foods from the Holocaust era, the internet was in an uproar. In an interview at a table loaded with dried fish and squid, he...

Rebeca Grynspan's niece and nephew served in the IDF, and her grandparents were murdered by the Nazis. She is leading by one vote in a secret poll conducted among Security Council members on the way to the position of UN Secretary-General. If elected, she would be the first woman and the first Jewish person to head the organization.

Margers Vestermanis, a survivor of the Riga Ghetto and one of the founders of modern research on Latvian Jewry and the Holocaust in the country, has passed away at the age of 100. For decades, he engaged in documenting, researching, and commemorating the Jewish community and received state decorations.

A confrontation developed on Friday at the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial site in Austria, after a teenager who arrived as part of a school visit wore a shirt expressing support for terrorism. The shirt featured the image of Dalal Mughrabi, a Fatah terrorist who led the 1978 Coastal Road massacre, in which 38 Israelis were murdered, including 13 children.

A group of students visited the Mauthausen memorial wearing shirts featuring one of the perpetrators of the 1978 Coastal Road massacre. The guide did not stop the tour, while participants claimed it was a "protest against the genocide in Gaza."

Mandel was sent to a forced labor camp, escaped, was caught and imprisoned. After the war, he immigrated to Israel and was one of the founders of Kibbutz Mivki'im, worked until the age of 93, and dedicated his later years to passing on the memory of the Holocaust to the younger generation.

A monument commemorating Yishuv paratroopers was unveiled in Prague during a moving ceremony. The event was attended by senior Czech and Israeli officials, including the local Chief of Staff and the Police Commissioner.

Decades after surviving the inferno, many survivors in Israel still live in homes suffering from safety hazards and accessibility difficulties. Now, the "Latet" organization is issuing a call to the public to reach out and report on elderly people in need of assistance, to enable them to live their final years with dignity and security.

Marco Par, who lost his father and brothers during the war, is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah at 91. The ceremony, delayed for decades, serves as a powerful symbol of life's triumph over a tragic past.

A Holocaust memorial in the city of Samar, eastern Ukraine, was defaced with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti. Mayor Serhiy Reznik has announced a cash reward for information leading to the identification of the vandals, promising full anonymity to informants.

The Holocaust survivor, who passed away at the age of 98, went through an extraordinary survival journey. Alongside his engineering work, he dedicated his efforts to testimony and memory.

Ellen Monique Chites, a 56-year-old Dutch woman who stayed in Israel to help since the outbreak of the war, has been refused residency for two years. The Population Authority claims that eligibility applies only to minors, but ignores a recent ruling that determined otherwise. In an interview with Walla, she says: 'The most important thing for me is to do the right thing.'