Itzchak Belfer shares his memories from the orphanage in pre-World War II Warsaw, where Dr. Yanusz Korczak treated children with dignity and dedication.
The average age of Holocaust survivors is currently 87, the oldest of whom is a 111-year-old native of Tunis, the youngest 78, born about 10 months after the end of World War II.
Documents 'prove beyond doubt' that the Allies knew about Hitler's extermination camps in the early years of World War II, two years before assumed until now.
The AMCHA organization was started 30 years ago by Holocaust survivors and health care professionals to address a “conspiracy of silence” and provide survivors with the support they need.
The Torah tells us to remember what our enemies have tried to do to us. The more we remember, the more we will be ready to defend ourselves from future onslaughts.
A Canadian journalist reported about the Nazi extermination of Jews already on May 12, 1943, warning that if no action is taken, six million will be murdered.
A photo was taken of a girl holding an Israeli flag outside of the entrance to Auschwitz. Facebook flagged it as "insensitive" but has since apologized.
A child survivor of the Holocaust explains his profound belief that God had been with him throughout his internment at the infamous Auschwitz death camp.
We may have disagreed yesterday, we may disagree tomorrow, but TODAY let's put our differences aside and become ONE in our support of Israel and our soldiers.
Religious IDF soldiers took a break from assembling food packages for needy families to pay tribute to survivors of the Shoah on Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Hebrew University researchers find significantly higher rates of mortality due to heart disease and cancer among Holocaust survivors. Courtesy Israel Government Press Office The damaging effects of life under Nazi rule have long been known, with many victims having experienced periods of protracted emotional and physical torture, malnutrition and mass exposure to disease. But recent... Read more »
As we mark yet another year that has passed since the liberation of the camps, the question is often asked: If the murdered could have one request fulfilled, what would it be?
As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials, we must ask some disturbing questions about those who were never tried for their complicity.
Holocaust survivors sing the Israeli national anthem, knowing they would be arrested for trying to enter British-mandated Palestine and the future Jewish state.
Growing up, every day was Holocaust Remembrance day for the daughter of two survivors. Now she beams with pride, living in Israel as her family continues to grow.
With the global coronavirus pandemic threatening populations around the world, Israelis found innovative ways to honor its aging population of survivors on the country’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. By Associated Press Some Holocaust survivors say the current coronavirus isolation and sense of danger has triggered difficult memories linked with their wartime experiences. Others bristle at... Read more »
'We must remember each person as an individual who had a family, a profession and a community, to focus on the way they lived full lives, not just how they perished,' said the founder of the initiative.
'With face-to-face encounters put on hold for now, it is even more important to listen to Holocaust survivors sitting alone in their homes,' said isaac Herzog.
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah in Hebrew) is a national day of commemoration in Israel. This year, due to coronavirus, mass events will be virtual.
Six hundred survivors gathered together to sing 'Chai,' made famous by legendary Israeli artist Ofra Haza, ahead of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
'May the memories of Petr Ginz, astronaut Ilan Ramon and the six million victims of the Holocaust always remain in our thoughts,' said US Astronaut Andrew Feustel in Space.
'In the Holocaust we were helpless, defenseless and voiceless,' Netanyahu said. 'Today, we have a strong country, a strong army, and our voice is heard among the nations.'
Each year, Israelis pause from their routines to ponder the fate of the six millions Jews who perished in the Holocaust, vowing to never again allow such an atrocity to occur.
An annual Yom Hashoah event held in Martyr's Forest, will this year pay tribute to Rabbi Moshe Shimon Pessach, a rabbinic and communal leader in Greece whose efforts saved the Jewish community of Volos.