Holocaust
Israel’s envoy to Austria said the former concentration camp must not become a stage for political provocation.
Dan Hadani, who documented Israel’s formative decades, reflects on a century of resilience, curiosity and rebuilding.
Alexander Lambsdorff marked his initial official engagement as Berlin’s ambassador-designate by highlighting Germany’s historical responsibility.
The museum CEO told JNS that she hopes it will be a place for learning, contemplation as well as hope and optimism.
Jewish groups and community representatives blast Frans Timmermans, an honorary adviser to the government and king, as an out-of-the-closet antisemite.
The building in Braunau am Inn had stood vacant since 2011, as authorities debated how to prevent it from attracting a far-right pilgrimage.
Participants in the March of the Living warn that internal discord poses a grave threat and call for renewed unity.
French officials condemned the defacement of a monument honoring a family that hid a Jewish child from the 1942 mass wartime arrests.
“The tropes that once required a fringe platform to spread are now circulating more widely and can reach people faster,” said Steven Fransblow of the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate.
Already in a letter from 1919 held at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, the future dictator called for “the removal of the Jews altogether.”
David Bolchover talks to JNS about his new book, which tells the stories of 11 Jewish football stars murdered in the Holocaust.
