Holocaust
The mayor of Parsippany-Troy Hills told JNS that “at a time when the world seemed paralyzed by fear and indifference, Wallenberg chose to act.”
“That was going too far, and I retract that comparison,” Jolanda Jones stated, of her statement in an interview with former “CNN” host Don Lemon.
The Polish ambassador was summoned to the Israeli Foreign Ministry for an official rebuke over “unacceptable” remarks by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
After meeting freed hostages and families of hostages still in captivity, a delegation of Holocaust survivors urges immediate action.
The Romanian president’s decision risks “eroding decades of progress Romania has made in confronting its past and honoring the memory of its victims,” the group said.
Survivor Naftali Fürst: “The hollow faces and emaciated bodies of Rom and Evyatar take me back decades.”
“Every year, [Israeli] delegations are allowed in with flags. We were shocked by the decision,” said one of the marchers.
Jewish leaders warn of rising violence and hate across the continent as official rhetoric and conflict in Gaza fuel new waves of antisemitism.
Wassim Al-M., 19, allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist in an attempt to prove his commitment to joining ISIS, according to prosecutors.
Israel’s main Holocaust museum labeled the accusations “dangerous distortions” following controversies around a German affiliate and some scholars.
Stephan-Andreas Casdorff of the Friends of Yad Vashem Germany cited Germany’s “historical responsibility” for the Shoah as reason to cut off Israel.
Arno Michaelis credits a kind Jewish employer, his daughter and Seinfeld with helping him on “his journey from violent supremacist to preacher of love.”
