Holocaust
“Israel will not hesitate to act to defend itself and to ensure that history does not repeat itself,” Ofir Akunis, the Israeli consul general in New York, stated.
Speaking at the Vatican to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the pontiff called on world leaders to remain vigilant so that genocide is never repeated.
Sites from Berlin to Jerusalem lit up in yellow for the World Jewish Congress’s #WeRemember campaign.
Yad Vashem research situates the embattled Holocaust-era leader among Jewish councils operating under Nazi coercion.
A chance visit to a Krakow apartment building led an Israeli designer to a hidden box of documents and objects that survived the Shoah.
“This wave of hate has left synagogues under siege. Jewish students, once again, hiding their identity. Whole communities living in fear,” Mike Waltz said.
“Imagine for Black History Month not letting the Black Student Union sponsor the resolution because they’re ‘political,’” Rabbi Daniel Levine, of the school’s Hillel, told JNS.
“We don’t want to let countries run out the clock,” Ellen Germain, U.S. special envoy for Holocaust issues, told JNS.
“Renee Good and Alex Pretti were exercising their right to object to the lawlessness and are now dead,” Rep. Steve Cohen said.
“It is important that the story of the Righteous Among the Nations be learned in context, and not as a blurring of the past,” said Tel Aviv University professor Uriya Shavit.
As Israel marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 97-year-old survivor Arie Reiter and his granddaughter, Sgt. A., share a powerful testament of revival.
“In this moment, Jews and Christians must unite and stand together,” said Bishop Robert Stearns, founder and president of the Eagles’ Wings ministry.
