Holocaust
The march from Auschwitz to Birkenau will be led by 42 Holocaust survivors, a stark improvement over last year when only seven survivors participated.
The Israeli prime minister spoke at Yad Vashem for the opening ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.
PBS will air “How Saba Kept Singing,” a documentary on the familial and musical relationship between Polish Holocaust survivor David Wisnia and his grandson, Avi.
The Israeli president spoke at the opening ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.
In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Jews numbered 16.6 million, 449,000 (3%) of whom resided in the Land of Israel.
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan sits down with JNS for an interview ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
They include 521 immigrants from Ukraine who fled after the Russian invasion.
The Holocaust education center also decries “problematic sites” Warsaw recommends for visits.
A war criminal, Jonas Noreika is hailed in Vilnius and elsewhere as an anti-Soviet resistance leader.
A Harvard-educated New York lawyer, Benjamin (“Ben”) Ferencz was only 27 when he secured the convictions of 22 Nazi officers.
“We were convinced that this series about an everyday superhero—one most people have never heard of—needed an unprecedented rollout,” said Carolyn Bernstein at National Geographic.
Robert Rundo, the founder of the Rise Above Movement, faces charges of fomenting violent protests.
