Holocaust
Republika Srpska President Željka Cvijanović agrees to the request to exhume the remains of the grandfather and grandmother of the father of modern political Zionism and have them sent to Israel.
“As the last living Nuremberg prosecutor and a man who spent more than 50 years prosecuting the most horrific war crimes, [Ben] Ferencz embodies the idea that while the work is not ours to finish, neither is it ours to neglect,” said Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).
Jewish residents of 11 countries will each receive a first installment payment of $5,657 by the end of November.
After an Israeli court halted the sale of the tattoo stamps following an outcry, the anonymous seller has decided to donate them to the Haifa Holocaust Museum.
The former Israeli Consul General in New York and current chairman of Yad Vashem acknowledged that when he first came to the United States in 2016, he didn’t see anti-Semitism as the pressing issue it is today, believing that it might have been an “overblown phenomenon” in the United States.
Roughly 650 books have been donated and delivered with collections efforts continuing.
The killing of the 85-year old, who was stabbed 11 times, was fueled by “a broader context of anti-Semitism,” a French court ruled.
Ahead of the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, Eve Kugler, 90, visited her hometown of Halle, Germany, and recalls the horrifying period that led to her family fleeing for their lives.
“With this wall, we pull their names and their history out of oblivion. We give them back their identity, their individuality and with that part of their humanity. And they once again have a place in their homeland,” said Austrian Chancellor, Alexander Schallenberg, noting “it is all the more our task to actively protect Jewish life in Austria and Europe, and to speak out against any form of anti-Semitism without any ifs or buts.”
The initiative is part of the #WeRemember campaign.
In an exclusive interview, Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg speaks of his country’s struggle against anti-Semitism, the renewal of nuclear talks in Vienna and the close strategic relations with Israel.
Bidding had reached $3,400 when the auction was suspended pending a Nov. 16 hearing, following an outcry from Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors.
