Merkel: Anti-Semitism in Germany More Widespread Than We Thought

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says anti-Semitism is “more widespread” in Germany than some believe and that action is needed to “deal with it – especially among young people… from countries where hatred of Israel and the hatred of Jews is widespread.” Merkel said on her weekly podcast that anti-Semitism is

Auschwitz Continues to Draw Visitors, in Poland and on Facebook

Record number of people visited the Nazi extermination camp in 2015, including over 60,000 Israelis.

The Yom Hashoah that changed my life by Samantha Mellman

A visit to these grim sites is not for everyone, but I encourage those with the time and means to trust their faith and go. Every year, when I light a candle in memory of my grandfather’s family and the millions of Jews and non-Jews who were lost, I have

March of the Living participation boosts Jewish, Zionist identity

A study sponsored by an organization that brings young people on tours of the death camps of Poland has found that its Jewish participants have higher levels of identification with Israel and are more likely to value marrying Jews than the general Jewish population. Conducted by sociologist William Helmreich of

Outpouring of antisemitism in Hungary after Hungarian Holocaust drama wins Golden Globe

Following the award of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film to Hungarian Holocaust drama Son of Saulyesterday, Hungary has witnessed an outpouring of antisemitism. Hungary’s largest online newspaper, Index, published some of the worst examples. It includes a flood of comments denying the Holocaust and also blaming the Hungarian Prime Minister for congratulating

Complaint Filed Against Belgian Daily That Published Holocaust Denier’s Claims

A Belgian Jewish newspaper filed an official complaint last week with the country’s watchdog on journalism about a daily that published a Holocaust denier’s claim that no one died in Nazi gas chambers. The Antwerp-based Joods Actueel monthly filed the complaint against the De Morgen daily, the monthly’s editor-in-chief, Michael Freilich,

Holocaust Remembrance Day: A New Generation of Rescuers?

On January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, people throughout the world will remember victims of the Holocaust. In Lithuania, teachers and students will join this day of commemoration by launching a project called “The Rescue of Another is the Highest Human Virtue.” The new project aims to “encourage the younger

Remembering the Holocaust is ‘as urgent as ever’, says Lincoln group who pledge not to stand by

Holocaust Memorial Day is being commemorated in Lincoln with a commitment not to stand by and do nothing. The Lincoln branch of the Council of Christians and Jews, the Lincoln Independent Jewish Minyan and St John the Baptist Parish Church, Ermine, will be hosting the event at the church on

Turkish synagogue vandalized following first prayer service held in 65 years

Vandals wrote “Terrorist Israel, there is Allah,” on the external walls of the synagogue structure. Vandals spray-painted hate graffiti on the Istipol Synagogue in Istanbul just days after a one-time prayer service was held, the first in 65 years, the Turkish publication Today’s Zaman reported on Tuesday. Vandals wrote “Terrorist

Israeli Holocaust survivor wins literary award for 1st children’s book

BOSTON (JTA) — A celebrated Israeli novelist is among the winners of this year’s Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children’s books. The Association of Jewish Libraries on Thursday announced the selection of Aharon Applefeld, a Holocaust survivor who has written about the genocide extensively. He won the award for