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Raoul Wallenberg Officially Declared Dead by Sweden, 71 Years After Disappearance
Swedish authorities have formally pronounced World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg dead, 71 years after he disappeared in Hungary. The Swedish diplomat, credited with…
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VIDEO: Canadian teens take emotional pilgrimage to Nazi death camps
W5’s Sandie Rinaldo joins a group of Canadian high school students, chaperones, and Holocaust survivors on a journey from Toronto to Poland as they embark on an…
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This Day in Jewish History // 1946: Nazi Doctors Are Indicted
Human experimentation by Nazi Germany would embarrass the global medical community and ultimately change the history of ethics and medical research.
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‘Buried Prayers’ to be shown at Kristallnacht Film Forum
From left, Dr. David and Myrna Gross, Kristallnacht Film Forum honorees; Jack Rosenbaum, March of the Living regional…
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Facebook exec, Rwanda survivor among 5 tapped for Holocaust memorial council
Facebook executive Elliot Schrage, left,…
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Marching toward a world without genocide
“When you listen to a witness, you become a witness,” Elie Wiesel often said. Those words are the driving force behind the March of the Living, an event that…
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Project to Build Visual Memory of Places & People Before, During the Holocaust
The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure project convened 30 historians and researchers at Yad Vashem to provide tools to improve access to Holocaust documentation.
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A room in the ECB’s basement held thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank’s new headquarters towers over the Main River in Frankfurt, a gleaming symbol of modern Europe. At its base stands…
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IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS follows the March of the Living
IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS follows the March of the Living This week W5’s Sandie Rinaldo joins a new generation confronting the…
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