Greece unveils monument to lawmakers killed in Holocaust

The Greek Parliament has erected a monument to eight Greek Jewish lawmakers who were killed by the Nazis during the Second World…

Continue reading

April 20: Hillel hosts historian

7:57 a.m., April 15, 2016–University of Delaware Hillel will bring world-renowned professor, historian and author Deborah Lipstadt to campus for its annual…

Continue reading

A History of the Holocaust for the Tucson Community

“When you walk in, you walk in something that is…

Continue reading

Hoenlein evokes Holocaust in UN address on Rwanda genocide

The head of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization evoked the Holocaust and Passover at a UN ceremony marking the…

Continue reading

Federal grants to assist Holocaust survivors draw praise, concern

Holocaust survivor Theadore Reichman at a recent AJFCS Café Europa social event. A new federal…

Continue reading

The Human Spirit: Death in the forests

You discover that your grandfather had a role, even a relatively small one, in the mass murder of Jews. You’re a public figure,…

Continue reading

Why Did Adolf Hitler Hate the Jews?

One can’t consider the Holocaust without wondering about the source of Adolf Hitler’s hatred for the Jews. Although much of his political manifesto,…

Continue reading

The Polish hipster who inherited a Warsaw building after discovering he’s Jewish

Two years ago, the serenity of the residents at 62 Zlota Street was disturbed. Krzysztof Gutkowski and Ida Zagrzejewska, a thirty-something Polish couple,…

Continue reading

500 Years Later The Mysterious Origin of the Word ‘Ghetto’

A 7-branched menorah stands out from the wall of a building in the Venetian ghetto. Credit: John W….

Continue reading

Art From The Holocaust: The Stories Behind The Images

A historic new exhibit, Art from the Holocaust, opened in the rear wing of the German Historical Museum in Berlin last week….

Continue reading