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

Vilonia penny project to honor lives lost in Holocaust

Seventh graders at Vilonia Middle School are doing more than just learning about the Holocaust–they’re making change. Thousands and thousands of shiny copper coins are pouring into containers at Vilonia Middle School. It was 7th grader Grace Shannon who came up with the idea. “I thought because every penny has

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Facebook and Stanford officials discuss online terrorist propaganda

PALO ALTO — The Nazis harnessed the power of radio in the 1930s to reach the masses, but with social media sites rising in popularity, terrorists today have raised the bar when it comes to spreading propaganda, panelists said Tuesday night at a talk hosted by the United States Holocaust

International Holocaust Remembrance day brings lessons and memories

Working together to honor Holocaust survivors and remember the ones who have passed, St. Louis teens and people all over the world celebrate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. On this day, in 1945, one of the largest Holocaust concentration camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau, was liberated by Soviet troops, saving about

The National Holocaust Centre uses public cloud for digital preservation project

The National Holocaust Centre and Museum (NHCM) in Nottinghamshire is using the public cloud to digitally preserve the voices and stories of World War II genocide survivors for future generations. The NHCM serves as a memorial site for the millions of victims who lost their lives under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi

Uncovering Holocaust perpetrators where few have looked

BOSTON — With new access to archives and other primary sources, historians are supplanting archetypal images of Aryan Nazi men as the Holocaust’s sole perpetrators. Previously obscured perpetrator “sub-groups” are being exposed one portrait at a time, ranging from women who guarded death camps to Dutch bounty hunters of Jews

(VIDEO) Dershowitz: ‘When I Speak About Israel on Campuses, I Need Armed Guards to Protect Me From Radical Leftist Students’

Former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz revealed on Tuesday the extent of the danger in which he sometimes finds himself as a result of his support for the Jewish state. “When I speak on college campuses in favor of Israel I need armed guards protecting me from radical leftist students who use physical

Israel urges Italy to bar Iran president over Holocaust cartoon contest

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein met Friday with his Italian counterpart and told her to prevent Iranian President Hassan Rouhani from arriving in Italy on January 25. He asked President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Laura Boldrini to prevent the visit in light of Iran’s decision to hold an exhibition of cartoons ridiculing

Knesset Speaker to UN’S Ban: Condemn Iran’s Holocaust denial cartoon contest

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must publicly condem and directly address Iran’s Holocaust denial, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein wrote in a letter to Ban on Wednesday. The letter came in light of an international Holocaust cartoon contest, sponsored by the Tehran Municipality. The winner of the competition will receive a $50,000