Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the ...
Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting ...
Struggle against antisemitism in NJ continues 80 years after Auschwitz liberation
Tova Friedman of Highland Park knows the definition of antisemitism. She lived it as a child, and as a survivor of Auschwitz.
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Antisemitism That Led to Holocaust Still Rampant Around the Globe, Threatens Western Civilization, Says WJC President Ronald S. Lauder
The virulent antisemitism that led to the Holocaust is still rampant around the globe today, World Jewish Congress President ...
Defaced Auschwitz survivor mural finds new home at Rome’s Shoah Museum
After multiple acts of vandalism, a mural of Italian Auschwitz survivors has been preserved by Rome’s Shoah Museum.
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An UES street corner gets a new name — after a Holocaust museum in Israel
The new street sign, named for the Jerusalem museum built in 1953 as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust, is just a few steps from Park East Synagogue, the stately Orthodox congregation at 163 East ...
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Maram Stern | Never Again? Oh Well
WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern reflects on his emotional visit to Auschwitz, highlighting its horrific legacy and the near-erasure of European Jewry. He condemns the rise of antisemitism ...
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EU Delegation and Yad Vashem Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Beit Juliana
In a poignant ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the European Union Delegation to ...