Holocaust

Sa'ar: The new antisemitism targets the State of Israel, seeks to eliminate Jewish state

Minister Gideon Sa'ar made two speeches at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Conference in Jerusalem - which he chaired - on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Proposed tax on foreign donations alarms NGOs aiding Holocaust survivors

The bill, initiated by Likud MK Ariel Kallner, would impose an 80% tax on donations received from foreign political entities.

What preserves the memory of the Holocaust among Jews is hope, and looking to the future

The point was made by several speakers that there cannot be memory without knowledge, and that lack of knowledge leads to difficulties in countering Holocaust denial and distortion.

Marthe Cohn

French Jewish WWII spy Marthe Cohn dies at 105

During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to several notable victories.

 Israel's ambassador to Korea, Rafi Harpaz, at the opening ceremony for the Holocaust Museum Korea.

Christian Zionists in South Korea open country’s first Holocaust museum

“The growing extremism cannot go unanswered,” Song said, according to Ynet. “This museum is our response—it is a shield of knowledge, of values and of empathy.”

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
21/05/2025

Romanian right-wing candidate who downplayed Holocaust loses presidential election

In Romania, which is home to around 12,000 Jews, the lead-up to the election saw a resurgence in symbolism associated with the Iron Guard, a Romanian antisemitic militant movement during the 1930s.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
19/05/2025

The Jewish Simpsons Holocaust mural in Milan defaced in latest act of antisemitism

AleXsandro Palombo spoke to the Post about the vandalism of the Jewish Simpsons work, and how, despite intimidation and death threats, he will not stop creating art.

Jewish Czech-born German writer Maxim Biller stars in Jerusalem International Writers Festival

The Israeli literary community will be in high-profile attendance as well, with the likes of Dorit Rabinyan, Lihi Lapid, Bilha Ben-Eliyahu, and Bacol Serlui.

18/05/2025

A perverse comparison: The Holocaust and the war in Gaza

Those who claim to care about Palestinian lives should focus their outrage on the regime that governs them with cruelty.

By KAREN AMOUYAL
18/05/2025
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