Holocaust

California lawmaker introduces bill helping Holocaust survivors reclaim stolen property

The law would require courts to apply local California law, rather than foreign law, in cases involving art stolen during the Holocaust, even if the art is held abroad.

Germany to integrate Holocaust, Judaism, and Israel in revised citizenship exam

Federal Interior Minister Faeser considers these additional questions to be a positive development in combating antisemitism and racism in Germany.

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Hulu’s ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ uncovers a Jewish family’s buried past under the Nazis

“We Were the Lucky Ones” is distinguished from these and other Holocaust dramas by its wide lens.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
27/03/2024

Steven Spielberg: 'Machinery of extremism' is used on campuses

In his speech, Spielberg lamented polling showing high rates of antisemitism on college campuses. He also condemned other forms of hate, including anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh discrimination.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
26/03/2024

UK assumes presidency of the IHRA amid unprecedented rise of antisemitism in UK

Since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October, the UK has seen a 589% increase in antisemitic incidents compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).

Israel does not need Canada, Canada needs Israel

This history of Canada’s attitude toward Jews destroys the image of Canadians as polite, genteel, open, and cultured Westerners. When it comes to Jews, the opposite is true.

Haganah volunteers evacuate the wounded, 1948.

Nazi hunter with Mossad ties new focus in BBC documentary

The ex-Shin Bet agent gained unprecedented access into Ireland's IRA.

Belgian-based Holocaust survivors: Jews are packing their bag, we are scared

Some Jewish families have removed their front door mezuzahs out of fear of attacks, a rabbi told Sky News.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks to educate more college-age visitors about the Holocaust

The goal is to educate young people about historical and contemporary antisemitism and combat misinformation.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
22/03/2024

Handmade Purim noisemaker from Holocaust transit camp donated to Yad Vashem

The grogger belonged to the late Marcel Micenmacher, who survived the Holocaust with few other objects to serve as mementos from his parents, who were murdered at Auschwitz in 1942. 

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