Holocaust

Khrushchev and the Jews: The attitude of Stalin's successor to Soviet Jewry

Between Stalin’s shadow and the Cold War, the Soviet leader both perpetuated and decried Soviet antisemitism.

'Redheaded kids, just like Yotam': Mother of slain hostage mourns Bibas family

"It's not true until we see the bodies," Haim said, "and I understand the family so much when they say they don't want to talk about it until the end." 

20/02/2025
 ADRIEN BRODY in ‘The Brutalist.’

‘The Brutalist’ is a pretentious, overlong Oscar-nominated mess

Despite its Oscar buzz, The Brutalist is a tedious, pretentious mess that tests audience patience with its excessive length and heavy-handed messaging.

Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and journalist, dies at 98

Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski, who warned against rising antisemitism, dies at 98.

By REUTERS
18/02/2025
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Cobra Kai creators reveal that iconic character is Jewish and other interesting show facts

Hawk and Terry Silver are confirmed as Jewish, and could Mr Miyagi have been part of liberating Dachau?

By AVI KUMAR
17/02/2025

'Beyond Borders': The story of a fighting Jew

Rudi Haymann highlighted details about the masses of survivors and displaced people not often discussed in the Holocaust.

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank’s best friend, dies at 96

Jacqueline Van Maarsen was the daughter of a Jewish father and a mother who was raised Christian and converted to Judaism.

By BEN SALES/JTA
15/02/2025

Editor's notes: Data can measure opinions – but only action can save hostages

We will press the war – because October 7 taught us that evil unchecked becomes genocide. And we will bring the hostages home – because a Jewish state that abandons its children is no state at all.

14/02/2025

Macklemore’s latest anti-Israel music video, ‘F—ed up,’ places the West Bank and Holocaust together

Rapper Macklemore's new song "F—ed up" links Gaza war to US economic issues, draws controversy over imagery comparing Palestinian and Holocaust victims, and garners 14M+ views on X/Twitter.

By BEN SALES/JTA
13/02/2025
 SHELLY SHEM TOV, mother of hostage Omer Shem Tov, makes her case at a meeting of the Knesset Consti

Fight to bring hostages home is a fight for justice, dignity, and humanity

We must remain steadfast in our demand for the safe return of every last hostage. We owe it to their families. We owe it to our values. And we owe it to our humanity.

By SHIRLY PINTO-KADOSH
12/02/2025
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