Holocaust memorial day

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's concert for Holocaust remembrance - review

Rather than actual music from the Holocaust, this Holocaust Memorial Day Concert by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra related in its seriousness of content and Jewish-Israeli focus.

 CELLIST Kristina Reiko Cooper performed with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra last week.
Yom HaShoa: There are only 220,800 Holocaust survivors left in the world according to recent surveys.

Yom HaShoah: A time to remember, a time to rise - opinion

 Yehuda Setton

Remembering the Holocaust isn’t enough, we must also build - opinion

Parts of the Holocaust memorial project "Stolpersteine" (stumbling blocks) are pictured in Berlin, Germany, August 18, 2017.

Stolpersteine vandalized in Brussels with Gaza graffiti


European Parliament suspends MEP who disrupted Holocaust moment of silence

European Parliament Member Grzegorz Braun was suspended for thirty days from the European Parliament after disrupting the moment of silence "for the next victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza."

 Grzegorz Braun, member of far-right political alliance Confederation, speaks during a parliament session, after he used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah menorah candles, at the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023.

Israel's ambassador to Germany accuses 'Der Spiegel' of abusing Holocaust memory

Prosor referred to an interview, which was published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, by Der Spiegel with Israeli-American historian Omer Bartov.

The site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Survivors cry ‘never again’ at Auschwitz’s 80th liberation anniversary

‘I thought that to be a Jewish child means you have to die,’ Tova Friedman tells world leaders

 Holocaust survivor Leon Weintraub

Herzog invokes Oct. 7, criticizes UN's anti-Zionism in Holocaust remembrance remarks

Herzog accused the UN and the International Criminal Court for "exhibiting moral bankruptcy" and blurring the distinction between good and evil. 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks during a ceremony marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, January 27,

WATCH: Hostage families attend memorial at Auschwitz

"It's very hard because ... what's happened in 7th October is feeling like another Holocaust or pogrom in the kibbutz Nir Oz."

 Auschwitz

From Auschwitz to TikTok: how Lily Ebert inspired millions - opinion

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme, “For a Better Future,” is a powerful reminder that remembrance alone is not enough.

 Lily Ebert (Left) standing next to her great-grandson Dov Forman (Right)

'Never forget', says UK's Queen Camilla at Holocaust remembrance event

Camilla said it was crucial to remember the Holocaust given anti-Semitism was at its highest level for a generation.

 Britain's Queen Camilla, patron of the Anne Frank Trust, lights a candle during a reception for Holocaust Memorial Day at the Hilton Park Lane in London, Britain, January 23, 2025.

Starmer vows to fight 'poison of antisemitism' ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, attended a reception on Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a book as he sits beside Holocaust survivor Renee Salt, right, during a reception in Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in London, Britain, Jan. 22, 2025.

British Islamic org. calls for boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day

The IHRC said it was "morally unacceptable" that Gaza was not considered a "genocide" alongside the Holocaust.

 Visitors tour an exhibition ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

The Holocaust in Latvia: Remembering Simon Dubnow - opinion

His work, initially in Russia, includes one of the first comprehensive descriptions of Jewish history in the context of world history.

 THEN-LATVIAN PRESIDENT Egils Levits speaks to members of the media at the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, in Malmo, Sweden, in 2021. The writer cites that 70,000 – three quarters – of Latvia’s Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

80 years since deportation of Hungarian Jews: 'We stood by and didn't do enough'

One Hungarian politician, a resident of Paks, discussed the importance of the parade for recognition of the Jewish community, both past and present.

 Residents of Paks, Hungary reflect on the community's lack of action during Jewish deportation in WWII.