Holocaust survivors

Europian Jews who surviced the Holocaust.

'Heartbreaking full circle': Holocaust survivor dies two weeks after IDF soldier grandson

“Magda devoted her life to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and sharing her remarkable life story with future generations,” said Raz Kinstlich, mayor of Rishon Lezion.

By YIFAT ROSENBERG
19/05/2025
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Knesset c'mtee discusses scam stealing millions from elderly, Holocaust survivors

The fraud, committed largely via telephone, particularly targeted Israel's Russian-speaking community, with scammers speaking in Russian.

Margot Friedlander, German Holocaust survivor who landed a Vogue cover, dies at 103

The Margot Friedlander Foundation announced her death on Friday, just weeks after opening applications for a 25,000 euro prize to recognize efforts to fight antisemitism and promote democracy.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
10/05/2025
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VE Day in Israel: Celebrating the 80th anniversary and Jewish heroes of the war

The State of Israel also commemorates VE Day on May 9 largely as a result of the massive wave of immigration from the former Soviet bloc during the 1990s.

'The Right to Happiness': Moving fiction about Holocaust survivors

While they are firmly grounded in the hearts and souls of the survivors and their families, these tales tell a universal story of love and loss that will appeal to any reader.

Israel's oldest survivor passes away on Holocaust Remembrance Day at age 110

Her son said his mother had lived through the worst of humanity and survived, raising her children with the message that hatred cannot win.

Zikaron Basalon transforms the stories of Holocaust survivors into living memory

The intimate gathering, the conversation, the questions – all of these create a memory that is not just a ceremony, but a human experience connecting past, present, and future.

By MICHAL LIPMAN 
24/04/2025

Honoring Holocaust survivors: A call to remember the living and their legacy

This Holocaust Remembrance Day, we must remember not only the six million lost but also the survivors who lived to share their stories, resilience, and wisdom.

By ALYSSA ANNIS
24/04/2025

How a daring Holocaust-era decision can serve as a precedent for haredim today

Uncovering the Theresienstadt rescue train—a little-known escape from Nazi occupation that brought 1,210 Jewish prisoners to freedom.

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