Holocaust survivors

Europian Jews who surviced the Holocaust.

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.

The Holocaust: Faith, truth, and the lessons we must never forget

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we confront the darkness of history to draw profound lessons of faith, truth, and shared responsibility, honoring the memory of the victims.

By SHAI FINKELSTEIN
24/04/2025

Revealing Yad Vashem’s Touching Memory Theater

“I would talk to Bear all the time, share my feelings with him and cry to him. He was my only connection to my family.” – Fred Lessing

By NERIA BARR
24/04/2025
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

'October 7 pulled us further from a two-state solution,’ Israeli, British experts tell UK committee

The committee heard from Yesh Atid MK Shelly Tal Meron, the legal director of UK Lawyers for Israel, Natasha Hausdorff, and British journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti.

 Yom HaShoa: There are only 220,800 Holocaust survivors left in the world according to recent survey

Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint keeps memory of victims alive by sharing her story

Holocaust survivor Rena Quint shared her story, knowing that the opportunity to hear directly from those who survived the Holocaust is approaching its end.

Eight Holocaust survivors to participate in Yad Vashem's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

They will be joined by Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, who will light the Memorial Torch, while six different Holocaust survivors who will light six separate torches. 

 The Jerusalem Post hosts Holocaust survivor Sarah Goodman this week.

One step ahead of the Nazis: 'Post' hosts Holocaust survivor Sarah Goodman in testimony

This year for Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Jerusalem Post hosts survivor Sarah Lustig Goodman in our own virtual Zikaron BaSalon.

 IDF General Staff members in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, April 21, 2025.

IDF General Staff visits Yad Vashem to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

The generals also met and held a discussion with Holocaust survivor, Lea Balint, and presented her with a certificate.

World to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors within next 15 years

According to Vanishing Witnesses: An Urgent Analysis of the Declining Population of Holocaust, the global population of Holocaust survivors is expected to be around 21,300 by 2040.

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