Holocaust

Remembering the past, protecting the future: Sderot mayor's personal March of the Living

This year, more than ever, my journey to the death camps is not merely one of remembrance – it is one of presence, of making a statement.

By ALON DAVIDI
23/04/2025

On Mengele’s trail with new series ‘The German’

Perhaps the best thing I can say about the series is that I binged all three episodes and am looking forward to more. 

'Among Neighbors': A filmmaker’s journey to uncover a forgotten Holocaust legacy

Filmmaker Yoav Potash arrived in Poland to document a modest ceremony in a forgotten town, but left with a profound mystery that would take a decade to unravel.

By NERIA BARR
23/04/2025

The failure of Holocaust Remembrance Day: Let's not just remember, but learn from it

This year, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, memory is not enough. We cannot afford to repeat the failure. No more words, we need action. 

By MICAH AVNI
23/04/2025
 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.

Remembering the Holocaust also means standing up to hate

Yom HaShoah is a sacred day of mourning, memory, and resistance, but it is also a call to remain alert.

By LAURA KAM
23/04/2025
HERBERTS CUKURS, deputy commander of the infamous Latvian death squad in 1937

Yad Vashem denounces Latvia closing investigation on 'Butcher of Riga' Herberts Cukurs

Yad Vashem also denounced the "repeated attempts to rehabilitate Cukurs's image in Latvia by distorting and ignoring historical truth."

23/04/2025
Parts of the Holocaust memorial project "Stolpersteine" (stumbling blocks) are pictured in Berlin, G

Stolpersteine vandalized in Brussels with Gaza graffiti

Holocaust memorial cobblestones in Brussels were found defaced on Tuesday morning with graffiti mentioning Gaza.

New and old movies to be screened across Israel during Holocaust Remembrance Day

These films are told from different points of view and in all different styles, with some relying on archival footage and others using different elements to tell stories from the Holocaust.

Entering the Jewish season of modern remembrance

Jews need to think about memory. We Jews need to remember. The expression borne out of the Holocaust commands us so: Zachor – Remember.

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