Holocaust

BY MARCY OSTER (JTA) — William Latson, a high school principal in South Florida, was fired after telling a parent he could not say that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical...

Two advocacy groups representing the Jewish and Polish communities in Canada joined forces this week to demand the removal of a monument at a cemetery in Ontario that honors...

(JTA) — The face masks aren’t subtle: One is emblazoned with the famous photo of a Jewish mother and child, their hands raised, at Nazi gunpoint. Another shows an...

The U.S. State Department published a report on Wednesday on steps being taken by countries to provide restitution or compensation for property taken during the Holocaust. The report was released...

  As antisemitism is on the rise globally, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is launching a Monday-night movie event online where each week it will air one of...

BY KATARZYNA MARKUSZ WARSAW (JTA) — Employees of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum discovered handwritten inscriptions in shoes belonging to children who were sent to the Nazi death camp in Poland. The discoveries...

French political leaders, Holocaust memorials and museums and Jewish organizations marked on Thursday the anniversary of the 1942 Vel D’Hiv roundup, in which over 13,000 Jews were arrested in...

BY TOBY AXELROD BERLIN (JTA) – An Austrian parliamentary committee has paved the way for the creation of an annual prize to encourage the fight against antisemitism. An amendment passed last week...

  The Marion and Aaron Gural JCC has long been serving, supporting, and nurturing the precious Holocaust survivor population. It is a safe haven for them and has been a...

BY PENNY SCHWARTZ BOSTON (JTA) – New Hampshire will mandate Holocaust and genocide prevention education under a bill passed overwhelmingly by its House of Representatives. If Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, signs...