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Professor Yecheskel Taler

WATCH: Survivor Shapes the Future of Holocaust Education

Professor Taler discusses his innovative strategies aimed at preserving the memory of the Holocaust, ensuring that the horrors of the past are never forgotten.

October 1, 2023

Israel Embassy Senegal aid

Good News Israel! Jewish State Provides Holiday Food for Poor Muslim Families

Israeli Embassy in Muslim-majority country provides for poor families; Eyeglasses for survivors in Sderot; Saving African Boys; and much more!

July 13, 2023

Holocaust Survivor

WATCH: Keeping the Memory of the Survivors Alive

As the generation of Holocaust survivors passes on, the need for Holocaust awareness becomes even greater.

April 18, 2023

Netanyahu speaking at Yad Vashem

‘You Chose Life. You Believed in Good. You Helped Others,’ Netanyahu Tells Survivors

The Israeli prime minister spoke at Yad Vashem for the opening ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.

April 18, 2023

'Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors' Exhibit

WATCH: UK Exhibit Honors Holocaust Survivors

Portraits of Holocaust survivors will be on display in an exhibition in Manchester in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January 29, 2023

King Charles Holocaust Survivors

2022 FLASHBACK: UK’s King Charles Dances the Hora!

King Charles seemed to have a wonderful time at a Chanukah celebration for Holocaust survivors.

January 1, 2023

Meir Panim Takes Care of Holocaust Survivors in Israel – Here’s How

According to the Center of Organizations of Holocaust survivors in Israel, one-third of the survivors in the country live in poverty.

December 29, 2022

Girl No. 60427

Israel Wins its First BAFTA Award for a Student Film

Girl No. 60427’ garners British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for writer/director Shulamit Lifshitz and animator Uriel Berkowitz.

August 17, 2022

Jemima Montag

Gold Medal Winner Wears Keepsake from Holocaust Survivor Grandmother

Australian racewalker Jemima Montag wore a gold bracelet made from a necklace that belonged to her late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, when she won her second Commonwealth Games gold medal.

August 9, 2022

Ukrainian refugee Holocaust survivor

Ukrainian Holocaust Survivor Rescued to Israel, Reunited with Last Remaining Relatives

Raisa was one of 160 Ukrainian Jewish refugees brought to Israel Thursday by United Hatzalah.

March 4, 2022

Allianz

Holocaust Survivors Outraged as Nazi Insurance Company Sponsors US Olympic Team

Holocaust survivor groups say Allianz owes billions of dollars to families of murdered Jews,

January 30, 2022

Polish Official Fired After Calling Holocaust Law ‘Stupid’

Nowak has been involved in Polish-Jewish dialogue since the 1980s. 

January 10, 2022

Miss Holocaust Survivor

86-year-old Woman Named Israel’s ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’

'I have no words to express my happiness,' said the winner, who enjoyed the special day of pampering and hopes “to lead the people of Israel to beauty and goodness.”

November 17, 2021

French Jew murdered

‘Allahu Akbar’: 2 on Trial for Stabbing of Elderly French Holocaust Survivor

Mireille Knoll’s brutal death in 2018 shocked France and served as a reminder of both historic antisemitism and its resurgence in recent years.

October 27, 2021

Alexander Kahn

Holocaust Survivor’s Pilot Son Opens Up on Flying Afghan Refugees to US

Delta Airlines pilot Alexander Kahn said it was easy for him to relate to his Afghan passengers.

August 31, 2021

Auschwitz

ACT NOW! Demand Polish President Veto Immoral Holocaust Reparations Law

Don't let the Polish government avoid its moral and legal responsibility to Holocaust survivors and their descendants.

August 13, 2021

Cyprus Jewish Refugees

WATCH: Holocaust Survivors Locked Up in Cyprus Remembered 75 Years Later

The memory of the thousands of Holocaust survivors detained in internment camps in Cyprus will be immortalized in the new Cyprus Jewish Museum.

August 12, 2021

IDF Paratroopers Honor Holocaust Freedom Fighter with Commemorative Jump

Participants included several children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, and Hungarian and British soldiers.

July 21, 2021

Holocaust Survivor, Israeli Teen

WATCH: Holocaust Survivors and Israeli Teens Read Testimonials of Present-Day Anti-Semitism

A painful yet powerful reminder that anti-Semitism is still alive and we must never stop fighting it

April 8, 2021

Buchenwald concentration camp survivors

WATCH: Holocaust Survivors Under Arrest Sing Israeli National Anthem

Holocaust survivors sing the Israeli national anthem, knowing they would be arrested for trying to enter British-mandated Palestine and the future Jewish state.

April 5, 2021

Celebrating Israeli independence

WATCH: Rising from the Ashes – Israel is Our Home

Holocaust survivors speak of their deep love for Israel and why they believe it is so important for the Jewish people to have their own country.

April 5, 2021

PA TV Host

WATCH: PA TV Claims Palestinians ‘Welcomed’ Jews Escaping Nazis

Another day, another lie from the Palestinian Authority.

March 29, 2021

United Hatzalah

WATCH: Israeli Medics Dance and Share Joy of Purim with Holocaust Survivors

United Hatzalah EMTs went beyond the call of duty when they entertained Holocaust survivors with festive music and dancing on Purim eve.

March 15, 2021

Holocaust Survivor Covid Vaccine

DEVASTATING: 900 Holocaust Survivors Have Succumbed to COVID-19 in Israel

Around 900 Holocaust survivors died from COVID-19 in Israel last year, according to the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics.

January 28, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine

Israel Explores Plan to Provide Free Vaccines to Holocaust Survivors Worldwide

'It is our collective obligation to safeguard this treasured yet vulnerable population in the spirit of mutual responsibility,' says Minister Omer Yankelevich.

January 14, 2021

Baruch Shub

Israel Mourns Passing of Vilna Ghetto Uprising Organizer Baruch Shub

Baruch and his late wife Nelly had two children, both of them Israeli Air Force pilots, and eight grandchildren.

December 20, 2020

Israeli volunteer elderly

With Cakes, Solitary Sabbaths Sweetened for Older Israelis

'I know that there’s someone thinking of me, I’m not alone in the world,' says 85-year-old Holocaust survivor. 'Someone thinking about sweetening Shabbat.'

October 21, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg

Survivors Launch Online Campaign to Ban Holocaust Denial from Facebook

The #NoDenyingIt campaign spotlights Holocaust survivors urging Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust-denying groups, pages and posts.

August 2, 2020

Chamber of the Holocaust

‘Our 6 Million’ Project Keeps Memories Alive of Individual Holocaust Victims

'We must remember each person as an individual who had a family, a profession and a community, to focus on the way they lived full lives, not just how they perished,' said the founder of the initiative.

April 20, 2020

Holocaust survivor

WATCH: Rising from the Ashes – Stories from Survivors

This video features several Holocaust survivors who tell their stories and describe the unspeakable ordeals that they experienced.

April 18, 2020

Israeli Air Force pilot

WATCH: Holocaust Survivor Lives to See Grandson Fly as IDF Pilot

This 89-year-old Holocaust survivor beat the Nazis as a child is now experiencing the joy of seeing her grandson take to the sky as an Israeli Air Force pilot.

January 26, 2020

Arab Plumbers

HEARTWARMING: Arab Plumbers Charge Holocaust Survivor Zero Shekels for Repairs

Watch and learn about this moving and uplifting story of two Arab plumbers and a Holocaust survivor. It will blow you away!

October 10, 2019

Shoshana Ovitz

The Best Revenge: Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Birthday at Western Wall with 400 Descendants

Shoshana Ovitz celebrated her 104th birthday at the Western Wall with her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

August 13, 2019

Simone Veil

Senior EU Official Praises Holocaust Survivor as ‘Pioneer’ for a ‘Europe of Values’

'It is thanks to her and to all the other European icons that I am presenting my vision of Europe to you today,' the first female European Commission president said.

July 17, 2019

Rethinking Restitution: A Case for Jewish Dignity

The primary need of Holocaust survivors and their descendants is to live in dignity. A onetime apology and financial deal hasn't produced dignified lives. 

May 26, 2019

Holocaust survivors sing I'm Still Alive

FLASHBACK: 600 Holocaust Survivors, Children and Grandchildren Sing, ‘I’m Still Alive!’

Six hundred survivors gathered together to sing 'Chai,' made famous by legendary Israeli artist Ofra Haza, ahead of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.

May 2, 2019

elderly heart

Israel Ensures All Seniors, Holocaust Survivors Have Place for Holidays

Elderly citizens who would otherwise be alone will be housed and treated to social activities tied to the holiday celebrations.

September 2, 2018

The Haganah Exodus 1947

WATCH: Exodus 1947 – A Perilous Journey to the Future Jewish State

They wanted to go. They ended up being a part of a crucial event on the path to a Jewish state. 

July 12, 2018

Dental care for needy elderly

Good News Israel! Free Dental Care; New Cancer Center; Making Tumors Glow, and More!

Dental Volunteers for Israel provides free care to needy elderly and Holocaust survivors and much more!

July 1, 2018

Shaul Ladany

WATCH: How Israel’s ‘Ultimate Survivor’ Beat the Nazis, Survived Munich Terror, Won Olympic Gold

After surviving the Holocaust, Shaul Ladany moved to Israel and began a new life building the fledgling Jewish state.

May 22, 2018

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