UN Ambassadors Join ‘March of the Living’ at Auschwitz
‘This diplomatic mission takes on great meaning in the year when we commemorate Israel’s 70th anniversary,’ said Richard D. Heideman, president of the American Zionist Movement.
Gal Gadot New Face of Chinese Technology Giant Huawei and Revlon
Huawei gave the former IDF combat instructor the title of Chief Experience Officer, a role in which, according to a company press release, “Ms. Gadot will help shape the company’s brand experiences and play an active role in listening to and providing ongoing ideas to inform how Huawei will bring the best experiences to its consumers.”
“Who Could Have Imagined a Strong and Proud Israeli Army During the Holocaust?”
Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), observed this year in Israel on April 24, is a day filled with mixed emotions.
Wallenberg-Signed Document Exempting Jew From Yellow Star Fetches $13,310
A scarce 1944 document signed by Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews at the close of WWII, was sold for $13,310 last Thursday.
Nudist Protesters at Auschwitz Slaughter Sheep, Chain Themselves to Gate
Eleven people were arrested after they took off their clothes, slaughtered a sheep, and chained themselves to the gate of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, in Poland, as a bizarre form of protest.
‘Lost’ Indian Jews Visit Auschwitz Death Camp for the First Time
Five members of the Bnei Menashe—who claim to descend from Jews banished from ancient Israel to India in the 8th century BC—were in Poland as part of a larger visiting group of Israeli students from Abir Yaakov Yeshiva High School in Nahariya.
Czech Bus Advertises Auschwitz “Holocaust Tour”
The double-decker tour bus is emblazoned with the camp’s notorious sign “Arbeit Macht Frei”, a Star of David and images of Jewish Holocaust victims.
Pope Francis Becomes Third Pontiff to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp
Pope Francis paid a somber visit to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp, becoming the third pontiff to visit the site where over 1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed.
Auschwitz Inmate’s Gold Ring, Necklace Found in Double Bottom Mug
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum staff found a mug with a double bottom that had jewelry hidden inside it.
Netanyahu on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “We Are No Longer a Powerless People Begging for Protection”
World leaders throughout the globe will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, January 27, with ceremonies, memorials, and events intended to honor victims of the Holocaust and World War II.
