Man recognized as only Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah at age 91
The ceremony was held in Stern’s native town of São Paulo, where he now lives, in its oldest synagogue, Kehilat ...
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Auschwitz survivor a focus of Italy's anti-Semitic tensions
Senator-for-life Liliana Segre calls for the creation of a parliamentary committee to fight hate, racism, and anti-Semitism. Researchers say anti-Semitism ...
First Austrian imprisoned in Auschwitz dies at 106
Marko Feingold fled Vienna in 1938 but was arrested by the Gestapo in Prague in 1939 and sent to Auschwitz, ...
Muslim World League leader to travel to Auschwitz with Jewish, Christian delegation
The Chief Rabbinate of France, the Council of Christian Churches in France and the Muslim World League will all embark ...
Long ignored, Roma genocide mourned 75 years on at Auschwitz
Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson takes part in ceremony to mark the Nazi genocide that killed anywhere from 250,000-500,000 ...
Last inmate from initial 1940 transport of Poles to Auschwitz dies
The Germans caught Kazimierz Albin in 1940 as he fled occupied Poland to join Polish armed forces abroad. He fled ...
Oregon enacts law requiring public schools to teach Holocaust
Law signed after 14-year-old Claire Sarnowski spearheads efforts to make Holocaust mandatory. Sarnowski was inspired by her close friend and ...
Eva Kor, who survived Mengele but then dedicated life to forgiveness, dies
Jewish native of Romania was sent in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where most of her family were killed. ...
Auschwitz exhibit examines faith as a mechanism for survival during the Holocaust
The repetitive pattern of the panels in the exhibit reminds viewers of the stripes from a prisoner’s typical uniform, conveying ...
2 men sentenced to prison for 'artistic performance' at Auschwitz
Group of naked adults chained themselves to Auschwitz entrance gate as one man repeatedly stabbed a sheep in 2017 stunt. ...