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Belgian Leader Celebrates Holocaust Rescuer’s 100th Birthday
KRAKOW, POLAND (JTA) - One week before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, dozens of European officials arrived in Poland for a large commemoration event at Auschwitz.
The delegation from the ...
Trump White House Reportedly Again Credentials Website That Called Impeachment A ‘Jew Coup’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump White House has again credentialed TruNews, the outlet that called the impeachment of President Donald Trump a “Jew coup,” this time to cover Trump’s visit to the World Ec...
Ukrainian President And His Delegation Give Their Seats At Israel Holocaust Forum To Survivors
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his delegation to the World Holocaust Forum gave up their seats at the main ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem so that Holocaust survivors...
As Number Of Holocaust Survivors Dwindles, Educators Assess The Impact Of Living Testimony
NEW YORK (JTA) — Cancer may have weakened Edward Mosberg’s body, but it has done nothing to dissuade the 94-year-old Holocaust survivor from New Jersey from traveling to his native Poland at least onc...
Neo-nazi Leader Quotes Hitler In Motion Filed In Federal Court
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (JTA) — Neo-Nazi podcaster Christopher Cantwell quoted Adolf Hitler in a motion filed in federal court in Virginia.
The quote, with which he opens the motion, comes from the Naz...
Bloomberg: I Opposed The Iran Deal, But The Way Trump Left It Was Wrong
WASHINGTON (JTA) — We ran a story last week on where the top seven Democrats running for president stood on Iran policy.
Try as we could, we could not pin down a position for Mike Bloomberg, the fo...
Opinion: Why Is A Church Still Holding Services In The Former Nazi Headquarters Of Auschwitz
OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — As the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz approaches, survivors are preparing to gather and commemorate the event, testifying to their faith in life over death. P...
Israel’s President Offered Polish Counterpart A Platform To Speak At Holocaust Forum, Israeli Official Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin promised Polish President Andrzej Duda “some kind of platform” to speak if he attended the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, according to a Ri...
Yiddish Institute Yivo, Facing Budget Shortfall, Lays Off Its Library Staff
NEW YORK (JTA) - The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which preserves and promotes the study of Eastern European and Yiddish culture, has laid off four librarians to make up for a budget shortfall....
Most American Adults Don’t Know 6 Million Jews Were Killed In The Holocaust, Survey Finds
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Half of American adults are unaware of basic facts regarding Nazism and the Holocaust, including the number of Jews who were killed and how Nazis came to power.
Those are some of...
Pelosi-Led Congressional Delegation Visits Krakow Jewish Center
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Jewish community center in Krakow along with a congressional delegation and received honorary membership.
The bipartisan delegation le...
Opinion: The Israeli Left Is Dead. Can Jewish And Arab Cooperation Save It?
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two center-left parties in Israel merged their electoral lists last week ahead of a submission deadline for the March 2 election. Labor, the “founding party” of Israel, will run with...
With Holocaust Summit In Jerusalem, Israel Gets Dragged Into Europe’s Memory Wars
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A major gathering of world leaders in Jerusalem meant to highlight the world’s determination to learn the lessons of the Holocaust has become mired in controversy even before it has ...
On Patrol With Monsey Hasidic Security Force
MONSEY, N.Y. (JTA) — Eleven days after a man barged into a rabbi’s home on Hanukkah here and stabbed five Jews, Josef Margaretten was patrolling this Hasidic neighborhood in an SUV marked with police-...
Polish Lawmaker Posts On Social Media Drawing Of Cows Wearing Striped Nazi Camp Uniform
BRUSSELS (JTA) - A Polish lawmaker at the European Parliament shared on social media a drawing showing cows at a slaughterhouse wearing striped uniforms with yellow stars like the ones the Nazis made ...
Ukraine’s Jewish President Heaps Praise on Israel in Pre-Visit Interview
UKRAINE (JTA) - President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine extolled Israelis as a “united, strong, powerful” and “unique” people in his first interview for an Israeli publication.
The Times of Israel ...
Serbian President Flies Yellow Flag With Star of David to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
BELGRADE (JTA) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is flying a yellow flag to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at his official residence in in the capital of Belgrade.
The flag, which bears a Star o...
Transgender Woman Gives up Legal Fight to See Her Haredi Orthodox Children
LONDON (JTA) - A transgender woman in England has given up her legal fight to see her five haredi Orthodox children.
The woman has not seen the children, whom she fathered when she was living as a ...
Israel’s Security Force for World Holocaust Forum Will Be Nearly 10,000 Strong
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A security force nearly 10,000 strong will be protecting world leaders and others attending the 5th World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Operation Future,...
Benny Gantz Says He Will Annex Jordan Valley After Elections
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Benny Gantz said that following national elections in March, he will work to establish Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley “in coordination with the international community.”...