The Latest Breaking News from Holocaust

Comedian Theo Von Defends Roseanne Barr After Controversial Podcast Clip Goes Viral

Theo Von spoke out in defense of Roseanne Barr after a viral clip from her appearance on his podcast started circulating online.

Cinemablend · Jun 28, 2023

Roseanne Barr faces backlash for Holocaust comments: 'Sarcasm or not, it's reprehensible and irresponsible'

If you're wondering why "She's Jewish" was trending on Twitter Tuesday evening, it's because Roseanne Barr is under fire ... again.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

Sneaker Culture Goes Holy: US Guru Udi Avshalom Plans To Bring It To Israel

Avshalom, the go-to branding guy for Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs, wants to introduce sneaker culture to Israel

Zenger · Jun 27, 2023

Holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter Sir Ben Helfgott dies aged 93

Helfgott was one of 732 child survivors who came to the UK to rebuild their lives after the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Tributes paid as Holocaust survivor and Olympic weightlifter Ben Helfgott dies

Sir Ben was one of 732 child survivors who came to the UK to rebuild their lives after the war.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Germany will pay more than $1.4 billion next year to survivors of Nazi atrocities

Nearly $890 million will go toward home care services — an increasingly vital aspect of the reparation effort, as Holocaust victims advance in age.

WEKU · Jun 15, 2023

Uyghur Activists Praise Jewish Support

When Chinese government officials burn Korans, demolish mosques, prevent the practice of Islam and carry out the “systematic genocide of Muslims in the Uyghur region regularly,” Islamic countries and ordinary Muslims do not speak out

Zenger · Jun 15, 2023

Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024

The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Commentary: What a Jewish archive in Poland can teach us about Ukrainians’ refugee experience

While I was standing in the Jewish archives in Warsaw, Poland, during a recent humanitarian trip to strengthen programs of protection and safety for refugees from Ukraine, time became quite circular — an evocation of William Faulkner’s adage that “the past is never dead. It’s not even past.” For brought…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 14, 2023

My Friend Anne Frank by Hannah Pick-Goslar review – a survivor’s story

An extraordinary, posthumously published book recalls the horrors of Nazi occupation and the liberation of Bergen-Belsen

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023