Tennessee school board bans Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel, Maus Author Art Spiegelman says decision by McMinn county, which cited inappropriate ‘curse words’ and nudity, is ‘demented’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2022
Many Australians uninformed on Holocaust Despite Australia having one of the largest per capita number of Holocaust survivors in the world, 25 per cent of us don't know much about the Jewish genocide. AAP · Jan 27, 2022
New research shows few Australians know about our own connections to the Holocaust In December 1938, Yorta Yorta man William Cooper took part in a protest organised by the Australian Aborigines’ League to deliver a letter to the German consulate in Melbourne condemning the “cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government”. The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022
Ginger Lane, a Chicago Holocaust survivor urges, ‘Never be a bystander’ International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday. To escape the Nazis, Lane and her siblings were hidden in a fruit orchard near Berlin by non-Jews willing to risk their lives for them. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2022
The Mix: Things to do in Chicago Jan. 27-Feb. 2 TimeLine Theatre’s ‘Relentless,’ a Punch Brothers concert and an innovative Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit are among the entertainment options this week. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2022
RFK Jr tells The Independent why he compared vaccine mandates to Holocaust Comments widely denounced and activist’s wife has distanced herself from them The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022
Light a candle for the victims of genocide this Holocaust Memorial Day You can join in remembering the six million Jews who were murdered in WWII - as well as others persecuted around the world Wales Online · Jan 26, 2022
Prince Charles moved as Holocaust survivor shows him Auschwitz tattoo Prince Charles spoke to a Holocaust survivor at the Queen’s Gallery in London this week as new portraits were unveiled of herself and six other survivors to commemorate National Holocaust Memorial Day Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2022
Never forget Holocaust horrors Today, we join the international community in commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day when we recall the darkest time in human history, when an entire people was targeted for complete destruction. Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day: Survivor makes ‘hate cannot triumph’ plea to the world A Nazi concentration camp survivor has called on people to never forget the horrors of the Holocaust as he urged society to reject hate in all its forms. Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2022
No decision on ‘fully vaccinated’ definition as at least 72 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2022
Holocaust Memorial Day: How a group of Jewish children found some sanctuary in Co Down The Linen Hall Library in Belfast city centre is to host From Auschwitz to Ulster: One Day That Changed And Saved Lives Belfast Live · Jan 26, 2022
Sinn Féin MLA's tweets on Holocaust 'appalling' says Belfast Jewish community leader The remarks are among a number of controversial Twitter posts that have resurfaced Belfast Live · Jan 26, 2022
Remembering the Holocaust It is imperative that the Indian youth are empowered with knowledge to remember the painful history of the Holocaust The Hindu · Jan 26, 2022
The Canberra Times · Jan 26, 2022 Quarter of Aussies don't know about the Holocaust, survey finds A landmark survey has revealed gaps in Australians' knowledge and awareness of the Holocaust.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022 Germany to crack down on Covid protesters in yellow star badges Police told to detain activists trivialising the Holocaust in acts to be classified as ‘secondary antisemitism’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022 EU leaders worried by rise in antisemitism, Holocaust denial European Union leaders are pledging on the eve of the annual commemorations of Auschwitz’s liberation to keep fighting the antisemitism and Holocaust denial that has gained traction across Europe during the pandemic
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022 600 candles lit to remember victims of the Holocaust and other genocides The event took place at York Minster’s Chapter House.
The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2022 ‘You can never totally overcome it’: harmonica legend Lee Oskar on his family’s Holocaust trauma The former band-member of War has confronted his family’s harrowing experiences in the Holocaust for a personal new ‘musical memoir’
Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Day: Letters from Slovakia American historian finds hundreds of desperate letters written by Slovak Jews during the Nazi era.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022 ‘The biggest task is to combat indifference’: Auschwitz Museum turns visitors’ eyes to current events Director wants visit to former Nazi concentration camp to spark reflection on ‘silence of bystanders’
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022 UN chief decries antisemitism, urges stand against hatred The United Nations chief is decrying the resurgence of antisemitism and urging people around the world to “stand firm against hate and bigotry anywhere and everywhere.”
Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2022 Holocaust survivors recount Nazi death camp horror hoping it will never be forgotten Rachel Levy was selected for the gas chambers at Auschwitz when she was just 14 years old. Arek Hersh was just 11 when he was taken to his first concentration camp
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022 RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment Anti-vaccine activist Robert F
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022 RFK Jr apologises for anti-vax rant comparing vaccine mandates to the Holocaust ‘To the extent my remarks caused hurt, I am truly and deeply sorry’