Holocaust


Nazi, Holocaust, Rescue
How a British soccer player saved a Jewish teen from Nazi Germany

In Nazi Germany, a Jewish teen's desperate plea to an English soccer star sparked an unlikely rescue, as Bert Sproston's compassion on the pitch became Rolf Friedland's ticket to survival.

Gila Isaacson | 23.07.24

UK, Westminster Holocaust Memorial

UK government vows to construct Westminster Holocaust memorial 

Holocaust Memorial Bill receives positive reception from Jewish organizations.

Avi Nachmani | 18.07.24

Channel Islands, Holocaust Victims

Channel Islands to Honor Nazi Victims with Stolpersteine 'Stumbling Stones'

The Guernsey stones will commemorate the 'Guernsey Eight', who died in Nazi prisons and camps, as well as three Jewish women deported from Guernsey who were murdered in Auschwitz.  The Jersey stones will commemorate survivors. There is a separate Lighthouse Memorial on Jersey’s New North Quay which commemorates the 21 Jersey women and men who perished in Nazi prisons and camps.

Gila Isaacson | 17.07.24

Yad Vashem, Holocaust

Yad Vashem to Unveil Disney-Inspired Art by Holocaust Survivors

Yad Vashem to showcase rare Disney-inspired artworks created by Holocaust survivors, offering a glimpse into the resilience and imagination that helped them endure unimaginable suffering.

Gila Isaacson | 15.07.24

Israel-Gaza War, Anne Frank, Holocaust, Antisemitism

Amsterdam: Anne Frank statue defaced with “Gaza” graffiti, sparking outrage 

“Gaza” scrawled in red paint across the podium of the statue, erected in a park close to where Frank and her family lived before being forced into hiding.

Gila Isaacson | 10.07.24

France, Antisemitism

Analysis: Why French Jews' are turning to the Far Right

Amid rising antisemitic incidents, the upcoming snap elections see French Jews facing a difficult choice between far-right and far-left candidates.

Gila Isaacson | 30.06.24

Faith, Tragedy, Champlain Towers, Surfside

Amazing: 60 year old tefilin pulled from Surfside rubble.

Champlain Towers survivor Steve Rosenthal found an unexpected source of solace, rescued from the debris of his former home.

Gila Isaacson | 26.06.24

Israel-Gaza War, Holocaust, Antisemitism 

Disgraceful: The Jewish Holocaust survivor who hates Jews

Dr. Mate displays ghoulish ingratitude to a land which could have saved his life.

Gila Isaacson | 24.06.24

Holocaust survivor, Vogue

Holocaust survivor on Vogue Germany cover, shares harrowing story

Margot Friedländer, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, has become the featured star on the cover of Vogue Germany, a departure from the magazine's typical celebrity and model covers. 

Eliana Fleming, JFeed Staff | 20.06.24

Antisemitism

Unbelievable: UNLV DEI vice chair mocks the Holocaust

Vice chair of DEI for Nevada’s public universities mocks the Holocaust, telling Jewish students that they should be the last minority to be protected from discrimination in the US.

Gila Isaacson | 19.06.24

Israel-Gaza War, Antisemitism

Report: Jews worldwide "outraged" after Holocaust memorial covered up in London

London police covered up a Holocaust memorial in Hyde Park over fears that pro-Palestinian protesters would damage the monument. Local Jews said it, "feels like they're winning."

gila isaacson, JFeed Staff | 28.04.24

Yad Vashem, Israel-Gaza War, Russia

Yad Vashem Criticizes Russia: "A serious distortion of the Holocaust"

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement accusing Germany of "Nazi policy" for standing with Israel at the Hague. Yad Vashem openly protested this comparison.

Chani Edri, JFeed Staff | 21.01.24

Remembering Moshe Kraus

The man who saved tens of thousands of Jews

Today, 37 years ago, Moshe Kraus, who headed a rescue enterprise in Hungary that saved between 40,000 and 60,000 Jews during the Holocaust in what was called the Glass House, died

Yair Klein, JFeed Staff | 15.08.23