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Yad Vashem Amends Yom Hashoah Prayers To Include Jews From Arab Countries
The changes were spurred by a high school student, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor from Libya.
WATCH: On Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 75th Anniversary, Remember Heroes With ‘Hymn Of The Partisans’
It was sung in concentration camps, in forests before battles, in hiding spots amidst the rubble of bombed-out cities.
22% Of Millennials Haven’t Heard Of The Holocaust, Study Finds
The survey also found that 41% of millennials believe that fewer than two million Jews were killed.
WATCH: Astronaut Records Holocaust Remembrance Message In Outer Space
NASA astronaut Drew Feustel displayed a replica of a drawing titled “Moon Landscape” by Petr Ginz, a Czech teen who was killed at Auschwitz.
Trump: Americans Have ‘Moral Obligation’ To Fight Anti-Semitism, Confront Hate
Americans have “a moral obligation to combat anti-Semitism, confront hate, and prevent genocide,” President Trump said in a Yom HaShoah proclamation.
Will The Holocaust Be Remembered 100 Years From Now?
The Holocaust ended less than a century ago — but if we’re not careful, the world will soon forget it ever happened.
Yad Vashem Head Says World Has Failed To Prevent Atrocities In Syria
Avner Shalev’s comment was in response to Saturday’s alleged chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma by President Assad’s regime.
Growing Up In The Shadow Of The Holocaust
Though my Holocaust survivor parents and I lived in Brooklyn and then the Five Towns on Long Island, it often felt as if I was living in encapsulated mourning.
The Selfishness Of Silence
We allow our need for civility to dim the light we ought shine on injustice. But without the possibility of goodness, what use is a battle against tyranny?
Israel’s President Warns Against Using The Holocaust To Justify Israel
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said that understanding Jewish history solely through the lens of the Holocaust could damage Israel’s relations with the world.
