Auschwitz

Trump warns Iran ships nearing Hormuz blockade will be ‘immediately eliminated’

Meanwhile, Netanyahu says Israel fully backs Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rejects claims of a rift with Washington, and stresses US demands to halt Tehran's nuclear enrichment program.

President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026.
The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'We will remember': IDF chief of staff issues statement ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

The stunning newly-active Neolog synagogue in Trencin.

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The former concentration camp Auschwitz

Grapevine: 'I also remember a miracle'


EU hosts Auschwitz liberation event at Beit Juliana

In attendance were Holocaust survivors, the ambassadors of EU countries and the EU ambassador, Dimiter Tzantchev, as well as the Chairman of Yad Vashem, Dani Dayan.

  EU hosts holocaust event at Herzliya retirement home

Russian security bureau declassifies documents on Auschwitz liberation and Nazi crimes

The documents published by the FSB include testimonies, photos, a certificate commemorating a badge earned in the Polish army, as well as a certificate of release from Auschwitz.

The site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

‘You’d have sided with Hitler’: Global Jewry decries 'hypocrisy' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jewish groups in Italy, Ireland and Israel accused international organizations of hypocrisy given their stance on the attacks suffered by Israeli civilians since October 7 2023.

 THE FRONT GATE of Auschwitz carries the infamous phrase: ‘Arbeit macht frei.’ The writer states: ‘Perhaps we as Jews are less alone in our grief than we may fear.’

The alarm bells of Auschwitz are sounding - opinion

As we reach this week’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, let’s not miss the alarm bells ringing loudly today.

THE DESTRUCTION at Kibbutz Be’eri

UN, NGOs transform Holocaust remembrance into hypocrisy - opinion

International Holocaust Remembrance Day might well be renamed Holocaust Hypocrisy Day, while the other 364 days are devoted to the slogans of genocide inversion and other forms of Jew hatred.

 AN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL post on social media accuses Israel of carrying out genocide.

From Auschwitz to TikTok: how Lily Ebert inspired millions - opinion

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme, “For a Better Future,” is a powerful reminder that remembrance alone is not enough.

 Lily Ebert (Left) standing next to her great-grandson Dov Forman (Right)

Auschwitz marks 80 years since liberation, potentially last with living survivors

Officials say the commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation could be the last of its kind.

  A freight train used to transport Jewish people to their death in Auschwitz

A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore ‘dark tourism'

Ari Richter’s memoir and new films revisit Holocaust memory and family roots.

 Ari Richter depicts his visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in his graphic memoir "Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz."

Zelensky attends Auschwitz liberation memorial event at Babyn Yar

This ceremony is Zelensky’s third event at Babi Yar since the start of the war, reaffirming his commitment to Holocaust remembrance.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Babi Yar on the 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, January 26, 2025.

New film marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel commemorates its own Holocaust Remembrance Day in the spring, on the Hebrew date of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. 

 A SCENE from ‘The Investigation.’