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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Honoring victims and celebrating Jewish resilience

On Yom Hashoah, objects, letters, and fragments of lives cut short remind us that the Holocaust was not only about death, but about vibrant life.

Remembering the Holocaust: A call to preserve Jewish memory
Two people stand at a plaque at the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial near Weimar, Germany, Jan. 26, 2018.

Pro-Palestinian activists are banned from Buchenwald, where survivors vowed to fight for peace

A visitor stands in front of a watchtower behind a fence on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar

Pro-Palestinian rally at Buchenwald memorial shut down by German authorities

A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970.

A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered


Preschool opens at former concentration camp in Serbia

The current owner of the building denies that he has profaned the site, saying he has “been battling for 20 years, investing in this building, caring for it, nurturing it.”

A view of the Auschwitz concentration camp

AOC has a lot to say about Israel, antisemitism and Bernie Sanders

In a radio interview, AOC expounded on a huge range of Jewish topics including Israeli-Palestinian conflict, antisemitism, her use of the term “concentration camps” and her possible Jewish ancestry.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing

'Internment camps? Yes. Concentration camps? No,' says Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel refutes comparisons between USA and Nazi Germany in a passionate Op-ed.

Ted Koppel speaks at the Edward R. Murrow Forum in 2006

Armed man killed outside detention center cites ‘concentration camp’ in manifesto

He wrote a three-page manifesto against “visible fascism,” posted on the website of the KIRO television station, before heading out to the center.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing

AOC says U.S. running 'concentration camps' on border

Experts say that so far, what the US is doing on its southern border with the migrants "is similar to some prior [concentration camp] systems."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) looks on during a march organised by the Women's March Alliance in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 19, 2019

Holocaust survivor: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deserves award for stupidity

"She doesn’t want to learn — she’s looking for excuses," he said. "I would like to nominate her for the Nobel Prize in stupidity.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) removes her glasses before a hearing of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee, May 15, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declines Auschwitz visit with Holocaust survivor

Edward Mosberg told the congresswoman, "now is an opportunity that won’t repeat itself"

 Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg and From the Depths founder Jonny Daniels stand outside Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

How Jews have reacted to AOC’s concentration camp comments

The Congresswoman has been getting plenty of criticism since referring to migrant detention centers at the U.S.-Mexico border as “concentration camps."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing

Omar: Don't know why AOC's concentration camps comment is controversial

Last week, Ocasio-Cortez equated the migrant camps set up on the US-Mexico border with concentration camps on a live Instagram video.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, April 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor June 24, 2019: Economic boon or more terrorism?

Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters