Holocaust memorial day

BBC apologizes for omitting mention of Jews in multiple Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts

The BBC has apologized for failing to mention Jews in its Holocaust Memorial Day broadcasts, prompting backlash from Jewish groups who criticized the omission as disrespectful and harmful.

A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.
US and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh, as pictured through the glass of a car, ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 12, 2025.

US Embassy in Saudi Arabia hosts its first Holocaust Remembrance Day event

FILE PHOTO: Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019.

Hamas seeks a role for its police force in Gaza, Trump and Tehran in talks

A recreated train car stands as a memorial at the former loading ramp in Bergen-Belsen, Germany, April 15, 2015.

Deutsche Bahn’s new rail plan cannot be allowed to erase a vital Holocaust memory site - opinion


80 years since deportation of Hungarian Jews: 'We stood by and didn't do enough'

One Hungarian politician, a resident of Paks, discussed the importance of the parade for recognition of the Jewish community, both past and present.

 Residents of Paks, Hungary reflect on the community's lack of action during Jewish deportation in WWII.

Commemorating ‘Sayfo’: The untold genocide of the Aramean Christians

“In my view, we must cultivate and strengthen our community’s sense of collective identity not to seclude ourselves, but to fit in and take part in our societies,” says Khalloul, Aramean activist.

  'I am Aramean' T shirt with Aramean Eagle and Flame Symbol

'Don't conflate legitimate protest with hate speech' MK Rothman says at Holocaust memorial event

MK Rothman spoke on the Jewish struggle in the Diaspora and the dangers of enabling terror incitement under the guise of protest following the wave of demonstrations across campuses in America.

 Simcha Rothman Columbia University Holocaust Memorial Service May 2024.

'Ma Nishtanah' this Independence Day from the others?

It's been a while since Israelis have been so morally challenged on the eve of the nationwide commemoration days.

 Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, Director General, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

Holocaust cattle car exhibit stops in Washington amid growing antisemitism, unrest

Organized by the nonprofit Hate Ends Now, the traveling exhibit included a 20 minute immersive presentation alongside a rare collection of original Holocaust artifacts.

 A cattle car, used to carry Jews to Auschwitz, on display at the site of the Drancy internment camp in France, 2006.

The Jewish Zionist story is one of rebirth - opinion

The survivors had every reason to lose hope and give up. But they did exactly the opposite. At this lowest point they found the best opportunity for rebirth – the establishment of the State of Israel

 PARTICIPANTS WAVE Israeli flags at the annual International March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau, on Holocaust Remembrance Day last year.

The Jewish-Zionist story is also a story of rebirth - Opinion

History of the Jewish People is not one of expulsions and terror, but rebirth after these events, rising from the dust and hoping for better times to come.

 Ifat Ovadia-Luski, KKL-JNF Chairwoman

Waze unveils map marking 'Zikaron Basalon' Holocaust survivor testimony events nationwide

Waze said that the project was in joint cooperation with Zikaron Basalon.


Echoes of struggle: half of Holocaust survivors unable to afford food, medicine

The survivors, many of whom live alone, also reported loneliness and low quality of life since the war.

 A HOLOCAUST survivor examines foodstuffs she received from a nonprofit aiding impoverished survivors, in Beit Shemesh.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is still about the Holocaust - opinion

While the use of Shoah language has been common in the intervening months, we risk diluting the importance of the day if the rhetoric and images employed become overly influenced by recent events.

 A Holocaust survivor and family member light the torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 17, 2023.