Holocaust survivors

Jewish moderate Julie Menin claims victory as next New York City Council speaker

Manhattan councilwoman Julie Menin claims enough support to become New York City Council speaker, signaling a possible shift toward moderation under mayor-elect Mamdani.

Council member Julie Menin speaks during rally of 240 Holocaust survivors for 240 hostages kidnapped by Hamas during terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Rally was held at Museum of Jewish Heritage on November 1, 2023.
Ruth Haran Herzman, one of southern Israel’s most respected educators and community figures – and a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Hamas massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri – died on Sunday.

Holocaust, October 7 survivor Ruth Haran Herzman passes away at 90

The writer (center) appears at the Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee.

Gaza Holocaust narrative not just historical revisionism, it's a squandered opportunity - opinion

A march to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp, April 6, 2025. Many of the items due to be auctioned at Felzmann auction house were from the camp.

Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism


Grapevine: Unstoppable!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Rena Quint at home in Jerusalem, surrounded by her photographs.

Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including ‘librarian of Auschwitz,' last Warsaw Ghetto fighter

Six months after the Claims Conference estimated that 220,800 Holocaust survivors remained alive, that number has dropped below 200,000, according to the group’s executive vice president.

Visitors tour an exhibition, ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem April 23, 2025.

From Shattered Glass to Unbreakable Spirit

Remembering Kristallnacht and the Legacy of Eve Kugler

 Eve Kugler, Halle Synagogue - Germany, 2019

87 years after Kristallnacht: It could happen again, says 101 year-old eyewtitness - opinion

We must impress on future generations that until we have succeeded in destroying this destructive steamroller that is antisemitism, there will be little chance for Jewish life to be able to thrive.

RABBI SHMUEL AHARON BRODMAN speaks at a ceremony marking 85 years since Kristallnacht, at the Ohel Jakob Synagogue in Munich on November 9, 2023. After Hitler came to power, Jews were blamed for all the ills of society in Germany, the writer recounts.

June Squibb stars in Johansson's 'Eleanor the Great,' Holocaust survivor's tale of love and grief

FILM REVIEW: Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is a moving and joyful love letter to her Jewish heritage.

JUNE SQUIBB (right) and Erin Kellyman in ‘Eleanor the Great.’

Amid growing hate, Scarlett Johansson tells a Jewish story with urgency - report

Johansson, an outspoken advocate for the Jewish people and the State of Israel, discussed her directorial debut and upcoming Holocaust film in an interview with N12.

Actor Scarlett Johansson attends the "Jurassic World Rebirth" global premiere in London, Britain, June 17, 2025.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned him to always keep money at hand because Jews are never truly safe.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

The data by the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority takes into account the time period of immigration from the beginning of the year until its publication.

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020

German government pledges record $1 billion in funding for Holocaust survivor home care

Although the survivor population has dramatically decreased over the years, the needs among the remaining population are much greater and require additional funding.

Stuart E. Eizenstat speaks during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

An embrace across generations

When Holocaust survivors and survivors of October 7 walked together at the March of the Living, a bridge was formed between past and present.

Holocaust survivors, freed Israeli hostages and family members

Couple hides Holocaust survivor mother's body to maintain compensations

A Karmiel couple buried a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor in her yard to keep receiving her benefits. Police found her remains 3 meters deep a year and a half later.

Police car at night