Holocaust survivors

Holocaust education, remembrance is our responsibility - opinion

Remembrance is not a moment of silence or a ceremony once a year: It is an active responsibility.

Auschwitz Survivor, Gregorz Tomaszewski, age 83 holds a book with photos of him when he was a child as he speaks during a meeting with the press at the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust on January 26, 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland.
Holocaust survivor Moshe David Meir poses for a picture at his home in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025, Meir survived the Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Israeli Holocaust survivors foregoing medical treatment due to inaccessibility of care, study finds

Eylon Levy holding Dan Auerbach's yellow star from Nazi-era Europe. Tel Aviv, January 26.

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

Actress Toni Kalem, who appeared in “The Sopranos,” reads an excerpt from “Other People’s Houses" at the opening of an exhibit of the life and work of writer Lore Segal, Jan. 22, 2026.

A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths


How a daring Holocaust-era decision can serve as a precedent for haredim today - opinion

Uncovering the Theresienstadt rescue train—a little-known escape from Nazi occupation that brought 1,210 Jewish prisoners to freedom.

Second generation to Holocaust survivor light a remembrance candle at the camp

The Holocaust: Faith, truth, and the lessons we must never forget - opinion

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we confront the darkness of history to draw profound lessons of faith, truth, and shared responsibility, honoring the memory of the victims.

 VISITORS AT Yad Vashem in Jerusalem this week: The Holocaust did not discriminate. Its victims came from all segments of Jewish society – across political, religious, economic, and cultural lines. In the camps and ghettos, all differences disappeared. What remained was the shared fate of a people.

Revealing Yad Vashem’s Touching Memory Theater

“I would talk to Bear all the time, share my feelings with him and cry to him. He was my only connection to my family.” – Fred Lessing

 A SCENE FROM the Touching Theater monodrama ‘Bear and the Toy Underground.’

'October 7 pulled us further from a two-state solution,’ Israeli, British experts tell UK committee

The committee heard from Yesh Atid MK Shelly Tal Meron, the legal director of UK Lawyers for Israel, Natasha Hausdorff, and British journalist Jonathan Sacerdoti.

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Holocaust Survivor Rena Quint keeps memory of victims alive by sharing her story

Holocaust survivor Rena Quint shared her story, knowing that the opportunity to hear directly from those who survived the Holocaust is approaching its end.

Yom HaShoa: There are only 220,800 Holocaust survivors left in the world according to recent surveys.

Eight Holocaust survivors to participate in Yad Vashem's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

They will be joined by Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, who will light the Memorial Torch, while six different Holocaust survivors who will light six separate torches. 

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses a state ceremony at Yad Vashem marking Holocaust Remembrance Day last year.

One step ahead of the Nazis: The 'Post' hosts Holocaust survivor Sarah Goodman in testimony - watch

This year for Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Jerusalem Post hosts survivor Sarah Lustig Goodman in our own virtual Zikaron BaSalon.

The Jerusalem Post hosts Holocaust survivor Sarah Goodman this week.

IDF General Staff visits Yad Vashem to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

The generals also met and held a discussion with Holocaust survivor, Lea Balint, and presented her with a certificate.

IDF General Staff members in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, April 21, 2025.

World to lose 90% of Holocaust survivors within next 15 years - projections

According to Vanishing Witnesses: An Urgent Analysis of the Declining Population of Holocaust, the global population of Holocaust survivors is expected to be around 21,300 by 2040.

 Dov Landau, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, in his home in Tel Aviv, October 14, 2024.

Bearing witness to new chapter in haredi Holocaust education - opinion

As a descendant of Holocaust survivors myself, I inherited traumatic Holocaust memories that have accompanied me throughout my life.

 THE WRITER (center, holding the right corner of the second flag from the left) and students from the Netzach yeshiva high schools visit Auschwitz last month.