International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

The statement was the latest in a series of comments Vance has made that have triggered concern regarding his hesitancy to call out antisemites in the conservative movement.

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US Vice President JD Vance (R) and his wife Usha Vance (L) visit the gravestone with the ashes of an unknown prisoner and the wall with the inscription "Never again" in five languages, during a tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site in Dachau, southern Germany, on February 13, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

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Harley Lippman at Auschwitz.

Harley Lippman funds headstones for Holocaust victims found in Poland’s killing pits

In a world where technology races forward and historical memory often fades into the background, Harley Lippman manages to bridge the gap.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.

Dropping the IHRA definition sends the wrong signal to the Jewish community - opinion

On his first day, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked the IHRA antisemitism definition, leaving protections for Jewish residents unclear.

|BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW

Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews - comment

Jews should start watching the exits when institutions start treating their safety as optional. And especially after the biggest Jewish city outside of Israel made protecting Jews a political matter.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji smile as confetti falls after his ceremonial inauguration as mayor at City Hall Thursday in New York, NY. Mamdani has added a “block party” to the official inauguration events to allow thousands of New Yorkers to take part.

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

France will take over the presidency of the IHRA in 2027, following Argentina’s term, as the alliance continues efforts to combat Holocaust denial and rising antisemitism.

DECEMBER 28, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
French flag in France

From erasure to remembrance: Natan Sharansky on Babyn Yar and the struggle over historical truth

After the Shoah, antisemitism was illegal. Today, they can take the Shoah and turn it against Jews," said Sharansky

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
People attend a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babyn Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, in Kyiv Ukraine September 29, 2023.

Over 1000 Babyn Yar Massacre victims identified under fire of Russian invasion

According to the memorial center's statistics, 301 of the victims were infants, and another 5,363 were children and adolescents.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Yankel Krakovich

Remembering the Holocaust also means standing up to hate - opinion

Yom HaShoah is a sacred day of mourning, memory, and resistance, but it is also a call to remain alert.

APRIL 23, 2025ByLAURA KAM
THE WRITER’S family in Brussels prior to the Holocaust: Her mother Sonia (L) and aunt Hannie were Hidden Children saved by Madame Anciaux, a Righteous Among the Nations. Their father Saul Birnberg was murdered in Auschwitz; their mother Dora hid under an assumed identity.

Israel assumes presidency of IHRA, marking 80 years since end of Holocaust

Israel's presidency term will last one year, until February 2026, and will be chaired by Dani Dayan - the current Yad Vashem chairman.

MARCH 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Oklahoma advances two bills that would solidify IHRA antisemitism definition into state law

The bills were backed by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, an international network of 850 groups dedicated to combating antisemitism.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025BySAM HALPERN
Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, CAM Founder Adam Beren, State Senator Kristen Thompson, CAM CEO Sacha Roytman, and State Representative Emily Gise stand for a group photo inside the Oklahoma State Capitol, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feb. 19, 2025.

‘A call to action’: New Mexico mayors convene for CAM antisemitism forum

According to CAM, the rate of antisemitic incidents in New Mexico have quadrupled since the war began on October 7, 2023.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New Mexico Mayors Convene in Santa Fe.

Antisemitism Awareness Act revived after failing to appear before Senate, due to political disputes

Combat Antisemitism Movement, a leading NGO and international network of 850 groups dedicated to combating antisemitism, applauded the reintroduction of the bill.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025BySAM HALPERN
U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives members attend a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump's election, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2025.

WATCH: President Herzog to address UN General Assembly International Holocaust Memorial Day Session

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog speaking at the UN's General Assembly's International Holocaust Memorial Day Session, January 27, 2025.