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.

|ByREUTERS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
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.

|ByJOSH ARONSON
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

Musk takes an important step toward combatting antisemitism, hopefully not the last - Opinion

With the announcement this week of Twitter’s new policy of confronting hate, they took an important step toward protecting groups and individuals who have been targeted online.

APRIL 24, 2023ByCONRAD MYRLAND
“Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom of Reach.” Twitter Owner Elon Musk

Arabs from across Middle East join International March of the Living in Poland

The participants traveled from Morocco. Bahrain, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Algeria and Israel. 

APRIL 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
22 Arab Participants Partake in March of the Living

Yad Vashem to reach five million Shoah victims' name records

According to Yad Vashem expert estimates, in the coming years, some 200,000-300,000 names could be added to the Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names.

MARCH 29, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
SANDRA KRAIL (L) of the Netherlands seen during a ceremony at Yad Vashem honoring her grandparents Johannes and Jantje Keijl-Schoemaler as Righteous Among the Nations.

Georgia passes IHRA bill defining antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate crime

Democrat Esther Panitch, the only Jewish American representative in the state house, submitted and presented the bill with the support of several other members including Republicans.

MARCH 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
A west view of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta (Illustrative).

Arkansas governor adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

Over 1000 government entities and NGOs have endorsed the IHRA definition in recent years.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, speaks while delivering the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address in Little Rock, Arkansas, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

American Bar Association removes reference to IHRA in antisemitism resolution

This revision of the resolution is a result of a major campaign waged by extremist anti-Israel groups, incl. Human Rights Watch (HRW), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and others.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Signage is seen outside of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Washington, DC, US, May 10, 2021.

German parliament remembers LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazis

Historians estimate that about 100,000 gay and bi men were arrested between 1933 and 1945 and thousands were sent to concentration camps. Many of them did not survive.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Colorized image of gay prisoners standing for role-call at Buchenwald Concentration Camp during the Holocaust.

Welsh lawmaker plans Holocaust event with no mention of Jews

Julie Morgan has refused to apologize for her indiscretion after sending out invitations to a Holocaust Memorial Day vigil for “gypsy, Roma and traveler” victims - but entirely excluding Jews.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE SHOAH Wall of Names Memorial in Vienna in 2021, bearing the names of more than 64,000 Austrian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

More than 1,000 global entities adopted IHRA definition of antisemitism

In the United States, 18 new states in 2022 adopted it via legislation or executive actions, bringing the number of states adopting the definition to 30.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

US second gentleman meets bipartisan antisemitism task force

Emhoff and the co-chairs raised the issue of fighting misinformation and enhancing security in cities and communities.

JANUARY 14, 2023ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a president or a vice president, and his wife US Vice President Kamala Harris, stand beside a menorah during a Hanukkah celebration at the White House in Washington, US, December 1, 2021.