The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was a genocide of the European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. The murders were carried out in pogroms and mass shootings; by a policy of extermination through work in concentration camps; and in gas chambers and gas vans in German extermination camps, chiefly Auschwitz, BeĆĆŒec, CheĆmno, Majdanek, SobibĂłr, and Treblinka in occupied Poland.
Survivors of the Holocaust, like many other elderly people, have been confined to their homes in recent weeks as part of shielding measures. Many have been alone in isolation cut off from their usual..
Joseph Farkas survived the Holocaust 75 years ago. Today his town of East Brunswick is honoring him with an epic drive-by parade.
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Many young Germans have failed to learn the lessons of history, and anti-Semitism is becoming entrenched in the land responsible for the Holocaust, a Jewish leader warned, a day before the 75th.. Reuters - Published
President Trump says the U.S. is pouring billions into its own effort to develop a vaccine. In New York, Holocaust survivors face a new threat from the coronavirus. NYTimes.com - Published
With ticket sales to Prague's Jewish quarter halted during the coronavirus lockdown, the community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Holocaust survivors that tourists.. Reuters - Published
Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published
A catering company and volunteers are helping ensure that vulnerable Holocaust survivors have access to food while isolated in their homes because of coronavirus concerns. (March 23)
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The March of the Living, an annual education event that brings together survivors and others in Poland to remember the Holocaust, has been postponed due to fears of the coronavirus, the event's.. Reuters - Published
A Spanish carnival troupe whose Holocaust-themed parade outraged Jewish human rights groups and Israel's embassy in Madrid has canceled its remaining shows, organizers said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Women Holocaust survivors meet several times a week at a Jewish community center in Brooklyn for meals, conversation, Torah readings and exercise. "It keeps us going a little," says one survivor. (Feb... USATODAY.com - Published
The Vatican will on March 2 open up its archives on the wartime pontificate of Pius XII to allow scholars to probe accusations that he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, but they will find he helped.. Reuters - Published
Rebuffed by the banks, she pressed her fight and her testimony in Congress helped bring about a billion-dollar settlement over accounts of Holocaust victims that were long hidden. NYTimes.com - Published
Holocaust survivors in Israel are better off financially than in the past thanks to the efforts of campaigners after decades of government neglect and bureaucracy, but some still live in poverty. Reuters - Published
Of the hundreds of testimonies he heard from survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, retired German prosecutor Gerhard Wiese says the one that touched him most was of a Jewish father who had.. Reuters - Published
World leaders join aging Holocaust survivors in Poland on Monday to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops, amid concerns over a global resurgence of.. Reuters - Published
Jona Laks could smell the burning flesh as she walked towards death at the Auschwitz crematorium. More than 75 years later, aged 90, she has returned to what was the most notorious Nazi death camp of.. Reuters - Published
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Sunday he was sorry for his country's role during the Holocaust and the lack of action against the persecution of Jews, becoming the first Dutch premier to make.. Reuters - Published
A 'Holocaust Revisionism' group promotes a 'Holocaust Deprogramming Course' to counter 'Holo-brainwashing.' This is anti-Semitism, not misinformation.
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Frances Malkin was 4 when her family took refuge. After decades of silence, she shares her survival story in her adopted country, America.
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Pope Francis on Sunday asked the world's 1.3 billion Catholics to stop for a moment of prayer and reflection on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz and say "Never.. Reuters - Published
Anti-Semitic graffiti was found scrawled on the door of the son of a Holocaust survivor in the northwestern Italian town of Mondovi on Friday, triggering outrage from politicians and rights groups. Reuters - Published
Germany has still not learned "once and for all" its lesson from the Holocaust, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday, as he expressed sorrow for his country's role in the murder of.. Reuters - Published
Britain's Prince Charles paid homage on Thursday to his grandmother, Princess Alice, for sheltering Jews in Nazi-occupied Greece, saying the royal family took great pride in Israel's recognition of her.. Reuters - Published
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced Iran on Thursday as "the most anti-Semitic regime on the planet", telling world leaders at a Holocaust memorial event that Israel would always defend.. Reuters - Published
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France was determined to combat the hatred and intolerance that have fueled a sharp rise in anti-Semitism in his country as he met Holocaust survivors during.. Reuters - Published
The extraordinary meeting, timed to Mondayâs 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, heard warnings about the present-day rise in anti-Jewish violence. NYTimes.com - Published
"Go outside," French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust.. Reuters - Published
Jerusalem is hosting the largest political gathering in its history, as monarchs, presidents and premiers arrive to speak out against the rise of anti-Semitism and recall the liberation of Auschwitz. NYTimes.com - Published
An old photograph and modern face recognition technology could help two Israeli brothers find out how their father survived the Nazi Holocaust. Reuters - Published
Lea Evron, 85, has only fragments of memories of the fur factory and the three-story apartment building her family owned before World War Two in Zywiec, a small town in southern Poland. Reuters - Published
Hungarian Jews on Friday marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto and the end of the Holocaust, which killed more than 500,000 Jews and destroyed a once-vibrant Jewish.. Reuters - Published
Michael Morris, a curator at New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage, was trying to fulfill a run-of-the mill request when he uncovered a treasure trove of eyewitness depictions of the Holocaust, drawn in.. Reuters - Published
Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he had declined an Israeli invitation to attend a Holocaust memorial event this month as organizers would not allow him to speak there, even though others.. Reuters - Published
Grappling with their companyâs history of Nazi support, the Reimanns, one of Germanyâs richest families, have pledged 5 million euros to Holocaust survivors and 5 million more to forced laborers. NYTimes.com - Published
Angela Merkel expressed "deep shame" on Friday during her first visit as chancellor to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust memorial and vowed to fight rising racism and anti-Semitism in Germany and.. Reuters - Published
The Christmas items feature images of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than one million people were killed during the Holocaust. CBS News - Published
A Vatican cardinal said on Friday he was "disgusted" by the anti-Semitic abuse of an 89-year-old Italian senator and Holocaust survivor who was given police protection after receiving death threats. Reuters - Published
Liliana Segre fought to establish an anti-hate commission in Italy â then she started receiving anti-Semitic messages on social media CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
The man, identified as Richard Holzer, 27, used several Facebook accounts to promote violence and show support for the Holocaust, the authorities said. NYTimes.com - Published
Dr. William Latson, the principal of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, Florida, will officially be removed from his position Nov. 21.
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The Palm Beach County school board fired the principal, William Latson, after a 2018 email in which he told a parent that he couldnât call the Holocaust âa factual, historical eventâ was made.. NYTimes.com - Published
How soon will self-driving cars become part of our lives? Bill Whitaker reports; then, the son of Senator Ted Kennedy opens up about his family's alcoholism -- including his own; and, a priest is.. CBS News - Published
In an emotional moment during her acceptance speech for her comedy series Emmy, Borstein told the story of how her grandmother survived with an act of defiance CBS News - Published
Ignorance about the Holocaust is growing, particularly among young people. A survey showed two-thirds of millennials were not familiar with Auschwitz.
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âI canât say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,â said the principal of a high school in Boca Raton, Fla. NYTimes.com - Published
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