Jewish Woman Who Sealed World War II With a Kiss Dead at 92
Greta Zimmer Friedman, the woman in a nurse’s uniform whose kiss with sailor George Mendonsa on V-J Day marked the end of World War 2, died on Saturday, September 10, in Richmond, Virginia, at age 92.
U.S. Army Officer Who Rescued 2,500 Jews During Holocaust Dies at 99
A U.S. officer who helped liberate 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust has died at the age of 99.
Historical Discovery in Lithuania: Tunnel Used by Jewish Prisoners to Escape the Nazis
“As an Israeli whose family originated in Lithuania, I was reduced to tears on the discovery of the escape tunnel at Ponar.”
U.S. House Passes Measure Calling on Germany to Increase Holocaust Restitution
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution calling on Germany to increase restitution support for Holocaust survivors.
A Dream Come True for a Holocaust Survivor
Hermina Hirsch fulfilled her lifelong dream this week of singing the National Anthem at a baseball game as thousands of fans cheered her on.
A Story of Survival
Lonia Rozenhoch lost both of her parents to the Nazis’ Final Solution. Here she shares the unbelievable story how she became a mother to dozens of orphans like herself.
Christians and Jews Experience “The World That Was” on Poland Holocaust Trip
The tour includes some of the Holocaust’s most notorious sites.
[BLOG] Does Remembering One Survivor Remember Them All?
If there is one thing that can be found among the survivors, it is their strength and resilience.
Obama: I Cannot Imagine a Greater Expression of Christianity Than to Say, “I, Too, Am a Jew”
Barack Obama attended a ceremony at Washington’s Israeli Embassy on Wednesday night to celebrate the lives of four people honored as Righteous Among the Nations on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Documents Show Eichmann Begged for his Life
Two days prior to his execution by hanging, Nazi mass murderer Adolf Eichman sent a request for clemency to Israeli president Yitzhak Ben Tzvi.