Posts Tagged: Holocaust Refugees
Legendary Broadcaster David Attenborough Recalls the Jewish Sisters His Family Saved From the Holocaust
Legendary British broadcaster and documentarian David Attenborough made some rare comments on Sunday about the Jewish refugee children his family took in during the Holocaust. The...
Two Babies Born on Holocaust Refugee Ship Meet 76 Years Later
JNS.org -Â A man born on a Haganah refugee ship carrying 728 Jewish refugees fleeing from Nazi-occupied areas of Europe has finally met the second baby...
We Cannot Allow Comparisons of Mideast Refugees to Holocaust Survivors
President Obama recently compared, openly and unreservedly, refugees fleeing allegedly from Syria and seeking resettlement in the United States with Jewish refugees from the Holocaust. Whether refugees from...
Syrian Refugee Advocates Are Using the Wrong Holocaust Analogy
JNS.org - Examining America’s response to the Holocaust can help us avoid repeating the mistakes of that era, so applying the lessons of the Nazi years...
FDR Used the IRS Against Jewish Activists
The news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unfairly targeted conservative groups has brought renewed spotlight on a 2010 lawsuit filed by the pro-Israel group...
How the St. Louis Saved Jewish Lives – in Holland
This week's symposium on "Performing Arts in Holland During the Holocaust" at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem explored the fascinating subject of how Dutch Jews under...
Stormfront Material from Columbia University Professor Joseph Massad
In one of his recent columns for Al Jazeera, Columbia University professor Joseph Massad holds forth on the topic of "Israel and the politics of...
The U.S. Holocaust Museum at 20: Confronting Tough Issues
When President Bill Clinton stepped to the podium at the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago, most...
St. Louis Survivors Dispute New Book’s Absolving of FDR and U.S. Coast Guard
Survivors of the Holocaust-era SS St. Louis refugee ship are disputing a new book's claim about their ship's fateful voyage. In a new book titled FDR...
Remembering Those Who Had Courage to Care
It is fitting that the United Nations, as part of the international commemoration of the Holocaust on January 27, is paying tribute this year not...
