Posts Tagged: Holocaust victims
Names of 5 Million of 6 Million Jews Killed in Holocaust Now Identified
Five million of the more than six million Jews killed in the Holocaust have now been identified, and with the further help of artificial intelligence (AI), even more names could be recovered, Israeli researchers said on Monday. Yad Vashem,...
Each Holocaust Victim Was Just Like Us
I recently gave an address to students at Westminster Abbey about Holocaust Memorial Day; the theme for this year was "ordinary people." During my speech, I...
Songs Written by Holocaust Survivors, Victims Performed at Iconic Carnegie Hall on Eve of Remembrance Day
"Be happy and don't worry. Don't go around with gloom. Have faith and patience and take it all with love." Those are lyrics from the Yiddish...
Exhibit Listing Millions of Holocaust Victims to Go on Display at UN Headquarters
Jerusalem's World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Yad Vashem, and Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations will unveil a new installation at the United Nations headquarters...
Musical About Jewish Teen Diarists Who Died in the Holocaust to Premiere at California Center for Arts
The California Center for Arts, Escondido (CCAE), will later this month host the world premiere of a musical about five Jewish teenage diarists who were...
Ashes Said to Be of Nazi Victims at Dachau Buried in South Carolina Jewish Cemetery
Ashes said to be of Nazi victims who perished at the Dachau concentration camp were buried during a ceremony held on Sunday at a Jewish...
In Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic, Israel Remembers Holocaust Victims
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel paused on Tuesday to remember the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis on Holocaust Remembrance...
Why I Remember the Holocaust
As an expert countering the cultural boycott campaign against Israel, people often ask why I am such a passionate advocate for the arts and Israel. The...
Pew Study: Most Americans Know Dates of Holocaust, but Not Number of Jews Killed
JNS.org - Less than half of Americans, some 45 percent, know that 6 million Jews perished in the Holocaust, while 29 percent weren’t sure or...
Facial Recognition Could Help Discover Fate of Holocaust Victims
An old photograph and modern face recognition technology could help two Israeli brothers find out how their father survived the Nazi Holocaust. Seeking clues to the...
Eyewitness to Horror: New York Museum Opens Exhibit of Art by Holocaust Victims
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...
Greek Woman Reunited With Siblings She Saved During Holocaust and Their 40 Descendants
JNS.org - “There is no way to describe the acts of heroism and the danger they took upon themselves and all those around them to...
88 US Senators Call on Poland to Pay Holocaust Victims for Property Stolen by Nazis
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of 88 US senators signed a letter on Monday to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asking him to “act...
Dutch National Railway Company to Pay Compensation to Holocaust Victims
JNS.org - The Dutch national railway Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) last week revealed its plan to offer financial compensation to the survivors and relatives of Holocaust...
