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EU Commission changes social media post about Auschwitz after protests from Poland
Poland on Sunday asked the European Commission to fix a social media post about the Holocaust, saying it wrongly linked the Auschwitz death camp to Poland.
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Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day
A group of survivors of Nazi death camps has marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony in southern Poland. About 20 survivors from various camps set up by the Nazis laid wreaths and flowers Saturday at the Death Wall in Auschwitz. They will also hold prayers at the...
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Muslims and Jews in Bosnia observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and call for peace and dialogue
The two communities used the occasion on Saturday to launch the Srebrenica Muslim-Jewish Peace and Remembrance Initiative. The plan is aimed at promoting collaboration in times of crisis, maintaining consistent and compassionate channels of communication, remembering and commemorating the victims of past genocides and repudiating all forms of bigotry.
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Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries.
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Florida woman who stole nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor in romance scam gets four years in prison
A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got was sentenced Thursday to over four years in prison.
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Germany's biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust to open in Berlin
Germany’s biggest Jewish educational and cultural complex since the Holocaust is set to open in Berlin, five years after the groundbreaking.
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Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors around the world in 2024
The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4
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Holocaust Survivor Shares 60-Year Secret: He Arrested One of Hitler's Top Officers
One of the architects of the Holocaust was Arthur Seyss-Inquart, one of the most loyal and high-ranking officers of Hitler’s Nazi party. He might have escaped justice the day the Nazis surrendered, if not for a NYC man who shared his heroic story for the first time
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Holocaust Survivors, Descendants Join Forces on Social Media
More than 100 Holocaust survivors and their descendants are participating in a new social media campaign that illustrates the importance of passing on the Holocaust survivors’ testimonies as their numbers dwindle.