Chancellor Helmut Kohl, in his strongest public statement on the Nazi era, called the Holocaust a crime “unprecedented in history” which cannot be forgotten. The comments came during a luncheon for Israeli President Chaim Herzog, the first Israeli head of state to visit Germany.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.