The president of Slovakia received a delegation of women who survived the Holocaust. President Rudolf Schuster’s move came Tuesday, on the 60th anniversary of the first transport of Slovak Jews to Auschwitz. Most of the 70,000 Slovak Jews who were sent to concentration camps during the war were killed. The Slovak state paid the Nazis for the transports with money raised by confiscating Jewish property.
As the Year Turns, Support the Journalism You Trust. JTA covers the stories shaping Jewish life around the world — with the depth this moment calls for. As you reflect on the year ahead, consider a gift that keeps independent Jewish journalism strong.
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.
