Holocaust

The aftermath of vandalism at the ancient Jewish cemetery of Námestovo, Slovakia in December 2019. (Courtesy of ZCN)

In Slovakia, a retired non-Jewish educator teaches Roma teens about the Holocaust at Jewish cemeteries

Because of the genocide, there aren’t enough Jews in the country to take care of most of their community’s 750 graveyards.

The former Great Synagogue of Lutsk, Ukraine. (The Center for Jewish Art/Foundation for Jewish Heritage)

Rare ‘fortress synagogue’ to return to Jewish ownership in Lutsk, Ukraine

The 17th-century structure, which the Germans destroyed and the Soviets turned into a sports facility, last served as a Jewish house of worship in 1942.

Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Ya’akov Dov Bleich holds a Torah scroll during the opening ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 7, 2021 of a synagogue on the site of the Babi Yar 1941 massacre of Jews. (Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center)

Collapsible synagogue opens on former killing ground of Babyn Yar in Ukraine

“The building does not impose itself on the territory,“ its designer said, calling the ground “almost sacred.”

belarus Lyubov Arkhiptsova-Volchek stands at her home in Hlusk, Belarus in March 2021. (From the Depths)

Global

‘Not too late to show gratitude’: First housing project for elderly rescuers who saved Jews in the Holocaust launches in Belarus

Ideas

Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust

Global

As Holocaust survivors dwindle, a proposal emerges for a day devoted to them

The headquarters of the Jewish Community of Gomel, Belarus. (Jews.Bel)

Global

Swastika, SS symbols spray-painted on synagogues in Belarus

Culture

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

Global

Moved by her story, Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at home in Rome

Global

Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam? The internet wants to think so.

Sections

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox