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BBC slammed for allegedly linking Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to Holocaust complex

The Jewish state is a regional power, but because of the genocide, some there “will always see their nation through the prism of persecution and survival,” the report said.

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 23, 2020 11:55 am

Selma van de Perre, right, being interviewed about her book at the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Jan. 9, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

As number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, educators assess the impact of living testimony

Despite consensus on the power of witnesses, some experts argue that Hollywood and the arts are by far the main vehicles for teaching about the genocide.

January 22, 2020 5:00 pm

Following Poland’s lead, Lithuania proposes a controversial Holocaust law

The law would declare that Lithuania did not participate in the Holocaust even though historians say it has a more sinister record in that era than Poland.

January 14, 2020 2:48 pm

Jonny Daniels, third from left, with the Bicaku family in their home in Durres, Albania on Dec. 11, 2019. (Courtesy of From the Depths)

Jewish group to repair earthquake-struck home of Albanian Muslim whose father saved Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 18, 2019 9:57 am

Dozens of world leaders will visit Jerusalem to mark 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

By Marcy Oster November 21, 2019 2:39 pm

Israeli president reaches out to threatened Jewish-Italian senator

By Marcy Oster November 10, 2019 9:17 am

2 Holocaust survivors reunited with their Greek rescuer for first time since WWII

By Marcy Oster November 3, 2019 11:06 am

Yad Vashem amends Yom Hashoah memorial prayers to include Jews in Arab countries

By Marcy Oster July 11, 2019 2:52 pm

German historian stripped of award for faking a family history of suffering in Holocaust

By Toby Axelrod June 4, 2019 1:35 pm

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