World’s Largest Holocaust Archive is Now Making Their Records Available to Everyone on the Internet

For years, the Arolsen Archives has collected and housed more than 30 million documents on the people who fell victim to Nazi persecution during WWII—and they are now available to…

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Debunking the myth that Jews did not resist during the Holocaust, a new exhibit in Skokie shows the ways they fought back

Students from Plum Grove Junior High School tour the new Karkomi Holocaust exhibition Resistance gallery at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie. The gallery discusses resistance in…

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The miracle of Holocaust survivor Henry Hirschmann

Another voice of the Holocaust has been stilled. This one belonged to my friend, Henry Hirschmann. I first met Henry in the winter of 1994. “Schindler’s List” had just come…

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‘Somebody’s got to do it’: Nearing 90, Rose Schindler keeps sharing her Holocaust story

Rose Schindler, 89, a holocaust survivor, paused a moment at Ramona High School after her presentation on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Turkish artist colorizes photos from the Holocaust and the result is powerful

Photographs are very powerful tools for recording events and transmitting history. Yet older pictures are in black and white, lacking color. Have you ever wondered what they would look like…

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South Florida Holocaust Survivor Marks 100th Birthday

DANIA BEACH (CBSMiami) – A South Florida Holocaust survivor continues to defy the odds. As a young man, Hallandale Beach resident Juilis Eisenstein survived for years in four different Nazi…

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EWA JASIEWICZ, WHO VANDALISED THE WARSAW GHETTO, NOW CAMPAIGNS FOR LABOUR

A woman who was roundly condemned for vandalising the Warsaw Ghetto to advance her political opinions about Israel is now campaigning for the Labour Party.

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Silenced during the Holocaust, historic violin plays again

Nova Southeastern University hosts concert to celebrate recent acquisition DAVIE, Fla. – A more than 100-year-old violin that was silenced during the Holocaust is set to have its first public performance…

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‘Only Eyes’: Auschwitz Liberator Recalls Death Camp Inmates 75 Years On

His jacket sparkling with war medals, 96-year old David Dushman holds back the tears as he remembers the eyes of emaciated prisoners at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz which…

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