Survivor to SS Guard: ‘Soon We Will Stand in...
From the JTA: The trial for a 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard opened with testimony from a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, at the trial near Detmold, Germany, on Thursday, Reuters reported. “I want...
Century After Eintstein Predicted Them, Scientists Discover Gravitational Waves...
From The Times of Israel: WASHINGTON — In an announcement that electrified the world of astronomy, international scientists said Thursday they have finally glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves,...
The Pirate Rabbi
On February 6, Jewdayo, the daily history blog of Jewishcurrents.org, posted this entry about Samuel Pallache, known as the “Pirate Rabbi.” Reprinted with permission. Samuel Pallache, known as the “Pirate Rabbi,”...
Iran’s Top Ayatollah Denies the Holocaust on International Holocaust...
From the Forward: Iran’s supreme leader released a video on his official website questioning the authenticity of the Holocaust on the same day the world observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The...
Holocaust Victims Return to Auschwitz 71 Years Later
Newser has an amazing photo gallery of Holocaust victims returning to Auschwitz: Dozens of elderly Holocaust survivors lit candles at Auschwitz on Wednesday, exactly 71 years after the Soviet army liberated...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution on November 1, 2005 during the 42nd plenary session. On January 27, 1945, the...
Israel Honors American Soldier Who Faced Down Nazis in...
A Knoxville, Tennessee native was given Israel’s highest honor posthumously for his role in fighting Nazis during World War 2. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds was captured in the Battle of the...
Survival in Shanghai
As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, I either avoid or obsess over this dark period of Jewish history. This week, I couldn’t avoid it. I was asked to cover the US...
Hunting the Graveyards for Americas Holiest Jews
Remembering Kristallnacht
Yad Vashem posted this survivor’s testimony. Arnold Goldsmith was born in Fulda, Germany, in 1922. After surviving Buchenwald, he immigrated to America and served in the United States Army. He moved...
