Holocaust distortion

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Dayan and the Pope discussed potential collaborations between the Vatican and Yad Vashem regarding Holocaust commemoration, documentation, and education.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026
Demonstrators hold placards and flags in support of Palestinians during a protest in relation to the ceasefire in Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, January 24, 2026.

Spread of online antisemitic conspiracies is based on Holocaust denial tactics, research shows

New research released by non-profit CyberWell analyzed over 300 pieces of online content that both denied violent attacks on Jews and Israelis and propagated conspiratorial self-victimization claims.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Education alone cannot preserve historical truth. When people learn the facts but reject their moral significance, knowledge turns into cynicism, leading to a worldview that acknowledges the Holocaust happened but insists that Jews exaggerate its scale to claim special-victim status.

Distortion is the new denial: 17% believe Holocaust deaths were exaggerated

How minimization and distortion of the Holocaust are eroding memory and fueling antisemitism

|ByMARINA ROSENBERG
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s description of the Trump administration’s border detention facilities as ‘concentration camps’ raised questions about the variety of Nazi concentration camp facilities.

Playing politics with the Holocaust helps no one and distorts memory for all - opinion

As Nazi symbols and Holocaust analogies flood public discourse, historical understanding gives way to moral shortcuts – and everyone loses

|ByJEFFREY VEIDLINGER

Pope Leo names Italian Holocaust film ‘Life Is Beautiful’ as one of his 4 favorites of all time

Pope Leo did not elaborate on his reasons for the selections in the truncated video posted by Variety announcing a convening of filmmakers at the Vatican that will begin Saturday. 

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Pope Leo XIV (left) picked Roberto Benigni's Holocaust film "Life is Beautiful" as one of his all-time favorites.

Jordan's Queen Rania compares Israel to Nazi Germany in Munich speech

Queen Rania misquoted Israeli officials, accusing them of spreading hate speech against Palestinians in the wake of Hamas's October 7 massacre.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah speaks during the Fundacion Telmex "Mexico Siglo XXI" (Telmex Foundation Mexico XXI Century) annual event in Mexico City, Mexico, September 5, 2025.

Holocaust education needed to combat distortion of history - opinion

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum convene educators, researchers, and educational entrepreneurs from Holocaust museums and heritage sites, in Oswiecim.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByYIGAL COHEN
University Presidents Mission, Auschwitz - Birkenau on the 2025 March of the Living.