Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor, descendants urge High Court to allow Gaza children medical access

Letter read by The Jerusalem Post invokes Holocaust-era rescue precedent to argue for “children’s exception” in wartime policy.

 Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages, including those held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, February 22, 2025.
Children play in a Jerusalem shelter

Grapevine: Sheltering routine

"The fact that you thought to come, took time out of your schedule, to come to their home - the light that it brings is rewarding beyond description."

Pack a Seder: How one box is reaching Israel's most isolated survivors

US President Donald Trump holds a note that was handed to him by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable on Antifa, an anti-fascist movement Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization" via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, October 8, 2025.

White House showcases letters from each state praising Trump administration


96-year-old Holocaust survivor completes Aliyah in Tel Aviv

Charlotte Roth makes Aliyah, surrounded by five generations of descendants

96-year-old Holocaust survivor Charlotte Roth formally completed her Aliyah

'Genocide, baby killers': Holocaust survivor, rather than harassers, kicked out of Madrid museum

The women, who were wearing Stars of David and carrying an Israeli flag, were expelled from the Reina Sofía National Museum of Art in Madrid on Sunday for "disturbing visitors."

A view of the skyline of Madrid, Spain January 5, 2026.

BBC claims that there was more than one Holocaust in article correction - report

Initially, the reader claimed to have received an official answer to his complaint from a BBC journalist, who responded, “Historically, there have been other examples of holocausts elsewhere."

The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

From Kassel to the home front: Holocaust survival story guides deputy commander’s service

A grandson of a Holocaust survivor on memory, duty, and why “never again” demands action.

IDF Captain A.

Far Right activist barred from contacting Aharon Barak after questioning

Far Right activist Mordechai David was barred from contacting Aharon Barak and others after questioning by police over last week’s car blocking incident.

Former President of the Supreme Court Aharon Barak attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the president residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025.

Just say ‘Jew’: JD Vance’s Holocaust post shows why naming Jews and Nazis still matters -editorial

The plain sentence that should have been said is the sentence that must be said now: Six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany because of antisemitism.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak

Aharon Barak, a Holocaust survivor and former Supreme Court president, was harassed by right-wing activists in Tel Aviv, leading to public backlash and calls for police action.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, January 28, 2026.

Israel has the moral duty to simplify beaureucracy for Holocaust survivors - opinion

It is possible to equalize and establish a uniform disability rating (above 50%) for all 35,000 Holocaust survivors who currently receive stipends.

Holocaust survivor Moshe David Meir poses for a picture at his home in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025, Meir survived the Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Holocaust survivor gives speech in Hebrew for first time in history at UNGA Holocaust Remembrance

"For the first time, a testimony was heard here in Hebrew. Silence in the face of anti-Semitism is a moral failure," said UN ambassador Danny Danon.

Holocaust survivor Sarah Weinstein speaks at the UN General Assembly.

Holocaust education, remembrance is our responsibility - opinion

Remembrance is not a moment of silence or a ceremony once a year: It is an active responsibility.

Auschwitz Survivor, Gregorz Tomaszewski, age 83 holds a book with photos of him when he was a child as he speaks during a meeting with the press at the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust on January 26, 2023 in Oswiecim, Poland.