Holocaust
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe,…
By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’
World
June 6, 2019
By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’
DW: Professor Brumlik, what went through your mind when you heard the story about the blogger and historian Marie Sophie Hingst, accused of…
Al-Jazeera suspends two journalists over ‘Holocaust denying’ video
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Al-Jazeera suspends two journalists over ‘Holocaust denying’ video
Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Sunday announced its decision to suspend two of its journalists “over violations of its editorial guidelines”…
Poland cancels Israeli visit over WWII property restitution row
Middle East
May 13, 2019
Poland cancels Israeli visit over WWII property restitution row
Poland on Monday said it had cancelled a visit by Israeli officials over their intention to raise the issue of…
Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat
(CNN)–The Visegrad summit of central European leaders in Israel has been canceled after Israeli officials sparked outrage by accusing Poland…
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East
February 18, 2019
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — An off-hand comment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks…
US Embassy’s American Center Cairo to reopen Wednesday
Culture
January 29, 2019
US Embassy’s American Center Cairo to reopen Wednesday
The US Embassy’s American Center Cairo (ACC) announced on its official Facebook page that it will open again on Wednesday,…
Greek president, jeered by name deal foes, denounces Nazism
World
January 28, 2019
Greek president, jeered by name deal foes, denounces Nazism
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — About 250 Greek nationalist protesters gathered in Greece’s second-largest city Sunday to denounce the ratification of…
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
World
January 26, 2019
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a…
French hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108
World
December 30, 2018
French hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108
French Resistance hero Georges Loinger, who used his ingenuity and athletic prowess to save the lives of hundreds of…