Category Archives: World

International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated in Oporto, Portugal with 1000 school children

In partnership with the European Jewish Association, the Holocaust Museum of Oporto commemorated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A flame was lit in the Museum’s Memorial Room with the names of tens of thousands of people murdered during the Holocaust.  The lighting of the flame was carried out by students from the schools present. Read more » »

B’nai Brith commémore la journée internationale de commémoration de l’Holocauste

CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 27 janvier 2023 Aujourd’hui est la Journée internationale de commémoration de l’Holocauste. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 27, 2023 Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. B’nai Brith Canada solemnly remembers the millions murdered in the Holocaust and reaffirms its commitment to combat antisemitism and hate, advocate on behalf of the marginalized and promote freedom and human rights. Read more » »

78 years on, Jewish Holocaust rescuers want their story told

KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel — Just before Nazi Germany invaded Hungary in March 1944, Jewish youth leaders in the eastern European country jumped into action: They formed an underground network that in the coming months would save tens of thousands of fellow Jews from the gas chambers. Read more » »

78 years on, Jewish Holocaust rescuers want their story told

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78 years on, Jewish Holocaust rescuers want their story told

ALON BERNSTEIN, Associated PressJan. 27, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of8A woman photographs a poster in memory of members of the Zionist youth movement underground in Hungary during the Holocaust at a ceremony awarding the Jewish Rescuers Citation, at Kibbutz HaZorea, northern Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Read more » »

27 de janeiro – Dia da Lembrança das Vítimas do Holocausto 78 Anos!

27 de janeiro – Dia da Lembrança das Vítimas do Holocausto 78 Anos! Nós Lembramos! No dia de hoje, 27 de janeiro, há 78 anos, divisões do Exército Vermelho, da União Soviética, membro dos aliados que incluíam, principalmente, os Estados Unidos, a Read more » »

Twitter insufficiently anti-antisemitic, German lawsuit alleges

The company did not remove anti-Jewish, including Holocaust-denying, content, say the plaintiffs. (January 26, 2023 / JNS) A lawsuit filed in Germany—where Holocaust denial is illegal—accuses Twitter of failing to sufficiently police antisemitic tweets. Read more » »

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 10 Jewish Holocaust Rescuers to be Honored with the Jewish Rescuers Citation – B’nai B’rith International

The B’nai B’rith World Center and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust have announced that they will bestow their joint Jewish Rescuers Citation on ten rescuers, all of them posthumously, at a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The event will take place on Sunday, Jan. Read more » »

Home, belonging, and the Holocaust | Arts

UN News | Updated: 26-01-2023 22: 02 IST | Created: 26-01-2023 22: 02 IST This year, the theme of the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked on Friday, is „home and belonging”, two concepts that were systematically ripped away from Jewish citizens, once the Nazi Party took control of Germany in 1933. Read more » »