a Holocaust survivor tells her story for the first time
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If we held a minute’s silence for every Jew murdered by the Nazis, we would not speak for 11 and a half years. Holocaust Memorial Day is always a profoundly poignant and solemn occasion, but this year it felt especially dark.
Holocaust survivors shared their stories and music at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and support of a new endowed professorship at the University of Denver.
At Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, the royals pay tribute to survivors of genocide around the world
Jacksonville Holocaust Memorial commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day by highlighting stories of survivors living in Northeast Florida. The day marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
A home-visit initiative in Brooklyn connects aging Holocaust survivors with social workers as war abroad and antisemitism at home reopen old wounds.
“There’s not that many survivors left that I can be picky,” said Jiri Kluc who devotes his free time to interviewing Holocaust survivors around the world.
Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann, a frequent public speaker, said Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered to help him find new housing, according to The Times of Israel. Steigmann, who is 86, said his current building in Harlem has no elevator and he has difficulty climbing the stairs.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the 6 million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, experts warn that a surge in clickbait and AI-generated images threatens the integrity of records of the Holocaust, as the number of remaining survivors able to share genuine testimonies grows ever smaller.
Israeli colonel whose parents survived Holocaust continues military service at the age of 56, serving over 3,600 days in reserves including Gaza operations.