Holocaust survivors

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who moved back to Germany in his 80's, dies aged 101

Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn in 1925, passed away in the town of Leer, not far from his birthplace in northwest Germany.

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, poses in inside his old classroom at the memorial at the former Jewish School before a discussion with foreign journalists a week before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 20, 2025 in Leer, Germany.
Clinical psychologist, professor and author Edith Eger poses during an interview with AFP on May 7, 2019, in Lausanne.

Renowned psychologist and Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger dies at 98

Chef Alon Shaya uses food and memory to preserve Holocaust stories for a new generation.

When food becomes memory: Alon Shaya's culinary tribute to Holocaust survivors

A page in Calel Perechodnik’s original diary, which is now stored in Yad Vashem’s archives in Jerusalem.

'Am I a murderer?' Yad Vashem restores a Jewish ghetto policeman's Holocaust confession


A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths

The title of a new exhibit mounted by the Leo Baeck Institute in New York: “And That’s True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal,” will be available on April 15.

Actress Toni Kalem, who appeared in “The Sopranos,” reads an excerpt from “Other People’s Houses" at the opening of an exhibit of the life and work of writer Lore Segal, Jan. 22, 2026.

I went looking for Holocaust ‘upstanders.’ I found a Nazi rescuer who chose conscience

The goal of the series is to gently introduce children ages eight to 12 to stories of courage and sacrifice during the Holocaust, inspiring them to become Upstanders, champions.

Despite false IDs that said otherwise, Chasia Bielicka from Grodno and Haika Grossman from Bialystok were Jewish and belonged to the leadership of a Jewish underground organization with a mission to mount an armed resistance against the Nazis in Bialystok.

Beyond the Headlines: Alexander’s Story

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Alexander Kleytman zl helping another Jew lay tefillin.

'It’s okay to be antisemitic': Holocaust survivor says antisemitism would push her out of UK

"Obviously, I’m too old to move, but I think if I were younger, I would be considering leaving the UK," said Mrs Joanna Millan, Holocaust survivor and activist.

A march against antisemitism in Leeds, UK.

Global Holocaust survivor population drops to about 196,000 worldwide, half in Israel, data shows

New data shows the global number of Holocaust survivors has fallen to about 196,000, with nearly half living in Israel and most having survived as children.

Hanoch Shahar, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor presents items from the Holocaust in the northern Israeli city of Safed, April 23, 2025; illustrative.

Why falafel is at the heart of Israel’s 'Operation Dugo' Holocaust remembrance

Operation Dugo grew out of David “Dugo” Leitner’s personal tradition of eating falafel every January 18, the date linked to the start of the Auschwitz death marches in 1945.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Member of Knesset Michael Biton prepare falafel in memory of late Holocaust survivor David (Dugo) Leitner at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2026.

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

'World, Open Your Eyes'

Holocaust Survivors Refuse to Be Silenced. This Year They Will March on the March of the Living Against Antisemitism

Auschwitz, Poland

Audio bench bearing testimony of Holocaust survivor destroyed, thrown in lake in Manchester park

The bench, dedicated to Holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster, was placed on the route of his daily walk as a way of paying tribute and preserving his wartime experiences.

An audio bench, bearing the testimony of Holocaust survivor Chaim Ferster, was smashed to pieces and dumped in a frozen lake at Salford’s Clowes Park on Wednesday.

Holocaust survivors make, deliver Hanukkah care packages for 20 freed Gaza hostages

Each package included water bottles, teas, chapsticks, socks, a blanket, and a candle, along with handwritten notes of encouragement from Holocaust survivors, The Blue Line explained in a statement.

Holocaust survivors with The Blue Card gathered on Chanukah to deliver care packages to the Consulate General of Israel in New York for 20 hostages who were recently released from Hamas captivity in Gaza.