THE HOLOCAUST

Intenational Holocaust Survivors Night Berlin
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
RELIGION
Hundreds Of Holocaust Survivors Speak Up About Anti-Semitism At Global Hanukkah Event
By Carol Kuruvilla
The elderly survivors gathered in Berlin, Moscow, Jerusalem, and South Orange, New Jersey, to mark the third night of Hanukkah.
The entrance to the former Nazi Death Camp Auschwitz with the "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets you Free) writing above, in Oswiecim, Poland, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WORLD NEWS
A Third Of People In Major European Countries Know Little Or Nothing About The Holocaust
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Many Europeans also hold anti-Semitic beliefs, a CNN poll confirms.
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POLITICS
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dishes It Right Back To Lindsey Graham In Twitter Tiff
By Jenna Amatulli
The newly elected congresswoman suggested the senator visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/ Lindsey Graham
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POLITICS
Lindsey Graham Accuses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Of Comparing Refugee Caravan To Holocaust
By David Moye
The senator tried to school the incoming congresswoman after she pointed out the history of asylum seekers in the U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a formal apology on behalf of his nation for turning away a ship full of Jewish refugees trying to flee Nazi Germany in 1939 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The German liner was carrying 907 German Jews fleeing Nazi persecution and it also had been rejected by Cuba and the United States. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Canada Formally Apologizes For Rejecting Jewish Refugees Fleeing Nazi Germany
By Carol Kuruvilla
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for Canada's decision to reject refugees on the MS St. Louis — about 250 of whom later died in the Holocaust.
From "We Spoke Out"
From "We Spoke Out"
CULTURE & ARTS
The Comic Books That Taught A Generation Of American Teens About The Holocaust
By Priscilla Frank
Inside "We Spoke Out: Comics and the Holocaust," a compilation of comics made in the 1950s, '60s and '70s that tackled atrocity years before mainstream media.
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RELIGION
Holocaust Survivor Who Attended Pittsburgh Synagogue Escaped Death Twice
By Carol Kuruvilla
“It’s almost like, ‘Here we go again,’” 80-year-old Judah Samet said after narrowly escaping the massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., speaks during the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Viva Tech, a three-year-old event for startups, gathers global technology leaders and entrepreneurs as the French establishment unites behind a push for more tech investment in Paris. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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TECH
Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won't Remove Holocaust Denial Content
By Lydia O'Connor
Those users are not “intentionally getting it wrong,” he said.
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) ' Anne Frank, German Jew who emigrated with her family to the Netherlands during the Nazi era. Separated from the rest of her family, she and her sister died of typhoid fever in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen - As a 12-year old doing her homework - 1941 (Photo by ADN-Bildarchiv/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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RELIGION
Anne Frank Family’s Escape To U.S. Thwarted By War And Bureaucracy, Research Finds
By Carol Kuruvilla
Otto Frank twice tried to obtain U.S. visas for his family.
Leah Miller
RELIGION
Holocaust Survivor Deprived Of Formal Education Finally Gets High School Diploma
By Carol Kuruvilla
Mordechai Miller, 87, said he wants today's students to remember how lucky they are.
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POLITICS
Holocaust Survivors Condemn Family Separations At The Border
By Antonia Blumberg
"When we see evil, we must call it out."
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POLITICS
Arizona GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Abortion To Holocaust
By Igor Bobic
“The callousness that our country has for life is very disturbing," GOP candidate Wendy Rogers said.
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) ' Anne Frank, German Jew who emigrated with her family to the Netherlands during the Nazi period. Separated from the rest of her family, she and her sister died of typhoid fever in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen - no year (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Researchers Uncover Secret Pages In Diary Of Anne Frank
By Nina Golgowski
The entry, concealed by pasted brown paper, mentions "dirty jokes," sex and puberty.
BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 12: 'Hip-Hop/Urban - National' award winners Farid Bang and Kollegah speak on stage during the Echo Award show at Messe Berlin on April 12, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Germany Confronts Rising Anti-Semitism After Rap Duo With Holocaust Lyrics Wins Award
By Willa Frej
The country has experienced an uptick in anti-Semitic incidents in recent months.
GETTY
VIDEOS
Survey Shows Millennials Know Little About Holocaust
A survey released on Holocaust Remembrance Day shows major gaps in knowledge of basic information about it.
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. (Photo by Serge Attal/Sygma via Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Many Americans Still Don't Know Basic Facts About The Holocaust, Survey Finds
By Sara Boboltz
Only 41 percent of Americans knew what Auschwitz was — but that shouldn't come as a total shock.
Drivers stop and stand in silence on a street in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on April 12, 2017 as sirens wailed across Israel for two minutes marking the annual day of remembrance for the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide. Israel began marking Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day at sundown on April 11 with a ceremony at the Yad Vashem memorial museum in Jerusalem, which commemorates the Jews killed by the Nazi regime during World War II. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Striking Photos Show Israelis Standing Still For Holocaust Remembrance Day
By Chris McGonigal
Traffic stopped for two minutes.
Oskar Groening, defendant and former Nazi SS officer dubbed the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", listens to the verdict during his trial in Lueneburg, Germany, July 15, 2015. The 94-year-old German man who worked as a bookkeeper at the Auschwitz death camp was convicted on Wednesday of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people and was sentenced to four years in prison, in what could be one of the last big Holocaust trials, Lueneburg, Germany, July 15, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Heimken/Pool
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WORLD NEWS
Oskar Groening, ‘Bookkeeper Of Auschwitz,' Dies At 96 Awaiting Prison
By Dominique Mosbergen
The former SS guard was one of the last Nazi officers to stand trial for crimes related to the Holocaust.
Rep. Don Young greets supporters at the Dena'ina Center on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Republican won his 21st term in Congresss. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/MCT via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Don Young Suggests The Holocaust Happened Because Jewish People Weren't Armed
By Sara Boboltz
“It’s offensive for anyone to manipulate the history of the Holocaust to score political points," the Anti-Defamation League said.
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visits the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews during WWII in Markowa, Poland February 2, 2018. Agencja Gazeta/Patryk Ogorzalek via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND.
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WORLD NEWS
Polish Leader Faces Backlash After Suggesting Jews Shared Holocaust Blame
By Carol Kuruvilla
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is now trying to make it clear he's not a Holocaust revisionist.
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MEDIA
CNN Host Tells Holocaust-Denying Congress Candidate: 'You'll Go Down In Flames'
By Jenna Amatulli
“It is shocking to hear how vocally and unapologetically racist you are. Are you a Nazi?” asked Alisyn Camerota.
Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during his media announcement about his decision on the Holocaust bill at Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, February 6, 2018. Agencja Gazeta/Dawid Zuchowicz via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND.
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WORLD NEWS
Poland's President Says He Will Sign Controversial Holocaust Bill Into Law
By Willa Frej
It hands down prison sentences to people who connect the country to Nazi Germany.
The Nazi slogan "Arbeit macht frei" (Work sets you free) is pictured at the gates of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland January 27, 2017, to mark the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the camp by Soviet troops and to remember the victims of the Holocaust. Agency Gazeta/Kuba Ociepa/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND
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WORLD NEWS
Polish Lawmakers Approve Controversial Holocaust Bill Despite International Criticism
By Carol Kuruvilla
The bill seeks to punish those who suggest that Poland was complicit in the Holocaust.
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gestures to the crowd while delivering a speech on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Joe Arpaio Needs More Information Before He'll Condemn A Paper That Denies The Holocaust
By Christopher Mathias
The Senate candidate talked to an anti-Semitic publication for the fifth time last month. He wouldn't condemn it for calling the Holocaust a "hoax."
Pope Francis leads a mass at St Mary Major basilica (Santa Maria Maggiore), on January 28, 2018 in Rome. / AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
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RELIGION
Pope Francis Urges European Countries To Do More To Combat Anti-Semitism
By Philip Pullella, Reuters
“Indifference is a virus," the pope said.
Andrew Anglin gives the Nazi salute in Rome
Andrew Anglin
POLITICS
American Neo-Nazi Is Using Holocaust Denial As A Legal Defense
By Luke O'Brien
Are Andrew Anglin and his attorney using a federal case as a soapbox for extremism?
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