Holocaust artifacts
Faith under persecution: Yad Vashem exhibit on keeping the Jewish calendar in the Shoah opens
Handwritten calendars, prayer books, and testimonies at Yad Vashem show how Jewish life and tradition endured during the Holocaust.
Nazi killer in infamous ‘Last Jew in Vinnitsa’ picture finally identified using AI
Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism
German auction sells personal letters, Nazi records, and forced sterilization documents
EU Parliament calls to recover art looted by Nazis in Holocaust & WWII
Resolution calls for comprehensive database for Jewish-owned artworks seized by the Nazis.
A Holocaust victim's diary depicting life in the Kovno ghetto
‘The urge to deny the horrific reality – or alternatively to adapt to it and concentrate on the here and now and cling to a seemingly ordinary life – was characteristic of life in the ghettos’
A fresh start
Dr. Daniela Novick recounts her family odyssey.
Protesters petition Holocaust memorials in Netherlands, Belgium
Many Europeans are raising objections to Holocaust Memorials for a variety of reasons.
Aleksandar Zograf’s ‘The Letters of Hilda Deitch’
The goal is to retrieve a memory and to create the memory.
ON MY MIND: Validating Holocaust denial
Even with the passage of 73 years, one should expect a visceral reaction to anyone publicly denying the Holocaust.
Documentary chronicles search for family's art lost in Holocaust
My family’s story is one of those lesser-valued stories, but it’s just as important because it’s the story not only of art my family owned, but art my great-grandfather created.
Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted sculpture to heirs of Jewish owners
The Saulmanns’ descendants hired researchers who managed to locate 11 artworks from their collection, which landed in five German museums and three private collections.
House passes bill to help Holocaust survivors obtain restitution
“This is a powerful statement of America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Holocaust survivors in their quest for justice,” Gideon Taylor, the WJRO chairman of operations, said in a statement.
Menorah that belonged to Auschwitz victims returns to grandson
An empty house in Osnabruck led German reporters to relatives of its past owners.