Holocaust literature

Life and legacy of Jewish-Serbian author David Albahari - opinion

A glimpse into the legacy left behind by David Albahari, the prolific Jewish-Serbian author of the Holocaust novel "Bait."

Jewish Serbian writer David Albahari.
Holocaust survivor Renee Salt arrives at the ceremony of unveiling a plaque informing about financial support of London to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation during the ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp and International  Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day.

'They’ve stolen my life story': Holocaust survivor discovers scammers used AI to sell her book

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel arrives with wife, Marion Erster Rose, to attend the "100 Most Influential People In The World" gala hosted by Time Magazine in New York

Marion Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, translator, wife of Elie Wiesel, dies at 94

 Bulla found in Lachish.

Was literacy important in the biblical Kingdom of Judah? Expert offers answers


A Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory

This week YIVO and the NLI will announce the completion of the digitization of writer Chaim Grade's entire archive.

Shtetl in Poland 370

Holocaust denial spreading in the US -opinion

There has been interest by a still small number of academically educated, intellectual and political figures willing to participate in Holocaust “revisionism.”

 NAZI WAR criminal Adolf Eichmann sits at a desk inside his prison cell in Israel, 1961. To mark the 60th anniversary of his execution, KAN 11 aired a new series that brings to light important documentation of Eichmann’s admission of his guilt.

German supermarket chain promotes Holocaust memoir as 'relaxing holiday read'

The UK website for German supermarket chain Aldi called Holocaust book 'Schindler's Ark' "a gripping story that will have you hooked as your body soaks in those sun rays."

 Supermarket chain Aldi faced backlash after their website posted a listing for Holocaust book 'Schindler's Ark,' describing it as a "relaxing holiday read."

Passion and determination help solve family mysteries - opinion

As the High Holy Days approach, the importance of introspection and self-reflection cannot be overemphasized. We owe it to ourselves and those we love to make positive resolutions for the new year.

 ‘THE SEARCH for Major Plagge’ – The Wehrmacht officer made honorable choices, despite the fact that those choices put his life at risk from the Nazi war machine.

'The Lightness of Air': A heartwarming Holocaust tale - review

A Holocaust survivor still living in Cape Town, Henia Bryer was born in 1925, is an extremely private person, and many of her stories had hitherto been untold

 A poster for an event in South Africa with Henia Bryer, whose story inspired the writing of the book.

A watchmaker’s son: A family of Holocaust survivors

In a new book, Ra’anana resident Scott Lenga tells the story of how his father survived the Nazi death camps by fixing watches.

 HARRY LENGA and his son Scott Lenga, in 1993.

Menachem Kaiser named winner of Sami Rohr literature prize for 2022

The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature is given in association with the National Library of Israel.

 Menachem Kaiser documents his journey in “Plunder."

Hidden Heroes: How Young Jewish Women Fought the Nazis

The incredible Holocaust story of Bela Hazan Yaari and her friends is about to be immortalized in an upcoming book written by her son.

 From left, Tema Sznajderman, Bela Hazan and Lonka Korzybrodska, part of a group of young women known as the kashariyot, Jewish couriers who smuggled documents, weapons and other Jews in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.

Tennessee school board removes iconic Holocaust book from curriculum

Art Spiegelman, who won a 1992 Pulitzer Prize for 'Maus', told CNBC that the decision was “Orwellian.”

Cover of the book 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman