Holocaust survivors
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.
Why falafel is at the heart of Israel’s 'Operation Dugo' Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation
'World, Open Your Eyes'
A Jewish magazine challenges perceptions in Germany beyond the Holocaust
A new Jewish student magazine is reshaping identity and resilience in post-October 7 Germany.
György Kun, Hungarian survivor of Dr. Mengele's twin experiments in Auschwitz, dies at 93
Kun and his brother Istvan survived Auschwitz in part due to the fact that Dr. Mengele believed them to be twins and thus spared them from the gas chambers.
Model of survival: The story of Holocaust survivor and octogenarian Yona Amit
'I don’t know why I was saved – why I from all the others. But I know that my task was to be one little part of bringing up our nation from the ashes to become a nation again, to come to Israel.'
World's oldest Holocaust survivor, Rose Girone, passed away at age 113
Polish-born Rose managed to get visas for her and her husband to escape Germany to Shanghai in 1939, later settling in Queens, New York.
Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and journalist, dies at 98
Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski, who warned against rising antisemitism, dies at 98.
Holocaust survivors in Israel to receive dedicated assistance through new program
Thanks to the Claims Conference, to date, over $90 billion has been paid in indemnification, with $535 million distributed in 2024 to more than 200,000 survivors in 83 countries.
Meet the changemakers: Mission to share Holocaust survivor’s story reaches a billion people
Dov Forman used social media to preserve his great-grandmother’s Holocaust testimony, ensuring her story educates and inspires future generations.
Marion Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, translator, wife of Elie Wiesel, dies at 94
Wiesel translated 14 of her husband’s books from French to English, according to the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, including one edition of the Auschwitz death camp memoir Night.
Our role as third-generation Holocaust survivors - opinion
Let us commit, now more than ever, to ensuring that “Never Again” is not just a promise but a living, breathing truth. This is our commitment as third-generation survivors.
Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote
The AfD, which is under state surveillance on suspicion of being right-wing extremist, has come under fire in the past for criticizing Germany's culture of remembrance around the Holocaust.
