Holocaust survivors

Josef Buchmann: A legacy that lives on

From saving Tel Aviv University’s music school to supporting generations of scholars, the Holocaust survivor and philanthropist helped build the future of the country he loved

Josef & Bareket Buchmann at a concert of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra at the 2005 TAU Board of Governors
Rochelle Furstenberg at work at WholeFamily.com where she was  Grandparent Center editor, 1999-2000.

Remembering Rochelle Furstenberg: A groundbreaking writer, editor, and literary critic

(L to R)  Rabbi Shmuel Slotki, father of Noam and Yishai killed fighting Hamas terrorists on October 7 freed hostages Omri Miran and Agam Berger, and Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar at the 2026 March of the Living

"The eternity of Israel will not falter. The people of Israel live."

Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, speaks during the christening of the new electric motorboat "Gmund." Sept. 1, 2026.

Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent


Gaza Holocaust narrative not just historical revisionism, it's a squandered opportunity - opinion

When survivors choose creation over destruction, education over indoctrination, and life over death, they can remake the world a better place. 

The writer (center) appears at the Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee.

Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism

“For victims of Nazi persecution and Holocaust survivors, this auction is a cynical and shameless undertaking that leaves them outraged and speechless.” said Christoph Heubner.

A march to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp, April 6, 2025. Many of the items due to be auctioned at Felzmann auction house were from the camp.

Grapevine: Unstoppable!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Rena Quint at home in Jerusalem, surrounded by her photographs.

Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including ‘librarian of Auschwitz,' last Warsaw Ghetto fighter

Six months after the Claims Conference estimated that 220,800 Holocaust survivors remained alive, that number has dropped below 200,000, according to the group’s executive vice president.

Visitors tour an exhibition, ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem April 23, 2025.

From Shattered Glass to Unbreakable Spirit

Remembering Kristallnacht and the Legacy of Eve Kugler

 Eve Kugler, Halle Synagogue - Germany, 2019

87 years after Kristallnacht: It could happen again, says 101 year-old eyewtitness - opinion

We must impress on future generations that until we have succeeded in destroying this destructive steamroller that is antisemitism, there will be little chance for Jewish life to be able to thrive.

RABBI SHMUEL AHARON BRODMAN speaks at a ceremony marking 85 years since Kristallnacht, at the Ohel Jakob Synagogue in Munich on November 9, 2023. After Hitler came to power, Jews were blamed for all the ills of society in Germany, the writer recounts.

June Squibb stars in Johansson's 'Eleanor the Great,' Holocaust survivor's tale of love and grief

FILM REVIEW: Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is a moving and joyful love letter to her Jewish heritage.

JUNE SQUIBB (right) and Erin Kellyman in ‘Eleanor the Great.’

Amid growing hate, Scarlett Johansson tells a Jewish story with urgency - report

Johansson, an outspoken advocate for the Jewish people and the State of Israel, discussed her directorial debut and upcoming Holocaust film in an interview with N12.

Actor Scarlett Johansson attends the "Jurassic World Rebirth" global premiere in London, Britain, June 17, 2025.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned him to always keep money at hand because Jews are never truly safe.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

The data by the Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority takes into account the time period of immigration from the beginning of the year until its publication.

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020