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A Jewish teenager who spray-painted "Down with Hitler" on a department store in 1933 is finally getting the recognition she deserves. Berlin is renaming a city square after Eva Mamlok, who resisted the Nazis from age 14 until her death in a concentration camp.
David Danieli, 94, met Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week—the grandson of the rabbi who rescued him as an orphan in 1946. Their emotional reunion celebrates a rescue mission that saved over 500 Jewish children after World War II.
Rosian Bargiansky Zerner escaped the Kovno Ghetto at five years old when her parents dug a hole under barbed wire. Now 90, she shares her story of survival, resilience, and the triumph of continuing Jewish life across four generations.
After reading a Holocaust memoir at 15, Dani James spent years translating it from Flemish to English, finally publishing it in 2024. The granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor herself, James overcame literary agents who said "Holocaust stories don't sell" to share Tobias Schiff's powerful testimony with American readers.
A Tanzanian writer's late-night internet browsing led to a stunning discovery: his homeland was once home to a thriving Jewish community dating back over a century. The forgotten story reveals a remarkable chapter of resilience and peaceful coexistence in East Africa.
A tiny lead pendant discovered beneath Jerusalem's Temple Mount is rewriting what archaeologists know about Jewish life during a period when Jews were largely banned from the city. The artifact proves that even in times of restriction, the connection to Jerusalem never disappeared.
When Soviet soldiers liberated Berlin's Jewish Hospital in April 1945, they couldn't believe their eyes—hundreds of Jews were still alive in the heart of Nazi Germany. The hospital is the only Jewish institution that operated continuously through the Holocaust and still serves patients today.
As the last Holocaust survivors age, a nonprofit partners with Yad Vashem to create personal memorial candles for each of the six million victims, transforming collective mourning into individual remembrance. The initiative ensures every person is honored by name, restoring the identities the Nazis tried to erase.
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A rare illuminated prayer book stolen by Nazis in 1938 was returned to the Rothschild family's heirs and just sold for $6.4 million. The 600-year-old manuscript decorated with dragons and unicorns survived persecution, world wars, and decades of being forgotten in a library.
After 93 years of silence, Jerry Guttman is ready to tell the world how his family escaped Nazi Germany twice and built a remarkable life across four continents. His story of resilience proves that taking risks and staying positive can change everything.
A powerful animated film about a 12-year-old boy's journey through the Holocaust will stream free for 24 hours on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The handcrafted puppet animation brings one survivor's story to a new generation.