Holocaust

Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted

In light of the “exceptionally high public interest,” the authorities decided not to limit access to individual reviews at the archives, but instead publish the file online.

Josef Mengele, in a document released by the Swiss intelligence service, September 10, 2026.
The Malisoff family sits for a photo in 1907. Pavel Malisoff and his wife Michla sit in the center.

How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

'I am appalled': Holocaust survivor raises alarm over far-right AfD victory in Germany

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Miliband invoked his 60 relatives murdered in the Holocaust, then announced sanctions on Israel


A robbed generation: The forgotten Jewish history that helped build European football - opinion

Long before the extermination camps reached their full horror, the Nazis had already begun erasing Jews from the world of sport.

Maccabi Tel Aviv.

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review

Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.

HANNAH SZENES, 16, in Budapest.

Children of Holocaust survivors face higher schizophrenia risk, Israeli study finds

It’s known that the adult children of many Holocaust survivors suffer from trauma as a result of growing up with them and hearing about their horrific experiences, or when the parents refuse to share

‘ECHOS ACROSS TIME.’ Ending war and striving for peace is a public health imperative, says Prof. Hagit Hochner.

Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia

The story emerged from 263 songs recorded in 1944 by Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist Moisei Beregovsky from Ukrainian Jews newly freed from Romanian occupation in 1944.

Psoy Korolenko sings during a recording session for Yiddish Glory.

Israeli nationalists are foolish to flirt with Romania’s antisemites - opinion

It is difficult to imagine a more foolish or morally obscene bargain than the one visible in Dagan’s early July meeting with Simion, which reportedly took place in Bucharest.

President Isaac Herzog addresses the joint plenary of the Romanian Parliament on June 29, 2026.

Strength is not a crime: Rahm Emanuel misunderstands Israel and should be ashamed - opinion

American Jews and Israeli Jews are family. Have you ever had a family member who embarrassed you? Maybe you don’t introduce them to your friends. But do you want them consumed by their enemies? 

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University on July 8, 2026.

Mifal HaPais presented its 2026 Landau Prizes for Arts and Sciences to leading Israeli researchers

Each of the nine winners received a NIS 150,000 grant. The ceremony marked the 25th anniversary of the Landau Prize, which recognizes exceptional achievements and contributions to Israeli research.

Mifal HaPais chairman Itzik Lary, CEO Benny Dreyfuss, Weizmann Institute Vice President Prof. Rony Paz and the recipients of the 2026 Landau Prizes for Arts and Sciences at the award ceremony marking the prize’s 25th anniversary.

Elie Wiesel's son rejects Rahm Emanuel's 'pariah' verdict on Israel

From Auschwitz to the UN, Elisha Wiesel describes the lessons he inherited from his father and the battle he believes must now be fought over language and memory.

Elisha Wiesel, Elie Wiesel's son, keeps his father's leagcy and memory alive

Polish nationalists protest memorial to 1941 Jedwabne massacre, call it 'Jewish lies'

The massacre was the killing of hundreds of Jewish residents of the town of Jedwabne in northeastern Poland on 10 July 1941. Polish nationalists protested the memorial, calling it “Jewish lies.”

A memorial service commemorating 85 years since the Jedwabne massacre.

Stockholm pro-Palestine protest uses mock Auschwitz gate with word 'Gaza' to criticize Israel

The activists gathered to demand the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya from Israeli detention while depicting Gazan mothers and babies alongside a man in a blood-covered Netanyahu costume.

Stockholm pro-Palestine protest uses mock Auschwitz gate with word 'Gaza' on July 11.