The photographs of the assaults on Jews during the 1938 pogrom, which is widely commemorated as the start of the Holocaust, had been kept by a former American serviceman.
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What Is Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial?
President Biden met two survivors on a visit to Israel’s official Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Yitzhak Arad, Who Led Holocaust Study Center in Israel, Dies at 94
A survivor of the Nazis, Mr. Arad was an esteemed scholar and the longtime chairman of the Yad Vashem complex of museums and archives in Jerusalem.
Yitzhak Arad, Who Led Holocaust Study Center in Israel, Dies at 94
A survivor of the Nazis, Mr. Arad was an esteemed scholar and the longtime chairman of the Yad Vashem complex of museums and archives in Jerusalem.
Israel’s Pick to Head Holocaust Memorial Stirs International Uproar
Critics are protesting the nomination of Effie Eitam, a retired general and far-right politician, to lead Yad Vashem, a hallowed Israeli institution.
Portugal Honors a Diplomat Who Saved Jews From the Nazis
Aristides de Sousa Mendes provided Jews and others in Nazi-occupied France with visas allowing them to flee the country, actions that brought him severe reprisals during his lifetime.
At Auschwitz, Holocaust Survivors Plead ‘Never Forget’
Organizers sought to put a spotlight on the stories of survivors, as this may be the last time that such a large number will be able to gather in one place.
Holocaust Gathering Lets Some Leaders Score Present-Day Political Points
Dignitaries from across the globe gathered to remember the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
World Leaders, Gathering to Mark Holocaust, Are Urged to Fight ‘Deadly Cancer’
The extraordinary meeting, timed to Monday’s 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, heard warnings about the present-day rise in anti-Jewish violence.
Teenage Rescuer, Now 92, Meets Family She Saved From Nazis
Melpomeni Dina was reunited with the two surviving members and 40 descendants of the Jewish family she and her sisters helped escape occupied Greece during World War II.