Holocaust

The aftermath of vandalism at the ancient Jewish cemetery of Námestovo, Slovakia in December 2019. (Courtesy of ZCN)

In Slovakia, a retired non-Jewish educator teaches Roma teens about the Holocaust at Jewish cemeteries

Because of the genocide, there aren’t enough Jews in the country to take care of most of their community’s 750 graveyards.

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 24, 2021 9:54 am

The former Great Synagogue of Lutsk, Ukraine. (The Center for Jewish Art/Foundation for Jewish Heritage)

Rare ‘fortress synagogue’ to return to Jewish ownership in Lutsk, Ukraine

The 17th-century structure, which the Germans destroyed and the Soviets turned into a sports facility, last served as a Jewish house of worship in 1942.

April 22, 2021 3:25 pm

Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Ya’akov Dov Bleich holds a Torah scroll during the opening ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 7, 2021 of a synagogue on the site of the Babi Yar 1941 massacre of Jews. (Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center)

Collapsible synagogue opens on former killing ground of Babyn Yar in Ukraine

“The building does not impose itself on the territory,“ its designer said, calling the ground “almost sacred.”

April 8, 2021 10:17 am

belarus Lyubov Arkhiptsova-Volchek stands at her home in Hlusk, Belarus in March 2021. (From the Depths)

‘Not too late to show gratitude’: First housing project for elderly rescuers who saved Jews in the Holocaust launches in Belarus

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 7, 2021 3:39 pm

Ideas

Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust

By Menachem Z. Rosensaft April 6, 2021 8:03 am

As Holocaust survivors dwindle, a proposal emerges for a day devoted to them

By Katarzyna Markusz March 17, 2021 10:59 am

The headquarters of the Jewish Community of Gomel, Belarus. (Jews.Bel)

Swastika, SS symbols spray-painted on synagogues in Belarus

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 17, 2021 10:02 am

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

By Emily Burack March 12, 2021 1:59 pm

Moved by her story, Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at home in Rome

By Philissa Cramer February 21, 2021 12:08 am

Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam? The internet wants to think so.

By Gabe Friedman and Philissa Cramer February 17, 2021 7:54 pm

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In Slovakia, a retired non-Jewish educator teaches Roma teens about the Holocaust at Jewish cemeteries

Rare ‘fortress synagogue’ to return to Jewish ownership in Lutsk, Ukraine

Collapsible synagogue opens on former killing ground of Babyn Yar in Ukraine

‘Not too late to show gratitude’: First housing project for elderly rescuers who saved Jews in the Holocaust launches in Belarus

Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust

As Holocaust survivors dwindle, a proposal emerges for a day devoted to them

Swastika, SS symbols spray-painted on synagogues in Belarus

Menachem Kaiser thought he knew his family’s Holocaust history. Then he met Nazi treasure hunters.

Moved by her story, Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck at home in Rome

Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam? The internet wants to think so.

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