Holocaust survivors

How the October 7 victims are coping with the traumas of terrorism

While Yoav Shimoni is suffering in his heart over the loss of his beloved grandmother, he says that living with antisemitic fears in Toronto have also become a new discomfort.

By SHANNA FULD
23/12/2023

Andrea Bocelli sends letter of support to freed Gaza hostage

Yaffa Adar had said that she found strength by singing the music of the Italian singer.

Latvia, Lithuania pay Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property

Both of the Baltic nations contained rich centers of Jewish life and history before World War II.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
20/12/2023

World leaders, celebrities wish Holocaust survivors ‘Happy Hanukkah’

The live broadcast will feature the candle lighting at the Western Wall where around 100 Holocaust survivors will participate.

Israeli Holocaust survivors call for fellow survivors to demand freeing of hostages

"We were sure that we would never experience the horrors of the Nazis again. We must bring back all the hostages home.”

Holocaust survivors fleeing war struggle to meet basic needs

Holocaust survivors are being taken care of, but without someone from the government taking charge, the mess will continue, Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen said.

In New Yorker doc ‘Nina & Irena,’ a director helps his grandmother open up about the Holocaust

“Nina & Irena” has been a success on the festival circuit, including winning best short film at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride.

By LINDA BUCHWALD/JTA
13/11/2023

Holocaust survivors call on Spielberg to condemn Hamas's massacre

The Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation-USA published an open letter calling on Schindler’s List director Steven Spielberg to condemn Hamas’s massacre.

Canceling out on a Holocaust survivor

Rena Quint was one of the survivors chosen by Yad Vashem to meet with US President Joe Biden when he visited Israel in July 2022.

The Israel-Hamas war is a unique nightmare for Holocaust survivors

It is shattering to witness the lingering terror of survivors who have already endured unspeakable horrors in their lifetime.

By LAURA KAM
06/11/2023
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