Herzog marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland
The president also met with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
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Her mother and brother were murdered in the Holocaust; then she traced the culprits
For two and a half years Esther Zamri hid with her family in a barn. One day, Zamri recalls, her mother shouted, "Have mercy on me, don't kill us, I have young children," after which she heard two shots. "That night I cried, very quietly, so that they wouldn't hear me.”
Israel stands still as sirens blare for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Almost everyone stopped what they were doing at 10 a.m., including motorists, who stopped their cars in the middle of the road, stood beside their vehicles, and joined in the reflection.
President urges divided nation to unite on Holocaust Remembrance Day
"I appeal to you, citizens of Israel, with a simple prayer: Let us leave these sacred days, which begin tonight and end on Independence Day, above all dispute; let us all come together, as always, in partnership, in grief, in remembrance," Herzog says at Yad Vashem.
New study: Visibly identifiable Jews most targeted by antisemites in West
A sharp rise in assaults reported in the United States and Europe included beatings, being spat on, and having objects thrown.
Holocaust Remembrance Day to begin with state ceremony at Yad Vashem memorial
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog are scheduled to speak at the event.
Yad Vashem criticizes deal with Poland due to youth trips to 'problematic sites'
Sites include a museum that has been criticized for portraying a Polish family, which sheltered Jews and was murdered along with them, as representative of mainstream Poles at the time, instead of a small minority who risked their lives.
Were Jews allowed to keep kosher, Passover in ancient Roman army?
A new study suggests Jewish conscripts were allowed to uphold dietary customs. Roman military may have made dispensations on Shabbat as well.
Attack on Jewish leader in Finland sends shockwaves
Ben Zyskowicz has served in Finland’s parliament, the Eduskunta, for over 40 years, and is one of the most visible representatives of Finland’s Jewish community.
Former Taglit board members: Inaction could end project
Aviad Hacohen and Yonatan Bassi urge Netanyahu in open letter to tap cabinet minister who would oversee initiative and renew expired contracts with state agencies. "We ask that you get fully engaged on this matter immediately," they write.