commemoration

January 30, 2022 0 287

Seventy-two years ago, as Soviet army forces pushed westwards through Poland and on to Berlin, they traversed regions destroyed by...

Survey in Britain finds lack of awareness about Holocaust

November 12, 2021 0 288

A survey released Wednesday found what organisers say is a lack of awareness in Britain about the Holocaust and a...

Holocaust centre names Babi Yar killers

October 8, 2021 0 285

Eight decades after one of the most infamous Nazi mass slaughters of World War II, the names of 159 SS...

Israelis stand silent on Holocaust Day

April 9, 2021 0 300

Israelis have stood in silence as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million...

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope says remembering is an expression of humanity

January 30, 2021 0 272

At his General Audience on Wednesday 27 January, Pope Francis marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed on the anniversary of...

Pope: Remember how the Holocaust began

January 28, 2021 0 255

Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to...

A story of survival: Olga lost her family in the concentration camps

January 28, 2021 0 263

Olga Horak is 94 and a half. She is specific about the half-year, because at her age, it matters, and...

What most Jews don’t realise about festival with more gifts than Christmas

December 8, 2020 0 365

Usually Chanukah and Christmas come in close proximity, but this year Chanukah starts very early, with the first of the...

Sydney exhibition devoted to slain Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin