What We Know about Zebulun Simantov, Afghanistan’s Last Jew Who Still Won’t Leave the Country
August 18, 2021
Days after the Taliban takeover, Simantov’s whereabouts remain unclear.
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
Khujand’s Last Jew Dies
January 25, 2021
The once-rich communal life of Bukharan Jews in Khujand ended last week with the passing of the city’s last remaining Jewish person.
Complete Nuremberg Trials Recordings Online For the First Time
January 15, 2021
This week, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum placed online more than 700 hours of audio recordings from the trials, as well as 37 reels of film introduced as evidence.
Portugal Opens First Holocaust Museum
January 14, 2021
Portugal is set to open its first Holocaust museum, built in the northern city of Porto by members of a Jewish community that was founded by descendants of victims of the Inquisition.
The Van Helping UK Survivors Tell Their Stories
December 30, 2020
Antony Lishak has been traveling across the United Kingdom in an RV that he turned into a coronavirus-proof mobile studio for Holocaust survivors whose testimonies he films right outside their homes.
6 Prominent Holocaust Survivors Have Died in Europe Over the Past Month
December 4, 2020
Six prominent Holocaust survivors who had dedicated much of their lives to educating others against hatred have died in Europe over the past month.
Israel and UAE Foreign Ministers Tour Berlin Holocaust Monument in Historic First Meeting
October 7, 2020
They toured the monument along with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Painted on Jewish Cemetery Fences in Greece and Germany
October 6, 2020
The graffiti included the phrase “Juden raus,” German for “Jews get out,” and the symbol of the elite SS Nazi force.
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