Written at Auschwitz, music provides a haunting score to Holocaust remembrance

London, UK RNS When the Roma violinist Jakub Segar arrived at Auschwitz, the concentration camp’s guards ordered him to strip and hand over all his belongings, including his violin. Unable to bear being parted from his precious instrument, he played it for the guards in the hope that he would be allowed to keep it. […]
Lifestory: Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brother’s life. And how an angel saved his

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, DANICA KIRKA, of Associated Press, tells the story of Holocaust survivor Manfred Goldberg…
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism at 80th anniversary of camp’s liberation

Oswiecim, Poland Reuters Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors. The ceremony at the site of the camp, which Nazi […]
“Never forget”, says UK’s Queen Camilla at Holocaust remembrance event

London, UK Reuters Britain’s Queen Camilla gave a speech to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday, reminding the audience of the importance of the words “Never forget”, days before the 80th anniversary commemorations for the liberation of Auschwitz take place. The 27th January service in Poland will be attended by her husband King Charles III. […]
Catholic Church: Vatican’s Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter – The Legion of Christ scandal

NICOLE WINFIELD, of Associated Press, reports on new revelations concerning a contentious chapter in Vatican history…
Lifestory: He was orphaned in the Holocaust and never met any family. Now he has cousins, thanks to DNA tests

JEFFREY COLLINS, of Associated Press, reports on the story of how DNA helped Shalom Korai find his family…
Holocaust researchers use AI to search for unnamed victims

Jerusalem Reuters Researchers in Israel are turning to artificial intelligence to comb through piles of records to try to identify hundreds of thousands of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust whose names are missing from official memorials. More than six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis during the World War II, a genocide commemorated […]
The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

Oswiecim, Poland AP Holocaust survivors and survivors of the 7th October attack on Israel were among thousands who took part Monday in the March of the Living, a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz that honours the six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and celebrates the state of Israel. This year, the […]
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide

Berlin, Germany AP More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the 7th October Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. The Survivor Speakers Bureau was launched Thursday by the New […]
Postcards: A new Holocaust Museum shows how three-quarters of Dutch Jews were deported and killed

AP reports ahead of the official opening of the Netherlands’ new National Holocaust Museum on Sunday…