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Yom Hashoah

7 new books about the Holocaust you should read, according to scholars

By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — From Anne Frank’s diary to Elie Wiesel’s “Night,” books about the Holocaust remain some of the most powerful and well-known…



President Rivlin addresses Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day ceremony

President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin, participated in the opening ceremony of Israel’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, held at Yad Vashem, the…


Op-ed: The lessons of Nuremberg: Stand up to hate, and remember hate’s victims

By Irwin Cotler MONTREAL (JTA) — Yom Hashoah arrives this year on the eve of two historic anniversaries: the 80th anniversary of the coming into…