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Raoul Wallenberg Officially Declared Dead by Sweden, 71 Years After Disappearance
Swedish authorities have formally pronounced World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg dead, 71 years after he disappeared in Hungary. The Swedish diplomat, credited with…
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This Day in Jewish History // 1946: Nazi Doctors Are Indicted
Human experimentation by Nazi Germany would embarrass the global medical community and ultimately change the history of ethics and medical research.
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Facebook exec, Rwanda survivor among 5 tapped for Holocaust memorial council
Facebook executive Elliot Schrage, left,…
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Marching toward a world without genocide
“When you listen to a witness, you become a witness,” Elie Wiesel often said. Those words are the driving force behind the March of the Living, an event that…
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Project to Build Visual Memory of Places & People Before, During the Holocaust
The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure project convened 30 historians and researchers at Yad Vashem to provide tools to improve access to Holocaust documentation.
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A room in the ECB’s basement held thousands of Jews during the Holocaust
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank’s new headquarters towers over the Main River in Frankfurt, a gleaming symbol of modern Europe. At its base stands…
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‘Second Generation’ leader tells of need to keep Shoah memory
One of the most prominent leaders of the children of Holocaust survivors has attacked people who attempt…
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U.S. begins paying out reparations from France to Holocaust survivors and their heirs
The State Department has paid or approved 90 claims for a total $11 million in reparations from France to former World War II prisoners who were carried to Nazi death…
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