Eighty years on, Thessaloniki Holocaust survivor recalls cart of trampled bodies
Athens, Greece Reuters Eighty-four-year-old Rina Revah was nearly four when she was sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany with her parents in 1943. She would spend the next two years of her childhood there and witness events that would stay with her forever. “I never had a toy, I never had a […]
Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
Helsinki, Finland AP Latvia’s parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill this week that includes compensation for lost Jewish property and funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II. Following years of wrangling over the issue, the 100-seat Saeima voted 64 to 21 to approve the […]
Jewish community prays for miracles after US condo collapse
Surfside, Florida, USAP Numerous members of an Orthodox synagogue are among those missing after the collapse of a seaside condominium tower in Surfside, Florida. The town is home to a large Jewish community, where the families often crowd the sidewalks before sunset as they walk to services for the Sabbath. Rabbi Sholom D Lipskar, the […]
Hungary observes liberation of Jewish ghetto
Budapest, HungaryBosNewsLife Hungary’s Jewish community has commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish ghetto in Budapest, the capital, amid concerns that history will repeat itself. Tens of thousands of Jewish men, women, and children had lived in fear in the ghetto. Hungarian fascists and German Nazis murdered many during World War II. […]