A survivor’s story retold as a musical symphony
Michael Fraiman speaks with composer and musician Adi Berkovits, who will be recounting his father’s Holocaust story in a new original symphonic concert, The Journey Home, which will be performed on Nov. 3. in Richmond Hill, Ont.
Auschwitz Memorial closes to visitors over coronavirus fears
The Auschwitz Memorial and the site of the former Nazi concentration camp are closed to visitors due to concerns over the coronavirus.
Farber: We need more ‘upstanders’ in the world
“At a time when anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism are at unprecedented levels, we must all commit to being upstanders”, Bernie Farber writes.
Steinberg: The dark side of remembrance
“The practice of embracing dead Jews – the six million Holocaust victims – while demonizing live ones should not be allowed to continue.”
Ukrainian president and his delegation give their seats at Israel Holocaust forum to survivors
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his delegation to the World Holocaust Forum gave up their seats at the main ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem so that Holocaust survivors could have them.
Auschwitz visit turns up new information for survivor’s son
Paul Lungen speaks with Sheldon Goldberg, who recently uncovered his father’s untold Holocaust story.
Record 2.32 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019
A record 2.32 million people from around the word visited the sites of the former Nazi camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019.
Woman born in Auschwitz returns for 75th commemoration
Janice Arnold profiles Holocaust survivor Angela Orosz-Richt ahead of her attendance at the ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Jan. 27.
Artwork’s narrative began by aerial picture of Auschwitz
Unnatural Disasters Cont’d, a large fabric work by Rochelle Rubinstein, is based on an aerial photograph of Auschwitz the year Rubinstein’s mother spent there.
Angela Merkel announces $60m donation to Auschwitz museum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited for the first time the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz, pledging an extra $66 million in funding to its memorial museum.
