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A new study showed how disconnected younger generations have become from the realities of the Holocaust. Professor of Modern Jewish History Deborah Lipstadt explains why that is so dangerous.

The rise of Holocaust deniers on social media platforms has been deeply painful to the elderly survivors of the genocide. These survivors are now taking to Facebook with the hashtag #NoDenyingIt to call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust deniers from the company’s platforms

The rise of Holocaust deniers on social media platforms has been deeply painful to the elderly survivors of the genocide. These survivors are now taking to Facebook with the hashtag #NoDenyingIt to call on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove Holocaust deniers from the company’s platforms.

A court in Hamburg, Germany, convicted former Nazi guard Bruno Dey of being an accessory to the murder of over 5,200 prisoners during World War II.

Monday marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

People across Connecticut held somber ceremonies on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp by the Soviet army

Survivors of the Auschwitz death camp tell their harrowing stories as they gather at the site to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp – some of them for the first time.

Shortly before they were rounded up by Nazi troops in Belgium and deported to Auschwitz in 1942, the parents of three-year-old Maurice Gluck placed their only child in the care of a local Christian family. Gluck forgot his Yiddish mother tongue and that he even had parents of his own.

Europe’s Catholic bishops are marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a statement denouncing anti-Semitism and the “manipulation” of the truth for political aims.

One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era and its enthusiastic support of Adolf Hitler, The Associated Press has learned.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Monday defended recent remarks she made about the Holocaust and Israel and lashed out at President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers for “spreading outright lies” about her, NBC News reported. During an interview on Yahoo News’s “Skullduggery” podcast released Friday, Tlaib was asked about her support for a one-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. Tlaib...

A powerful public figure is accused of sexual assault in a Manhattan hotel room. There’s media frenzy. Enter go-to defense attorney Ben Brafman.

Sirens wailed, church bells tolled and yellow paper daffodils of remembrance dotted the crowd as Polish and Jewish leaders extolled the heroism and determination of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighters on the 75th anniversary of their ill-fated rebellion. Polish President Andrzej Duda and World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder said the hundreds of young Jews who took to arms in...

The Italian soccer federation says a passage from Anne Frank’s diary will be read before matches this week to condemn the acts of anti-Semitism by Lazio fans and to keep alive memories of the Holocaust. The FIGC also says a minute of silence will be observed before Serie A, B and C matches this week, plus amateur and youth games...

Two right-wing activists who Ohio Republican Josh Mandel defended this summer against labeling by an anti-hate group have launched a super PAC backing his bid for U.S. Senate. Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec are among founders of the political action committee launched Monday. Both men were involved in the conspiracy theory dubbed “pizzagate,” which suggested Hillary Clinton was running a...