By INNA ROGATHCHI— A special exhibition of The Auschwitz Album Re-Visited will be opened at the Jewish People Memory and Holocaust Museum in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, in commemoration of the International Holocaust and Remembrance Day at the end of January 2014. The exhibition–representing the unique art work by the well-known American artist Pat Mercer Hutchens–is curated…
Some say Israel should withdraw its military from the Jordan Valley and rely on international forces for its security. Most Israelis oppose the idea. Our new video explains why.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF, JPOST— In his exceptionally warm speech in the Knesset last Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper rightly pointed out that the attacks that Israel endures in the international community regarding its alleged or actual wrongdoings are totally out of proportion by any measure, and are frequently motivated by a new variety…
By BAN KI-MOON, YNET— This year’s observance of the International Remembrance Day on January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp – falls at a time when there are reminders all around us of the dangers of forgetting. This year marks two decades since the genocide in Rwanda. Conflicts in…
By DAN MARGALIT, ISRAEL HAYOM— An unprecedented Israeli delegation will attend Monday’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day events in Poland. In a week where SS commander Heinrich Himmler’s personal letters were unearthed, it is only symbolic that the sovereign Jewish state makes this symbolic gesture. The renewed interest in the Holocaust can be attributed to the…