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Good News August 9, 2019

Holocaust survivor, 104, has 'emotional' birthday celebration at the Western Wall with 400 descendants

Israeli Holocaust survivor, Shoshana Ovitz, 104, had one wish to celebrate her birthday this year and her family came through in a big way.

Germany August 8, 2019

Former SS guard, 92, to stand trial for 5,230 accessory to murder counts for role at Nazi concentration camp

A 92-year-old former SS private will stand trial this fall for 5,230 counts of accessory to murder at a Nazi concentration camp, a German court announced Thursday.

Robbery - Theft August 7, 2019

Florida caretaker allegedly scammed Holocaust survivor and her husband out of $116G life savings

A caretaker working for a Holocaust survivor and her husband allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the elderly Florida couple — and spent it on shopping trips, expensive restaurants and gifts cards, according to police.

Europe July 31, 2019

German blogger who made up family’s Holocaust story found dead in her Dublin apartment: report

 A German historian and disgraced blogger who was outed last month for creating a fake account of her family’s suffering during the Holocaust has been found dead at age 31, a report said.

Germany July 24, 2019

Last surviving Polish inmate from first transport to Auschwitz dies

The last surviving inmate from the initial transport of Polish prisoners to the German Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz has died, officials at the camp's museum said Wednesday.

Holocaust July 24, 2019

Former Nazi soldier charged after blaming victims for deaths, denying impact of Holocaust, report says

A former Nazi soldier is facing up to 7 years in prison after German prosecutors say he appeared on a television program and blamed his victims for their deaths, while also denying the impact of the Holocaust.

Holocaust July 16, 2019

Holocaust history now required in Oregon schools after law championed by teen, concentration camp survivor

Oregon public schools will now be required to teach students about the Holocaust, and other genocides throughout history, after the passage of a new bill signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on Monday.

Israel July 10, 2019

Israeli education minister likens marriage between US Jews and non-Jews to 'second Holocaust'

Israeli's minister of education recently compared during a cabinet meeting intermarriages between U.S. Jews and non-Jews to "a second Holocaust."

Holocaust July 8, 2019

Florida principal reassigned after he told parent he 'can't say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event'

The principal of a Florida high school allegedly refused to believe the Holocaust happened because "not everyone believes" the historical event — which left some six million people dead — actually happened.

Indiana July 4, 2019

Eva Kor, Holocaust survivor, dies peacefully at age 85

Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor who founded the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Educational Center in Indiana, died Thursday during her annual trip to Poland. She was 85 years old. 

Media June 25, 2019

Liberal site rips Holocaust Museum for its 'dreadful' intervention in 'concentration camps' debate

A liberal news site is getting a ton of blowback on Monday over a piece denouncing the Holocaust Museum's "dreadful" involvement in the national debate over concentration camps.