Germany will compensate Kindertransport survivors $2,800 each
by Toby Axelrod BERLIN (JTA) — Germany has agreed to compensate those who fled Nazi Germany as children on the so-called Kindertransport with a one-time…
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Honouring Victims of Genocide: Statement from Premier Notley
(December 9, 2018) – Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the United Nations’ International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of…
A girl’s doll is a poignant reminder of the horrors of Kristallnacht
By Hillel Kuttler JERUSALEM (JTA) – For decades as an adult, Lore Mayerfeld kept a doll on a chair in an off-limits bedroom or high…
In Jerusalem, Angela Merkel emphasizes Germany’s obligation to fight anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (JTA) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel emphasized her country’s special obligation to combat anti-Semitism during a speech at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in…
Court upholds decision to revoke Oberlander’s Canadian citizenship
Toronto, ON — For years, Holocaust Survivors and their families have been calling for Helmut Oberlander to be brought to justice. On September 27, Canada’s…