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Holocaust survivor, among last prisoners of Auschwitz, passes away

Mordechai Papirblat was a prisoner who worked in hard labor for a period of about 900 days until he managed to escape from a death march at the end of January 1945.

BDE. We are losing these people rapidly, they represent the last living witnesses to the worst crime ever perpetrated on humanity, at a time when Holocaust denial is becoming not o my common, but trendy, fashionable, and common. Just repeating “never again” over and over again does nothing. We need to FIGHT antisemitism wherever it appears. End of story-there is no other way.

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Robert Clary, Holocaust Survivor and Corporal LeBeau on ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 96

The French actor and singer spent 31 months in a concentration camp but said he had no reservations about starring in a TV comedy about the Nazis.

BDE. This is sad news. He spent 31 months in concentration camps, including Auschwitz. We are losing the witnesses to the most heinous crime ever committed. I also grew up, and living, “Hogan’s Heroes” and he was the last living connection to the cast. He was also a regular face in L.A.’s Jewish community. He will be greatly missed.

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Inseparable to the last: Sisters who survived Holocaust, moved to US, die days apart

Ruth Scheuer Siegler and Ilse Scheuer Nathan, who said they helped each other survive Nazi camp, are remembered for remaining inseparable throughout their lives

This is so sad. We are quickly losing all of the witnesses to the worst crime in human history. It’s happening at a time when Holocaust denial is becoming acceptable in many quarters. May the memory of these two brave women be for a blessing.

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Ukrainian Holocaust survivors are being helped to flee Putin's army by a US-based charity

Israel has taken in almost 300 Holocaust survivors from Ukraine. Among them is 100-year-old Dova Govergeviz (pictured), who is now in an Israeli care home.

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Fleeing war yet again, 21 Holocaust survivors touch down in Israel on rescue flights

Hundreds of Ukrainian Holocaust survivors have immigrated to Israel since Russia invaded their country two months ago

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Pre-Pesach Rescue of Three Holocaust Survivors From Ukraine Is a Sign of Hope

A photo of the Ukraine rescue operation. Photo: United Hatzalah. Earlier this month, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we …

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91-year-old Holocaust Survivor Perishes in Mariupol Basement

As she lay dying in a Mariupol basement, freezing and pleading for water, Holocaust survivor Vanda Semyonovna Obiedkova wanted to know only one thing: “Why is this happening?”

Politics | Politics

TikTokers wished a 97-year-old Auschwitz survivor a 'happy Holocaust' as some 'Free Palestine' supporters target Jewish social media users with antisemitic abuse

Following Israel's bombing campaign on Gaza, Jewish creators' social media content was often spammed with antisemitic comments.

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82 Years Later, Reunited Childhood Friends Torn Apart By Holocaust Zoom Regularly

Survivors at the Dachau concentration camp cheer their liberation by US soldiers. Photo: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of …

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What the world can learn from Israel's vaccination drive; Israel to provide COVID vaccines for Holocaust survivors around the world

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“Students for Justice in Palestine" proud of harassing a Holocaust survivor

This video was proudly uploaded by a branch of Students for Justice in Palestine.

Disgusting. This woman has called for another Jewish genocide and she’s allowed to remain on campus. IMAGINE if a Jewish student had said something similar. Antisemitism is FAR more common, and the statistics back this up, than “Islamaphobia,” yet (in some quarters) it is an issue that is almost never raised (except when it can be exploited for political gain). This person should be treated like the human garbage she is. That’s true for the rest of the SJP membership as well.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Arab plumbers in Haifa refuse to charge Holocaust survivor

Here is a nice story that was only in the Hebrew-language media a couple of weeks ago.

History | History

Holocaust survivor owes her life to a Nazi officer’s Great Dane

Nina Dinar, 93, has loved dogs since childhood and that saved her in a Nazi labor camp in Poland

I wasn’t sure if this belonged in Jewish Community, History or Dogs. What a fascinating story. I didn’t know about this at all.

Politics | The "Squad"

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declines Auschwitz visit with Holocaust survivor - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post

Edward Mosberg told the congresswoman, "now is an opportunity that won’t repeat itself"

Responding to Ocasio-Cortez’s decision, Mosberg, who survived both Płaszów and Mauthausen, told The Jerusalem Post that “at 93-years-old, like most survivors, I won’t be able to go on these trips for much longer.”

“Now is an opportunity that won’t repeat itself, where one can visit German-Nazi concentration camps with a witness of these atrocities,” he continued. “This is the last generation that will be able to speak and learn from survivors.”

Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation

Israeli Tech Entrepreneurs Host 2nd Hackathon To Support Holocaust Survivors

TLV Starters will host its second hackathon aimed at promoting Holocaust education and aiding Holocaust survivors. | NoCamels

History | History

‘The Invisibles’ Tells the Amazing Tale of Four Holocaust Survivors

A scene from “The Invisibles.” Photo: Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment. When death knocked at her door, Hanni Weissenberg refused to …