Holocaust survivor finds missing nephew.
Holocaust survivor Eliahu Pietruszka finally met his nephew at the age of 102. The old man, who now lives in a nursing home, fled Poland at the beginning of World War II
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A Christian town faces its sins in post-war Hungary in “1945”.
Written and directed by Ferenc Török, based on the short story “Homecoming” by Gábor T. Szántó, “1945” is a movie set in an era where
The unbelievable heroic story of an Irish priest.
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was wanted for saving hundreds of Jews in Rome during elaborate disguised operations that earned him the name ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’
Drama shows struggle against Holocaust deniers.
A film related to the controversies that still today arise about the truthfulness of the Holocaust was released last year (2016).
Father of Sion who saved more than 500 during WWII completes 50 years of death.
This Saturday (January 28) marks 50 years since the death of the remarkable father of Sion who saved hundreds of Jewish children during the Second World War. Father Théomir Devaux (d. 28 January 1967) devoted most of his life to the development of Judeo-Christian relationship. He spent several years at Ratisbonne Monastery, in Jerusalem and Read More
Holocaust Survivors celebrate Bar mitzvahs in Jerusalem.
Daniel Schechter, a citizen from Tel Aviv, posted on internet this amazing and very significant picture taken yesterday near the Western Wall, in Jerusalem. He explains personally why this picture is so meaningful: “I feel INSANELY BLESSED to have witnessed what I did today! I took a spontaneous trip to Jerusalem and went to visit Read More
The moving story of Francine Christophe (video).
Born in 1933, Francine Christophe was deported with her mother at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1944. Released the following year, she continues to share her experience and memories, particularly with the younger generations. Watch the video below: Source: Youtube.
New museum honors Poles killed for helping Jews in Holocaust.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda opened a new museum that will honor hundreds of Poles killed for helping Jews during the Holocaust. The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews, in the village of Markowa, opens at the site in southern Poland where Germans killed an entire family for sheltering Jews in 1944. The victims included Read More
Scrolls found in secret Warsaw ghetto synagogue.
The three Books of Esther scrolls survived the liquidation of the ghetto following the 1943 uprising and remained hidden until recently, when the collapse of a wall in an old building revealed the synagogue. Three Books of Esther scrolls that survived the Holocaust and were read on Purim were recently discovered in a hidden synagogue Read More