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D-Day’s 75th Anniversary Causes Renewed Interest in History in Some Classrooms
Kasey Turcol has just 75 minutes to explain to her high school students the importance of D-Day — and if this wasn’t the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, she wouldn’t devote that much time to it. D-Day is not part […]
Anti-Semitic Attacks ‘Spreading Like a Poison’ in France
A spate of anti-Semitic incidents has accompanied France’s yellow-vest protests in recent weeks, raising fears that the movement is stirring up hatred in the nation that is home to Europe’s largest Jewish population.
Auschwitz Survivors Pay Homage as World Remembers Holocaust
The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, and others during World War II.
Israeli Holocaust Survivor, Cipora Feivlovich, Remembers Auschwitz On her Birthday
As the world commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Sunday, death camp survivor Cipora Feivlovich marks her own personal milestone as she turns 92.
German-Jewish Author Edgar Hilsenrath Dies at 92
Edgar Hilsenrath, a German-Jewish writer whose fictional account of the Holocaust from the perspective of a Nazi perpetrator became a best-seller, has died at 92.
Anti-Semitism Casts a Dark Shadow Over the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah
Hanukkah is meant to mark the victory of the Jewish people over religious oppression.
Prince Charles to Call for Middle East Peace at Service for Persecuted Christians in London
LONDON (RNS) — The British heir to the throne who would also become Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he becomes king is to make an unprecedented plea for peace in the Middle East at a special service for persecuted Christians in London […]
Philippines President Duterte to Visit Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu
The first-ever visit of a leader of the Philippines is sure to be touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as another success in his campaign to enhance Israel’s relations across the globe. But critics say this outreach has come at a cost, with Netanyahu cozying […]
How the Modern State of Israel Plays a Role in Fulfilling Biblical Prophecy
When President Donald Trump moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem many people of faith quickly recognized the biblical significance of such a move. Trump, like King Cyrus before him, fulfilled biblical prophecy, by recognizing that Jerusalem is the eternal capital […]
Gudrun Burwitz, Ever-Loyal Nazi ‘Princess’ and Daughter of Mastermind Heinrich Himmler, Dies at 88
Gudrun Burwitz, the true-believing daughter of Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany’s highest-ranking official after Adolf Hitler, died May 24 in or near Munich. She was 88.
4 Palestinians Killed in Protest Near Gaza Border
Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas as thousands of Palestinians protested near the Gaza border fence Friday, and at least four demonstrators were killed, including a teenage boy, with over 600 wounded, Gaza health officials said.
