“There was a straight road to Auschwitz,” says Wendy Lower, John K. Roth Professor of History and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College in California. “When you look … more

A benefit breakfast for YUConnects is set for this Sunday, April 26, 9:30 to 11 am, at the home of Malky and Jay Spector, 12 Waverly Pl. in Lawrence. Dr. David Pelcovitz will speak on “From … more

Years ago, I got the idea for a novel about the last living survivor of the Holocaust. He would be a child survivor, born in 1939 as a hidden child in a Jewish ghetto, and would live there until his … more

When Lior Lampert and his family immigrated to Long Island from Israel in 2002, he was just shy of five-years-old, spoke only Hebrew and began school and a new life immersed in confusion. In his … more

“I want to be a part of something greater than myself,” says 24-year-old Ron Nahshon of Washington Heights, who is preparing to move to Israel this summer with his wife Sara. Born in … more

You could call it Israel’s version of former U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “fireside chat.” President Reuven Rivlin, 75, sat down with English-speaking reporters in … more

As the siren rang last Thursday, faculty members and students of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls stood for a moment of silence, reflecting on those who lost their lives in the … more

Last Thursday, the 27th of Nisan, HANC high school’s commemoration of Yom Hashoah began with a candle-lighting ceremony by grandchildren of survivors in memory of the six million Jews who … more

Just a week ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader, the despotic Ayatollah Khamenei, announced there would be no way he would allow nuclear inspections on military sites, that there would be no surprise … more

A Five Towns 5K race on Sunday attracted 420 runners and raised $30,000 to support Beit Halochem rehabilitation centers in Israel. The centers have served over 51,000 disabled Israeli veterans since … more