News of holocaust

Austria's newest citizens reclaim birthright stolen by the Nazis

03-05-2021 12:09 Almost 76 years after the end of the Holocaust, the descendants of those forced out of Austria by the Nazis are reclaiming the nationality stolen from their refugee ancestors.

Yom HaShoah

An exercise in perspective, 77 years on from the Warsaw Ghetto uprising

20-04-2020 16:10 Monday night marks Yom HaShoah, the day in Hebrew Calendar that remembers the uprising at the Warsaw Ghetto.

by Dr. Ariel Gelblung

Shoah Memorial

Holocaust Museum of Buenos Aires re-opens after US$4.5M renovation

15-02-2020 03:25 City museum dedicated to the Shoah opens its doors to the public, showcasing interactive testimonies with survivors.

by Joseph Charney

EDITORIAL

Symbolism and pragmatism

25-01-2020 10:38 President Alberto Fernández has chosen a destination laden with profoundly ethical symbolism for his first journey abroad, and yet the pragmatic prism through which he appears to view every issue seems to have tinged most of the analysis.

AUSCHWITZ: 75 YEARS ON

The last survivors: fading memories of Auschwitz

25-01-2020 10:19 As Israel marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp at a ceremony to be attended by a host of world leaders, survivors give their testimonies.

GUEST VOICE

Honour the dead and attend to the living

25-01-2020 10:09 It is impossible to think that Man could submit one of its own kind to such an experience as the Holocaust.

by Ariel Gelblung

75TH ANNIVERARY OF LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ

Young Jews and Muslims remember Holocaust in Buenos Aries

25-01-2020 09:34 Representatives from the two communities were keen to emphasise how dialogue builds bridges and destroys prejudice.

ALBERTO IN ISRAEL

Fernández vows to uncover truth about AMIA bombing

25-01-2020 09:22 President promises Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu that Argentina’s commitment to finding out truth about AMIA bombing is “absolute” during bilateral meeting in Jerusalem.

by Joseph Charney

First Foreign Trip

Fernández joins world leaders at Holocaust event in Jerusalem

23-01-2020 12:10 Leaders call on world to combat anti-Semitism as president attends gathering marking the Holocaust and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

First Foreign Trip

Packed agenda awaits for Alberto Fernández as he lands in Israel

22-01-2020 14:11 President arrives in Tel Aviv on commercial flight. He is scheduled to have bilateral meetings with both the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his time in Israel.

FIRST FOREIGN TRIP

Fernández flies to Israel in first foreign trip as president

21-01-2020 11:19 Argentine leader will attend commemorations marking Holocaust and 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz. He will also meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, in his first bilateral meeting as head of state on foreign soil.

First Foreign Trip

Symbolic and strategic: Fernández picks Israel for first foreign trip

17-01-2020 00:12 President’s decision to visit Jerusalem next week welcomed by Jewish community in Buenos Aires.

by Joseph Charney

NAZI MEMORABILIA

Holocaust museum in Buenos Aires takes custody of Nazi artifacts

03-10-2019 10:13 Museum of the Holocaust in Belgrano takes custody of collection, which was discovered by federal police and Interpol agents in a collector’s home north of Buenos Aires in June 2017.