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To the children of the Ajanakus who were suddenly made orphans through the killing of both their parents, and to all families affected by the tragedy, I have nothing but an invocation: God will beam His light into the present darkness and expose the savages. God will comfort you and …

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?” Ill and emaciated, during the last two weeks of her life the 91-year-old could not even stand up. She died on April …

A list of names broke the stillness at the Westpark Cemetery on Thursday on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD)’s annual memorial ceremony honouring the six million people, the majority Jews, killed in the Holocaust. The names of men, women and children of all …

The announcement comes as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Israel for the first time since becoming the leader. Germany has agreed to extend another $720m (648 million euros) to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors, according to the organisation that handles claims on behalf …

Goldberg had said the Nazi genocide of six million Jews was ‘not about race’, prompting widespread condemnation. United States actor Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks from the ABC network show she hosts following controversial comments she made about the Holocaust. Goldberg, who co-hosts “The View” talk show, …

Despite an apology from the host of “The View” talk show, ABC News President Kim Godwin said she had decided it was not enough. “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” Godwin said in a statement posted on the TV channel’s …

ABC News president Kim Godwin made the announcement, saying Goldberg is out for two weeks. An apology wasn’t enough to keep Whoopi Goldberg from receiving punishment for her recent remarks about the Holocaust. Goldberg became a trending topic across all social media platforms following comments she made while on The …

American actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has been slammed for expressing her views on the Holocaust. During a discussion about the award-winning graphic novel Maus on The View, Goldberg said the Holocaust was “not about race”, adding that it was “two groups of white people”.  The 66-year-old actress has since …

While on “The View,” Goldberg made a few comments that caused a wave of backlash. Her remarks about the Holocaust made Whoopi Goldberg a target today and she has surfaced with an apology. The veteran actress and The View host ruffled feathers while on the talk show where they were discussing …

A school board in Tennessee has added to a surge in book bans by conservatives with an order to remove the award-winning 1986 graphic novel on the Holocaust, Maus, from local student libraries. Author Art Spiegelman told CNN Thursday – coincidentally International Holocaust Remembrance Day – that the ban of …