The Holocaust
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
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The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. The murders were carried out primarily through mass shootings and poison gas in extermination camps, chiefly Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Belzec, Sobibor, and Chełmno in occupied Poland. Separate Nazi persecutions killed a similar or larger number of non-Jewish civilians and prisoners of war (POWs); the term Holocaust is sometimes used to refer to the persecution of these other groups.
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Pupils learn about the horrors of the Holocaust by 'talking' to survivors using AI and virtual realitySchool students are to get the chance to understand the horrors of the Holocaust by "talking" to survivors, thanks to Artificial Intelligence and virtual reality.Sky News - Published | |
'Cancerous' pro-Palestinian university protests 'reminiscent of 1930s Germany', Holocaust expert saysProtests on US university campuses are "cancerous" and reminiscent of 1930s Germany, the chairman of the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre has told Sky News.Sky News - Published | |
'A force for good': Holocaust survivor Henry Wuga dies aged 100A Holocaust survivor who spent much of his life educating people about the Nazi atrocity has been remembered as a "force for good" following his death at the age of 100.Sky News - Published | |
Jewish people in Belgium say friends have packed bags ready to flee amid spike in antisemitismA Holocaust survivor in Belgium says she knows Jewish people who have packed their bags ready to flee amid a spike in antisemitism.Sky News - Published | |
'Sacred space being used to normalise genocide': Protests outside Holocaust museum as Israeli president visitsThe Israeli president's visit to the newly-opened National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam has sparked protests in the city.Sky News - Published | |
India mourns Holocaust victims, reaffirms its stand against terrorism amid Israel-Hamas warUnion MoS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh emphasized India's commitment to peace and condemned terrorism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He expressed solidarity with the victims of the Israel-Hamas..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Holocaust survivor fears horrific event can happen againLily Ebert, one of the last remaining survivors from Auschwitz-Birkenau, told Sky News that she believes the Holocaust could happen again.Sky News - Published | |
'I can't believe this is England': 'Unprecedented' rise in antisemitic incidents, charity findsAntisemitic incidents referencing the Holocaust have increased by 104% across the UK in 2023, new figures obtained by Sky News show.Sky News - Published | |
Who is the Holocaust survivor among ICJ judges in South Africa vs Israel case?A Holocaust survivor was on the panel of judges in the International Court of Justice - voting in favour of two of the measures in the case South Africa brought against Israel.Sky News - Published | |
Rapper Skepta vows to be 'more mindful' as he removes artwork after Holocaust criticismRapper Skepta has responded after artwork for his upcoming single was criticised for alluding to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published | |
Bibi should be killed sans trial: Congress MPFollowing the terror attacks on October 7, Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan made a shocking statement on Saturday, stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “should be shot and killed..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Holocaust Survivor Living in Israel Says Hamas Repeating Nazi AtrocitiesA Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust -- and is currently living in Israel -- is getting terrible flashbacks amid the attacks by Hamas ... a group she calls "inhuman," and horrifyingly reminiscent..TMZ.com - Published | |
French holocaust denier faces extradition from ScotlandA convicted Holocaust denier who spent two years on the run is to be extradited back to France, a Scottish court has ruled.Sky News - Published | Councillor who linked minister's actions to Holocaust quits with immediate effectA county councillor has quit her cabinet post after she accused a government minister of "whipping up anti-Traveller feeling".Sky News - Published |
Elon Musk's X removes Holocaust denial post after days of criticismElon Musk's social media platform X has deleted a post denying the Holocaust several days after it was highlighted by the Auschwitz Museum.Sky News - Published | Yazidi genocide by Islamic State ranked alongside Holocaust after UK recognitionCrimes of genocide were committed by Islamic State militants against an ancient religious community in Iraq and Syria, the UK has acknowledged.Sky News - Published |
Roseanne Barr's Son Defends Comments About Denying Holocaust, Says It's SarcasmRoseanne Barr is taking a lot of heat for seemingly denying the Holocaust ... but her son says her controversial podcast comments are being taken out of context, and she was just being sarcastic...TMZ.com - Published | MP kicked out of Tory party after comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust Andrew Bridgen has been kicked out of the Conservative Party after comparing COVID vaccines to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published |
WWE apologises for Auschwitz image used in preview show World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has apologised after using an image from the Nazi Holocaust camp Auschwitz during a preview show.Sky News - Published | Holocaust survivor becomes TikTok star aged 85 A holocaust survivor who hid among dead bodies at the Auschwitz concentration camp has become a TikTok star at the age of 85.Sky News - Published |
'I saw blood on the snow': Holocaust survivor shares horror of watching Nazi death squad kill her mum Hannah Lewis was just seven years old when she watched a Nazi death squad execute her mother.Sky News - Published | MP who compared vaccines to Holocaust threatens to sue Matt Hancock over 'antisemitism' claim A former Tory MP who compared the COVID vaccine rollout to the Holocaust has threatened to sue Matt Hancock for saying his comments were "antisemitic".Sky News - Published |
The Nazi hunter: Remembering victims of the HolocaustEvery year on 27 January, people remember and reflect on the genocide carried out by the Nazis during the Second World War.Sky News - Published | Holocaust survivor says home secretary's words on migrants are similar to those of Nazi Germany A Holocaust survivor has told Sky News that the language used by Home Secretary Suella Braverman to describe immigrants is "very, very similar" to that used in Nazi Germany against Jewish people.Sky News - Published |
Tory MP who lost whip after comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust defends remarks Andrew Bridgen has insisted his comments comparing the COVID vaccine roll-out to the Holocaust were in "no way anti-Semitic" in his first statement since losing the Conservative whip.Sky News - Published | Holocaust survivor says Tory MP 'failed in his duty to British public' with vaccine comparison A Holocaust survivor has condemned a Tory MP's "mind-boggling ignorance" after he compared the mass genocide of Jewish people during World War II to the COVID vaccine rollout.Sky News - Published |
What does it mean for MPs to 'lose the whip' in Parliament? Andrew Bridgen has become the latest MP in the Commons to lose the whip after he compared the roll-out of COVID vaccines to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published | MP Andrew Bridgen has Tory whip removed after remarks on COVID vaccines and HolocaustProminent backbench MP Andrew Bridgen is no longer part of the group of Conservatives in parliament after he compared the COVID vaccine to the Holocaust.Sky News - Published |
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Stop comparing the Holocaust to other events, Israeli leader urges The Israeli leader has called on the world to stop comparing the Holocaust to other events in history.Sky News - Published | Helmut Sonneberg: A spellbinder's story of survival, no longer kept secretHelmut Sonneberg is a Holocaust survivor who for years did not speak of its horrors. His football club encouraged him to bear witness.BBC Sport - Published |
Zelensky Tells Putin 'You are Killing Holocaust Victims for the Second Time'President Volodymyr Zelensky turned the tables on Putin Wednesday, telegraphing he was acting like a Nazi by bombing a sacred part of his country that has become a memorial to Ukrainian Holocaust..TMZ.com - Published | 'Reprehensible' - Campaigners demand Netflix drops Jimmy Carr's Holocaust joke An anti-hate campaign has demanded that Netflix removes a clip of Jimmy Carr making an "offensive" joke about the Holocaust, saying it must acknowledge its "grave error of judgement".Sky News - Published |
Jimmy Carr's Holocaust joke is 'deeply disturbing', says No 10Jimmy Carr's joke about the Holocaust was "deeply disturbing" but it is a matter for Netflix whether the comedian's show should remain on its streaming service, Downing Street has said.Sky News - Published | 'I'm going down swinging': Jimmy Carr responds to Holocaust joke controversy Jimmy Carr has responded to the controversy surrounding his viral joke about the Holocaust, telling gig-goers that he is "going down swinging".Sky News - Published |
Jimmy Carr condemned for 'disturbing' Holocaust joke about travellers Jimmy Carr has been condemned for making a "truly disturbing" joke about the travelling community and the Holocaust.Sky News - Published | 'The View' Invited to Film At Museum of Tolerance After Whoopi Goldberg SuspensionNow here's an idea ... filming "The View" at the Museum of Tolerance to show support for the Jewish community and educate viewers about the Holocaust. Rabbi Abraham Cooper from the famed Simon..TMZ.com - Published |
AEW Pulls Wrestler Brian Kendrick Over 'Abhorrent' Past Comments On 9/11, HolocaustWrestler Brian Kendrick was just yanked from making his AEW debut on Wednesday ... after the former WWE star's past comments about tragedies like 9/11, the Sandy Hook shooting and the Holocaust..TMZ.com - Published | |
