Holocaust
Sami Steigmann and StandWithUs Kenneth Leventhal High School Intern Sam Stavchansky (Photo by Octavia Liku)
June 2, 2026, 1:46 pm
Holocaust survivor brings living history to local schools
Sami Steigmann recounts his experience navigating loss and leadership with Pittsburgh Public School students and community members.
By Octavia Liku
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers." Photo by Kait Lavo
May 15, 2026, 11:47 am
‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union
Daniela Gerson was surprised to learn that most survivors, like her grandparents, survived not in concentration camps, ghettos or forests, but in the mountains of Sibera.
By Shira Li Bartov
Allan Tissenbaum (right) and his mother Ellen (second from left) took part in the March of the Living in April with Tissenbaum's son Jeremy (left) and niece Molly. (Photo by PBL Photography) 
May 11, 2026, 3:18 pm
Nonagenarian survivor takes part in March of the Living
“I wanted to honor her by doing the March,” Tissenbaum said. “I was really thinking of paying homage to her.”
By David Rullo
Rosanne Levine speaks on a panel during a visit to Germany. Photo courtesy of (Rosanne Levine)
May 4, 2026, 11:44 am
Germany trip offers Squirrel Hill resident insights on past and future
'True reconciliation can only happen if we acknowledge what has happened in the past and we do everything we can to make sure that it doesn't happen again'
By Adam Reinherz
Renee Albersheim was murdered during the Holocaust. A Jewish couple in Florida has said the Mourner's Kaddish for her daily for years. (Courtesy Susan Bell)
April 14, 2026, 2:52 pm
Many children killed in the Holocaust had no one to say Kaddish for them. These Jews have stepped up.
Dozens of families at a Florida synagogue have “adopted” child victims to memorialize as their own.
By Stewart Ain
Holocaust Center director Emily Loeb speaks to attendees on April 13. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 14, 2026, 9:21 am
Community marks Yom HaShoah with testimony, music and remembrance
'With the passage of time, those of us who are children and grandchildren of survivors now have the responsibility of helping to ensure that the survivors’ stories continue to be heard'
By Adam Reinherz
A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970. (KPA/United Archives via Getty Images)
April 6, 2026, 8:34 am
A lost novel from 1943 predicted the Holocaust. Now, it has been recovered.
Friedrich Torberg depicted a fictional concentration camp while he was losing at least 15 members of his family.
By Shira Li Bartov
Noam Ash (left) and Charlie Barnett (right) in the 2026 film "Bookends," written by Ash. (Courtesy Noam Ash)
March 6, 2026, 1:38 pm
Jewish writers initiative launches first film: a comedy about a Holocaust survivor and his gay grandson
F. Murray Abraham stars in “Bookends” alongside its writer, Noam Ash.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Visitors enter the Queen Sofía National Museum Art Centre in Madrid, Spain on Oct. 13, 2011. (Photo courtesy of the museum)
February 17, 2026, 8:25 am
Madrid museum faces lawsuit for kicking out three Israeli women
Reina Sofía allegedly removed the elderly visitors, including the one who lived through the Holocaust, for wearing Jewish symbols.
By Canaan Lidor
A ship docks in Tangier, Morocco. (Photo by Photo by Sasha P via Pexels)
February 15, 2026, 12:08 pm
From Dresden to Tangier to Pittsburgh: Survivor Jerry Guttman tells a story of escape and resilience
'You don't have to necessarily stay where you are just because you're there. There are opportunities'
By Adam Reinherz
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on stage at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Jan. 27, 2026. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
February 4, 2026, 9:00 am
Josh Shapiro, Philly DA Larry Krasner spar over ICE-Nazi comparisons
After the Jewish governor criticized a Holocaust comparison, the prosecutor scolded Shapiro by quoting a Civil Rights-era rabbi.
By Andrew Lapin
US Vice President JD Vance (R) and his wife Usha Vance (L) visit the gravestone with the ashes of an unknown prisoner and the wall with the inscription "Never again" in five languages, during a tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site in Dachau, southern Germany, on February 13, 2025. (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 2:17 pm
Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement
The vice president has a history of minimizing antisemitism on the right.
By Andrew Lapin
Bergen-Belsen memorial. (Photo by Chripps, courtesy of flickr.com)
January 28, 2026, 10:17 am
German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen
They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.
By Menachem Z. Rosensaft
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in Dublin, Ireland, July 04, 2024. (Huzeyfe Tastan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
January 21, 2026, 12:03 pm
Survey shows half of Irish adults do not know 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust
The new survey from the Claims Conference found nearly one in 10 Irish adults believe the Holocaust is a myth.
By Grace Gilson
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Image by hannahlmyers from Pixabay)
January 21, 2026, 9:20 am
Human swastikas: When Holocaust education is no longer considered relevant
How can we translate the Shoah’s testimonies into actionable, practical lessons for the 21st century?
By Jan Lee
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