Germany Berlin honours Levi family with memorial 'stumbling stone' plaques On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the victims of the Nazi regime are commemorated throughout Germany. At the same time, anti-semitism in the western European country and across the continent is rising at an alarming rate. 27/01/2026
The Cube Elon Musk's Grok revives a long-debunked claim about Auschwitz Musk's AI chatbot Grok repeated a long-debunked antisemitic trope about Auschwitz that experts told The Cube contradicts overwhelming evidence. 21/11/2025
France Four Bulgarians sentenced for defacing Paris Holocaust Memorial Judges found the 'red hands' graffiti was part of a coordinated campaign to stir division in France, echoing a previous pro-Russian disinformation operation. 31/10/2025
Culture news Anne Frank play sparks horror by depicting diarist as pansexual Latina The musical "Slam Frank" has sparked controversy in Germany by depicting the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank as a pansexual hip-hop musician. Despite fierce criticism, the play's run has been extended with tickets selling out fast. 29/10/2025
Culture news 'Lost Shtetl': Lithuania opens museum commemorating Jewish community Lithuania’s Jewish community was one of the most devastated by the Holocaust in all of Europe. During the Second World War, between 90 and 95% of Lithuania’s Jewish population was murdered. Now, Lithuania has opened the “Lost Shtetl” museum, recreating a Jewish town wiped out during Nazi occupation. 21/09/2025
Cinema Acclaimed Holocaust documentary projected on Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum 'Occupied City' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 as a 4h28 minute cut. It focuses on the stories of more than 2,000 Amsterdam homes during WWII. Now, it will be shown continuously until the end of January 2026 as the full work of art director Steve McQueen originally intended. 11/09/2025
Culture news Imperial War Museum defends Holocaust caption criticised by historians The caption - describing the Nazi Nuremberg Laws as defining Jews by how many “observant” Jewish grandparents they had - has been called misleading by two leading Holocaust historians. 14/08/2025
Poland Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker over Auschwitz denial Grzegorz Braun was widely condemned by leading figures in Poland after labelling Auschwitz concentration camp and its gas chambers as "fake". 15/07/2025
Culture news Trump ousts Biden-era Holocaust Council members including Doug Emhoff Emhoff has condemned the move by Trump as a dangerous politicisation of Holocaust remembrance. 30/04/2025
No Comment Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day with nationwide silence Israel came to a standstill on Thursday as a two-minute siren sounded across the country to honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. 24/04/2025
Europe News Suspect in Berlin stabbing attack is Syrian refugee, police say The attack took place two days before snap parliamentary elections in Germany in which migration has become a top issue, pushed to the forefront by five deadly attacks involving immigrants over the past nine months. 22/02/2025
World News Holocaust survivor: “What Israel is doing is horrible” Corrie Hermann addressed the European Parliament in Brussels to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, recalling her father’s history. Pál Hermann, one of the greatest cellists of his era, was killed in a concentration camp, but his cello has survived to this day. Hermann spoke to Euronews. 31/01/2025
No Comment UN honours Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day UN chief António Guterres warned of growing antisemitism and urged the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation. 28/01/2025
Culture news New York hosts first-ever full replica of Anne Frank’s hiding place A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's secret annex opened in New York City on Holocaust Remembrance Day, offering a look into her two years in hiding. 28/01/2025
Europe News Survivors warn of rising antisemitism on Auschwitz liberation day Politicians were asked not to speak at this year's event, as it could be the last time survivors gather on 27 January, the date when the Soviets liberated the Nazi death camp in 1945. 27/01/2025
Germany Musk criticised for telling Germans to move 'beyond the past' The tech billionaire made the controversial comment at an AfD rally, two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. 27/01/2025