After the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, the Nazis stepped up the persecution of the Jewish people: Nobody knows how many Jewish people died during the Holocaust, but the usual figure given is ...

Eight decades after the Holocaust, its memory is at a "crossroads" as survivors who can offer first-hand accounts of the horrors of Nazi-era Europe dwindle, said the head of an Israeli memorial centre ...

It is clear from his notes that he expected to die in the camp ... Such rare, direct evidence is "central" for documenting the Holocaust, Mr Polian said. Last month the Institute of Contemporary ...

Jewish people call the Holocaust the 'Shoah', which means 'destruction' or 'catastrophe'. It's estimated that 6 million Jewish people died. The Nazis also: Many Jewish people were saved by acts of ...

Leading Holocaust historian Deborah E. Lipstadt, MA’72, PhD’76, will deliver Brandeis’ 68th Commencement address and receive an honorary degree on Sunday, May 19. The Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish ...

A Polish court has ordered two Holocaust historians to apologise to the niece of a dead village mayor, for having accused him of collaborating with the Nazis in World War Two. Despite finding them ...