During WW II, the Jews in Europe experienced the horrors of genocide and the antisemitic policy of Hitler. On March 1, 1941, Bulgaria became an ally of Germany and in … Read More The Jews in Bulgaria During World War II
Holocaust & Antisemitism
International Holocaust Memorial Day
The infamous Auschwitz-Berkenau death camp was liberated on Janurary 27, 1945 by the Soviet army. In honor of this milestone, the United Nations saw it fitting to designate January 27 as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Jews of Portugal
From the Golden Age of Discovery to the Inquisition, Portuguese Jewry went from the heights of wealth and success to the depths of anguish and despair. The history of Portugese … Read More The Jews of Portugal
What about the Jewish Nakba?
For decades, the Palestinians have nurtured the ethos of the Nakba while Israel chose to downplay the persecutions and expulsion of the Arab Jews. It is time to set the record straight.
Interview with Aryeh Leib Lebovitz
IsraCast presents an interview with Gen. (Ret.) Aryeh Leib “Eugene” Lebovitz, a Holocaust survivor, retired business executive, and Israeli pioneer now residing in Aventura, Florida. Mr. Lebovitz took time from … Read More Interview with Aryeh Leib Lebovitz
Europe wouldn’t allow it, why should Israel?
Ben-Dror Yemini One of the main claims of human rights organizations is that, regarding democratic behavior, Israel should adopt the norms accepted in democratic countries. That is a justified claim. … Read More Europe wouldn’t allow it, why should Israel?
Justice at last: the “Portuguese Dreyfus” is posthumously reinstated
Sixty-one years after his death in 1961, Captain Arthur Carlos de Barros Basto, the founder of the Jewish community in Porto and a passionate advocate for the Bnei Anousim of … Read More Justice at last: the “Portuguese Dreyfus” is posthumously reinstated
Jews in Morocco: The Fez Pogrom of 1912
This month the Jewish world will cite the one hundredth anniversary of one of the most painful events in the history of the Jews in Muslim lands – the “Tritel” – … Read More Jews in Morocco: The Fez Pogrom of 1912
Noah Flug – Holocaust Hero
President Shimon Peres: ‘The Late Noah Flug Was Untiring Worker For Rights Of Holocaust Survivors In Israel And Around The World’ Once Interviewed On IsraCast, Noah Flug Once Offered To Show Iranian President Mahmoud Achmadinejad Around Auschwitz
Netanyahu Will Receive Auschwitz Plans
Binyamin Netanyahu (Photo: Amit Shabi) Auschwitz Plans 70 years after “Crystal Night”, The State of Israel will recieve the original plans of the Auschwitz extermination camp which were found in Berlin last … Read More Netanyahu Will Receive Auschwitz Plans