Ofer Aderet

2 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ofer Aderet

Apr 28, 2025 2:04 pm IDTApr 28, 2025 2:04 pm IDTChaim Sznajderman, a Holocaust survivor from Poland, was killed two weeks after Israel's founding in 1948 in the battles for the roads to Jerusalem. The Defense Ministry listed Sznajderman as a "last descendant" – a family's last survivor after the Holocaust who then died in the War of Independence. Netanyahu wants to shut us down. Read Haaretz now.Netanyahu wants to shut us down. Read Haaretz now. SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBECancel anytimeAlready signed up?

2 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ofer Aderet

Why did the Hebrew University shut down a revised edition of excerpts of Hitler's work? It depends on whom you askApr 25, 2025 6:05 am IDTApr 25, 2025 6:05 am IDTThe publication of an unusual volume that had been scheduled for release by Hebrew University's Magnes Press had been dragging on for years. The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Gaza, budgetary considerations and other developments all contributed to the delay, but recently, it was finally decided to scrap the project entirely.

2 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ofer Aderet

'If people remember me, I want them to remember the Holocaust': Survivor Eve Kugler only spoke of what she went through decades after the Holocaust, eventually becoming a well-known public figure, and died on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day Apr 24, 2025 1:37 pm IDT Send in e-mailSend in e-mail Apr 24, 2025 1:37 pm IDT Holocaust survivor Eve Kugler, who was scheduled to take part in the annual March of the Living in Auschwitz on Thursday alongside dozens of fellow survivors from Israel...

2 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ofer Aderet

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3 weeks ago | haaretz.com | Ofer Aderet

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