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La Rafle: Torture and the crimes of history

Film attempts to recreate the terror of the 1942 Rafle du Vel d'Hiv, in which 13,000 Jews were rounded up in Paris.

Muslim integration in Germany

Stephan J. Kramer, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, observes the complex reality behind the debate on Muslim integration in Germany.

French nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld winds up Holocaust conferences in Arab states

French Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld on Monday urged Muslims and Jews to learn about their mutual suffering as a way to bring them closer, after a series of Holocaust conferences mostly in Arab states.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France: Spokesman's Declaration

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs joins the "Aladdin Project" in organizing, from January 27 to February 8, a series of events in several French cultural centers and institutes on the occasion of the International Day of commemoration of the memory of Holocaust victims ( January 27).

Syria's Mufti: Islam commands us to protect Judaism

Syria's foremost Muslim leader declared on Tuesday that Islam commands its followers to protect Judaism, according to Army Radio.

Shock, outrage at Auschwitz sign theft

Lawmakers, officials and Holocaust survivors expressed their profound shock and outrage on Friday after the infamous iron sign over the gate to the Auschwitz memorial site with the cynical phrase "Arbeit Macht Frei" - German for "Work Sets You Free" - was stolen.