Tag: Holocaust
Proposal would require Holocaust, genocide teachings in NC schools
On Tuesday, the House unanimously passed House Bill 437, which would require middle and high school students to learn about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide.
Wilmington Jewish Film Festival to premiere Holocaust film
The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival is partnering with United Jewish Appeal of Wilmington to present the North Carolina film premiere of "Who Will Write Our History."
Anti-Semitic graffiti found on North Carolina college campus
Officials are trying to determine who painted anti-Semitic symbols, including a swastika and a reference to the Holocaust, in a pedestrian tunnel at a university in North Carolina.
Burgaw community recognized for providing refuge for Holocaust survivors
A new North Carolina highway historical marker commemorates nine German-Jewish families rescued from the Holocaust and given homes and small farms in the Van Eden area.
World’s oldest man, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Israel Kristal, the world's oldest man who lived through both World Wars and survived the Auschwitz concentration camp has passed away just a month short of his 114th birthday, his family said Saturday.
Holocaust survivor shares hidden childhood
A woman who hid from Nazis at just 4-years-old shared her story in the Cape Fear area Tuesday night and it was a story about more than just survival.
Spicer raises eyebrows, saying Hitler didn’t ‘sink to using chemical weapons’
White House press secretary Sean Spicer made some eyebrow-raising remarks Tuesday as he tried condemning Russia's alliance with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the...
Leaders, survivors gather on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The United Nations recognized January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005, and many commemorative events were held across the world.
Auschwitz museum asks for SS memoirs, letters
The Museum Director said the historical knowledge of what happened at Auschwitz comes mainly from former prisoners. He said the archives currently "contain very few private materials created by members of the SS staff."