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101 year old holocaust survivor's last wish fulfilled with exhibition of h
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At age 101, holocaust survivor Bezalel (Salik) Katz's last wish to gain public recognition and present his works to the general public was fulfilled as the artist got a solo exhibition.
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Film producer Meyer Gottlieb no more
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Meyer Gottlieb, a Holocaust survivor who was the longtime chief of Samuel Goldwyn Films and produced such movies as Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and 2013's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, has passed away. He was 86.
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Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Rose Girone, dies at 113
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The New York Times reported in its recent edition that Rose Girone, the oldest Holocaust Survivor, died at 113. She fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with her husband and baby only to be forced into a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. According to the report, "she would often say, "Aren't we lucky?" Rose G
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US President Donald Trump says hostages freed by Hamas looked like "Holoca
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump compared the released hostages to Holocaust survivors, a video shared by the White House Monday noted.
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Israel's Tax Authority ensures Holocaust survivors receive benefits
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As part of the pilot, tax refund applications from 22 survivors were processed, who received tax refunds totaling approximately 960,000 Shekels (USD 266,000) as a result of the process.
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Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority increases nursing service for surviv
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority is currently reaching out to approximately 160 Holocaust survivors, who receive "Ezrat Zazulat" (Help Others) from the Ministry of Defense in the amount of 66 hours per month or more, and may be eligible for an additional 9 hours of weekly nursing ca
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Chinese delegation walks out of Holocaust memorial event as Taiwan envoy s
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A Chinese delegation walked out of a Holocaust memorial event in the Israeli city of Haifa in protest after Taiwan's envoy to Israel delivered a speech, Taiwan News reported citing CNA.
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'Traitors to this country': Holocaust survivor recalls being shouted down
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A survivor whose comments to the Berkeley City Council in March regarding commemoration of the Holocaust were interrupted by anti-Israel and antisemitic protesters when she mentioned the October 7 Hamas attacks. The activists screamed at her and others, saying that they were "Zionist pigs" a
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Holocaust survivors in Israel to get additional funds from Germany
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Negotiations between the German government and the Claims Conference and the Authority for Holocaust Survivors in Israel led to approximately 113,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel receiving a new one-time grant from the Solidarity Fund in the amount of 220 Euros (USD 235).
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96 yr old Holocaust survivor killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv in Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 22 (ANI): As the Russia-Ukraine war inches closer to completing one month, in a recent development, a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Borys Romanchenko, was killed Friday by a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
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Survivors receive COVID-19 vaccine on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Viena [Austria], January 28 (ANI): Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia received the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday on the Holocaust Day of Remembrance.
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Holocaust survivors experience elevated risk of cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): According to a new study, the survivors of the Holocaust experience a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer.
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