Born in 1929 in the shtetl of Janova, an almost entirely Jewish village just north of Kaunas, the writer and his family escaped the Holocaust in Soviet-controlled Central Asia

Guest book at Arab world's only permanent exhibit on the mass murder of 6 million Jews replete with anti-Israel comments, illustrating uphill battle to change perceptions in region

Memorial also commemorates non-Jewish victims of Nazis; main exhibition includes mementos of those persecuted in Holocaust, database of survivors who built new life in Brazil

Auction included album of 500 'very disturbing' photos from inside concentration camps, including 'Jews hanging in streets'

Uncovered in dusty boxes, pictures were taken clandestinely by a Polish firefighter in 1943 as he protected Aryan Warsaw from flames engulfing the ghetto

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says he wore outfit at his 21st birthday party in 'terrible decision'; Jewish Board of Deputies says it's reminder of need for education

Photographer produced fake documents that saved lives of 14,000; later applied his skills to help displaced Jews reach Mandatory Palestine

The YIVO Institute and UN joint project runs through Feb. 23 in NYC, focusing on the day-to-day lives in DP camps of the 250,000 Holocaust survivors with nowhere to go

US antisemitism envoy praises move, which will see primary and secondary school students learn about the Nazi genocide in history classes; says she 'expects others to follow suit'

Glass cosmetic containers, cigarette holders and other items found under Lodz building; local Jewish community lit restored menorah on Hanukkah