Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tours Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day Saturday, January 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland Friday, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 78th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.In an emotional visit, Emhoff laid a wreath at Auschwitz and placed a white stone, a Jewish... Read More.
Doug Emhoff departs for European trip focused on Holocaust remembrance, combating antisemitism Thursday, January 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Second gentleman Doug Emhoff departed Thursday for Poland and Germany on a six-day trip that is aimed at Holocaust education and remembrance as well as combating antisemitism worldwide, according to senior administration officials.Emhoff's events will focus on honoring the victims of the... Read More.
Woman allegedly steals $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor in romance scam Wednesday, January 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for orchestrating a yearslong romance scam that defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.Peaches Stergo began her alleged scheme in May 2017 and bilked the victim out of $2.8 million over the next four years, federal prosecutors... Read More.
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks Wednesday, February 2 by ABC NewsABC has temporarily suspended Whoopi Goldberg as co-host of The View for comments she made about the Holocaust. ABC News President Kim Godwin said in a statement issued Tuesday, “I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take... Read More.
Holocaust Remembrance Day comes as many worry lessons are being forgotten Friday, January 28 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, the warning to "never forget" took on renewed meaning.President Joe Biden, who was scheduled to host a 90-year-old Auschwitz survivor Bronia Brandman in the Oval Office, released a statement honoring the lives... Read More.
Pulitzer-prize winning Holocaust book, ‘Maus,’ joins list of banned books in libraries, schools Friday, January 28 by ABC News(MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn.) -- "Maus," a Pulitzer-winning book about the Holocaust, has been banned in one Tennessee school district.The graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, chronicles how the author's parents survived the Holocaust in the Auschwitz concentration camp through depictions of animals -- with the... Read More.
Letter from Holocaust survivor found from flea market vendor decades later Thursday, January 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thrift stores, antique fairs and flea markets in New York City are prime spots for finding valuable, hidden family heirlooms. When Chelsey Brown, an avid thrifter, was shown a letter written more than 75 years ago at the end of the... Read More.
Letter from Holocaust survivor found at flea market decades later Thursday, January 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thrift stores, antique fairs and flea markets in New York City are prime spots for finding valuable, hidden family heirlooms. When Chelsey Brown, an avid thrifter, was shown a letter written more than 75 years ago at the end of the... Read More.
