Holocaust

Discover how Rabbi Shulman reacted after his wife and children miraculously survived the Holocaust and how the yeshiva he loved was inaugurated amid the turmoil.

During World War II, the Jewish community of Djerba faced peril under Nazi occupation. With clever negotiation and a stroke of divine luck, they evaded disaster.

What the Nazis couldn’t destroy, others did. Jews were told it was a 'temporary evacuation,' but it was the end of a centuries-old community in Tripoli.

A Jewish family's home in the USA was completely burned, but then they discovered: one menorah that belonged to a Holocaust survivor became the last testimony for the family.

Imagine the shock on their faces: the soldiers who captured them spoke Hebrew and proudly flew the Star of David. For a Nazi soldier, surrendering to Jews at gunpoint was the ultimate humiliation, a nightmare come to life.

Karaites created a narrative of superiority over Jews, claiming they weren't Jewish. During the Holocaust, they sought non-Jewish certificates from the Nazi regime. Many Karaites in Europe collaborated with the Nazis, informed on Jews, and even joined the Nazi military, marking their separation from the Jewish people.

“Rabbi from Ponevezh scrubs with soap, and the tears of both mix with the water.” A touching story about the compassion and leadership in the Jewish community.

In a time of profound danger for European Jews, Western nations turned their backs. Explore the heartbreaking journey of 937 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis, sent back to a Europe under Nazi threat after being denied asylum.

"And if today," said Rabbi of Ponovezh with tears, "I give my all to rebuild from scratch, it's not thanks to my Rosh Yeshiva or my supervisor, but thanks to my mother, who instilled in us a love for Torah."

In Worms, Germany, lies a synagogue that's stood for a near millennium, housing a plaque nearly 1,000 years old. This is where Rashi, the revered scholar, studied as a young man under Rabbi Yaakov ben Yakar.

Under Nazi orders, scientists developed a fake vaccine while secretly crafting a real one to save lives.

A volume of the Talmud that survived World War II found its way from Hitler's basement to President Herzog's family, and now it has reached Jerusalem. Here's the full story.

When Martin stepped out wearing the officer's shirt, the kapo stared in disbelief but said nothing. From that day until the end of the war, Martin became known as the 'white-collar prisoner.'

The Subbotniks are a community with ties to the Jewish people. Some are non-Jews drawn to Shabbat, while others have embraced conversion. Pre-Holocaust, they numbered in the tens of thousands, sparking significant discussions among Jewish legal scholars.

The Romaniote Jewish community is one of the oldest yet least known. Tragically, most of its members perished during the Holocaust, leaving this ancient community largely unfamiliar.

As yeshivas in Israel were established, the stifled longing for teachings from the revered "Imrei Moshe" became palpable. Thought lost to the annals of the Holocaust's devastation, one incredible book story emerges as a testament to resilience.

Irena Sendler was a social worker in Warsaw who began smuggling children out of the ghetto. The Gestapo suspected her, but they couldn't prove anything. They tortured her, but she didn't break. Faced with execution, her life took an unexpected turn.

The convoy sped forward. Upon reaching the corner of Ben Yehuda Street and Ben Hillel Street, British soldiers opened fire on passersby. Minutes later, three explosives-laden trucks detonated in the heart of Jewish Jerusalem. One of the stores utterly destroyed was that of R. Michel Rabinowitz.

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette reveals on a roots show the moment she discovered she is Jewish, and new details about her great-grandfather she never knew.

Heartbreaking: Jewelry stolen from Jews during the Holocaust goes up for auction in New York. Sister-in-law's surprise miracle: "We just baked cakes, and then came unexpected blessings": A collection of this week's most-watched articles and videos on Hidabroot.