International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday

Dallas prepares for Holocaust Remembrance Day as attacks on the Jewish community rise.

• Jan 26, 2024

Long Island Holocaust survivor says parents' courage kept him alive

Manny Korman of Great Neck, a child during the Holocaust, credits his parents for giving him the gift of life.

• Jan 26, 2024

Broadway's "Harmony" serves as reminder of Holocaust victims

The production shows there was so much promise for the Berlin-based group Comedian Harmonists.

• Jan 25, 2024

Twins who survived Holocaust describe their parents' courage in Bergen-Belsen

In 1944, Steven and Marion Hess and their parents were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where more than 50,000 people were killed.

• Dec 13, 2023

Twins credit parents' courage for surviving Holocaust

In 1944, twins Steven and Marion Hess and their parents were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where more than 50,000 people died. Norah O'Donnell spoke to the twins about their extraordinary story of survival.

• Dec 13, 2023
• 02:54

Liberation Pavilion seeks to serve as a reminder of the horrors of WWII

The Liberation Pavilion opened this month on the campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

• Nov 9, 2023

Brandeis hosts exhibit of paintings of girls and women killed in the Holocaust

Brandeis University is hosting an exhibit depicting the experience of young girls and women who became victims of the Holocaust.

• Oct 20, 2023

Holocaust Education Center in Dania Beach opens interactive exhibits

The museum integrates technology in a first-of-its-kind way

• Oct 16, 2023

Palestinian leader renews controversy with remarks on Jews, Holocaust

As Mahmoud Abbas' latest remarks on why Hitler targeted the Jews draw outrage, his colleagues say it's the critics who are "extremely dangerous."

• Sep 13, 2023

The fight over banning books

Between 2020 and 2022, the number of book titles that have been banned in U.S. libraries and schools spiked more than 1,100%, to more than 2,500, while activists in 37 states have challenged school districts for offering non-fiction and fiction books that discuss race and racism, slavery, sex and gender identity. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with opposing forces on the reading battlefield today, from the founders of the activist group Moms for Liberty, to library officials, a teacher removed from her classroom for giving her students access to banned books, and cartoonist Art Spiegelman, whose Holocaust-themed graphic novel "Maus" has been targeted by book banners.

• Apr 23, 2023
• 08:13

Daughter of Holocaust survivors shares parents' story with younger generations: "We can stand up"

Over the years, Helen Seigel has shared what she's learned from her parents with classrooms across Minnesota and beyond -- even joining her now 98-year-old mother on a trip back to Auschwitz.

• Apr 18, 2023

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103

Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, has died at the age 103. Ferencz was responsible for securing convictions for 22 former Nazi commanders who were charged with murdering over 1 million Jews and others.

• Apr 8, 2023
• 00:22

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103

Ferencz secured convictions for 22 former Nazi commanders who were charged with murdering over 1 million Jews, Gypsies and others.

• Apr 8, 2023

Ben Ferencz | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2017, 60 Minutes spoke with Ben Ferencz about his far-reaching message of peace for today’s world.

• Mar 9, 2020
• 13:46

Auschwitz Memorial criticizes WWE for using image of concentration camp

"Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz."

• Apr 7, 2023

Re-creating the taste of a childhood lost in the Holocaust

Researching dishes in the archives of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, chef Alon Shaya found a Hungarian family cookbook whose recipes, recreated, brought back memories for a member of that family, Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves.

• Apr 2, 2023

The Uplift: Holiday helpers

Volunteers help Holocaust survivors in New York celebrate Hanukkah. A town finds a unique way to use Christmas trees to help their community. A woman goes on a mission to bring holiday lights to her neighborhood.

• Dec 22, 2022
• 22:27

Schwarzenegger urges haters and antisemites not to "throw away their futures"

"Hate burns fast and bright. It might make you feel empowered for a while, but it eventually consumes whatever vessel it fuels," Schwarzenegger said.

• Mar 7, 2023

Holocaust survivors keep Jewish recipes alive

In an effort to keep their stories alive 78 years after the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, Holocaust survivors across the country have teamed up to create a cookbook that shares their favorite family recipes and their stories of survival. CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan reports.

• Jan 27, 2023
• 07:17

Holocaust survivors share recipes in cookbook: "It reminds you of your family"

Friday marks 78 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

• Jan 27, 2023

Zelenskyy and Putin's starkly different messages on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Zelenskyy's message on Holocaust Memorial Day stood in stark contrast to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

• Jan 27, 2023

Woman accused of defrauding Holocaust survivor out of $2.8 million

While the Florida woman was able to buy herself a new home, cars and luxury goods, the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Manhattan lost his life savings, prosecutors say.

• Jan 26, 2023

Whoopi Goldberg apologizes again after latest Holocaust comments

"I believe that the Holocaust was about race," Goldberg said in an apology, adding that she's still "learning a lot."

• Dec 27, 2022

Volunteers pack Hanukkah food boxes for Holocaust survivors

Volunteers with Met Council, New York City's largest Kosher food network, helped pack Hanukkah food boxes for Holocaust survivors in need — so everyone can celebrate the holiday.

• Dec 23, 2022
• 03:11

Robert Clary, last of the "Hogan's Heroes" stars, dies at 96

The French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II died of natural causes at his home in the Los Angeles area.

• Nov 17, 2022

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