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February 2026: Kristallnacht News Update

Thank you again for signing the Kristallnacht declaration. Every month we send a few stories about Kristallnacht and the Holocaust that made the news in the previous month. Towards November 2026 we will share information about Light Up The Church 2025.

Below is the update from the stories of February 2026.

  • The Holocaust's youngest survivors: born in a labor camp, on a death train, and in a concentration camp

    Three Jewish women secretly carried their pregnancies through Auschwitz and Nazi slave labor camps, giving birth in the final weeks of World War II despite conditions that made pregnancy a death sentence. Their children—Eva Clarke, Hana Berger-Moran, and Mark Olsky—survived against extraordinary odds and later shared their families’ stories as powerful testimonies of resilience, survival, and the importance of Holocaust remembrance.

  • As the Last Generation of Holocaust Survivors Die, Is AI the Future of Holocaust Education?

    An AI-powered interactive version of Holocaust survivor Sonia Warshawski is being used in New York schools and synagogues, allowing students to ask questions and hear answers drawn from her recorded testimony. Developed with strict safeguards that use only her actual words, the initiative aims to preserve firsthand Holocaust testimony for future generations while addressing the challenge of educating students as the number of living survivors rapidly declines.

  • Holocaust Remembrance means Bridging the Generations

    The article reflects on the lasting impact of the Holocaust on survivors and their children, emphasizing the importance of preserving Jewish memory across generations. It argues that remembering the Holocaust is essential to honoring its victims, confronting rising antisemitism, and ensuring that the warning signs of hatred and persecution are never ignored.

  • The dangerous erasure of Jews from the Holocaust

    The article argues that the Holocaust specifically refers to the systematic murder of six million Jewish men, women, and children by the Nazis and their collaborators, and warns that this historical reality is increasingly being diluted or obscured. It emphasizes that preserving the specificity of Jewish victimhood is essential to honoring Holocaust victims, combating Holocaust distortion, and confronting rising antisemitism.

  • The Holocaust and the Human Test… a Zero Score in the Middle East

    The article reflects on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and argues that Holocaust remembrance remains largely absent across the Middle East, with Israel being the only country that officially commemorates it. It calls for greater regional recognition of the Holocaust and Jewish historical suffering, emphasizing that remembrance is a universal moral responsibility and an important step toward genuine peace and reconciliation.

  • What this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed about Jewish fear

    Holocaust remembrance must go beyond honoring the past and serve as a warning against the rise of antisemitism in the present. It emphasizes that protecting Jewish communities requires strong education, institutional accountability, and leadership that confronts hatred before it becomes normalized.

  • Holocaust remembrance is under threat worldwide

    International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and emphasizes the need to preserve historical truth as survivor numbers decline and public knowledge weakens. The article warns that Holocaust denial, distortion, and the politicization of Holocaust imagery are increasing, while the erasure of Jewish identity from Holocaust education and public narratives undermines understanding of the genocide. It argues that accurate Holocaust education and remembrance are essential to preventing hatred, dehumanization, and the repetition of history.

  • Holocaust Denial Is Rising—Why Truth Is Being Rewritten

    On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this conversation reflects on the liberation of Auschwitz and the urgent need to preserve historical truth. As Holocaust denial and distortion rise—especially among younger generations—the discussion examines how conspiracy theories, political rhetoric, and false analogies are fueling antisemitism. From the misuse of Holocaust imagery in modern debates to the dangerous redefinition of genocide, this interview warns that forgetting history doesn’t just dishonor the past—it threatens the future.