The Auschwitz survivor Hermann Höllenreiner passed away on October 16, 2026, at the age of 92 in Mettenheim, after he was able to escape from a death march as a child and later became an important eyewitness. #Auschwitz #HolocaustÜberlebende #SintiUndRoma (translated)
Auschwitz survivors around the world thank him for his courage and humanity. Hermann Höllenreiner also spoke on their behalf. The Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee, Christoph Heubner, stated: "Auschwitz survivors around the world thank him for his courage and humanity. Hermann Höllenreiner also spoke on their behalf." #HolocaustÜberlebende #Zeitzeugen #ManoHöllenreiner (translated)
The Auschwitz survivor and witness Hermann "Mano" Höllenreiner, who suffered greatly as a child during the Holocaust, passed away on October 16, 2026, at nearly 93 years of age. #HolocaustÜberlebende #Zeitzeugen #ManoHöllenreiner (translated)
In Peshawar, Pakistan, at least 27 children and one teacher have died in a school collapse, while rescue workers continue to search for survivors among the rubble. #Pakistan #Peschawar #Schuleinsturz (translated)
The article reports on shocking incidents in Ukraine where people were injured by violence, while a survivor recounts: "He just burned. I was on fire myself." (translated)
SueEllenTrinktWieder wrote that she survived as a Russian bot on X and broadcasts on all frequencies. She is online daily, except when the news is on. Addressing potential listeners, she said she can offer hate, incitement, and malice, and assured them in the end that they are not alone. #Russenbot #Überleben #Einsamkeit (translated)
Meinel also considers the scenario of the "parent house," which would have to be sold due to an apparently overwhelming tax burden, to be unrealistic: If it continues to be inhabited by children or surviving spouses, no inheritance taxes would apply under current law. #Erbschaftsteuer #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Unternehmenserben (translated)
Hape Kerkeling tells of his grandfather Hermann, a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp, while old allegations against the communist carpenter are being raised to politically attack the famous grandson. #HapeKerkeling #Buchenwald #Erinnerungskultur (translated)
The author accused Ella von T of using fabricated quotes to gain clicks and exploiting a Holocaust survivor for that purpose. He described the behavior as particularly repulsive. https://t.co/egEPgL1JDI #Holocaust #Zitate #EthischeMedien #DE (translated)
A survivor of the Fort Hood shooting plans to watch the live broadcast of the execution of the death row inmate Nidal Malik Hasan to look him in the eyes and find closure. #Hinrichtung #Amoklauf #Livestream (translated)
Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor she dedicated to the defenders of international justice and the survivors of international crimes, and she emphasized the legal obligation of heads of state and government to protect human rights. #Friedensnobelpreis #Menschenrechte #Völkerstrafrecht (translated)
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst, met with Auschwitz survivor Eva Umlauf, who urged him to take action against the AfD, while he emphasized the importance of her commitment against anti-Semitism and right-wing extremism. #AfDVerbot #Antisemitismus #Erinnerungskultur (translated)
The coalition in Berlin, consisting of the Left, Greens, and SPD, is holding talks about reforms, while worldwide other topics such as a surviving woman from an execution and the honoring of Anne Carson with the Nobel Prize in Literature are being addressed. #Berlin #Reformen #Literaturnobelpreis (translated)
The third anniversary of October 7, when 50,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv to remember the more than 1,200 victims, was marked by deep sorrow and protests, as survivors and relatives shared their stories and demands for an independent investigation commission. #Israel #Hamas #Gedenktag (translated)
Sarah Maria Sander wrote that the third anniversary of October 8 feels particularly overwhelming for her. In the two previous years, she hardly had time to pause: in 2024, she spent the first anniversary in evacuated areas in the north near the border with Lebanon, while sirens wailed and rockets from Hezbollah flew overhead. In 2025, she anxiously worried every hour that a hostage might die. Now, she is overwhelmed by the space to reflect, Sander wrote. Besides the memories of the dead, the survivors, and the violence, she lamented the indifference of people on the street. She also criticized a reporting style that, in her view, did not even grant the victims the dignity they deserved for a single day, using their suffering for political agendas and moral elevation. Sander wrote that she has not found peace for three years. She thinks of the people who were killed on the Nova grounds, of children whose childhoods came to an abrupt end, of screams, and of families who perished in the fire. She also recalled the fear in the eyes of Shiri Bibas as she held her children tightly. Despite the pain, one must continue to live and find an answer anew every day as to how that is possible. #Erinnerung #Trauer #Leben (translated)
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked the Zikim beach in Israel, killing 18 people and leaving both survivors and the community with deep trauma and a sense of betrayal towards the military and the government. #HamasÜberfall #Zikim #Terrorismus (translated)
Three years after the Hamas massacre, survivors report on their traumatic experience and the unbroken hope for a new life in their rebuilt kibbutz. #Hoffnung #Terror #Lebensfreude (translated)
The article discusses the dilemma of the survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, which raises issues of dealing with trauma as well as questions about the future and forms of commemoration, while the place balances between hope for reconstruction and the legacy of the horrors endured. #NirOz #HamasTerror #Israel (translated)
Ahmad Mansour wrote that he had seen a 47-minute film with footage from the terrorists' bodycams. The footage showed children, women, elderly people, and Holocaust survivors who had been cold-bloodedly murdered; moreover, houses with crying children inside had been set on fire. He described the film as the worst thing he had ever had to see and questioned how such acts could be referred to or justified as "liberation struggle." #Frieden #Menschenrechte #Kriegsverbrechen (translated)
Holocaust survivor Irene Butter has passed away at the age of 95. #HolocaustÜberlebende #IreneButter #Nachruf (translated)
