October 16, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Years ago when I was working at the World Holocaust Remembrance Center of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, I realized that there is one person almost everyone knows from the Holocaust. This young girl is Anne Frank. It was...
September 25, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen When Today Is Repeating the Past This story, happening today, has a connection to the Holocaust and WWII. The Flotilla Right now there is yet another flotilla (a group of ships if you like) sailing toward Gaza....
September 25, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen In September, we again saw a variety of anti-Israel statements and activities around the United States of America and globally. There is a strong connection between rhetoric and actions, and the Holocaust remembrance...
September 17, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Is there a price too high to pay for words? This is a question countless people have asked throughout history. Because the truth is that at times of crisis or in a dictatorship it is often mere words that get a...
August 27, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen Many of us around the world have been observing that journalists too have died because of the conflict in Gaza. International media has devoted a lot of attention to these deaths. It is particularly important for us to...
July 29, 2025 – Dr. Susanna Kokkonen In an earlier statement, we referred to the antisemitism expressed at the end of the Eurovision Song Contest. Cultural events are an important part of society. As antisemitism has increased in the streets, on campuses and in...
