Addressing world leaders at Yad Vashem, US vice president calls Israel's founding shortly after Nazi genocide a testament to 'the faith and resilience of the Jewish people'

Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses memorial forum 'laden with guilt,' says today's Jew-hatred seen in Europe is the 'same evil' as during Nazi era

At Yad Vashem, Russian leader claims 40% of Jews killed in genocide were Soviet citizens; event organizer warns there 'could be no Jews left in Europe by 2050'

Netanyahu says Soviet sacrifice during war should not be forgotten amid spat between Moscow and Warsaw over history

Moshe Kantor claims forum has succeeded in using Holocaust remembrance to highlight 'the crisis of anti-Semitism,' adds, 'It's 'a shame that Poland is not part of that'

10,000 police protecting 47 world leaders attending event marking 75th year since liberation of Auschwitz ; main highway to Tel Aviv to shut for hours as Putin, Pence arrive

President warns dignitaries visiting Israel for summit on anti-Semitism against any attempts to rewrite history; Spanish king says 'remembrance alone is unfortunately not enough'

The Russian president has sought to shift blame for WWII to Warsaw, which which believes Putin's main motive is to weaken Polish influence in the European Union

Saudi prince ally Mohammed al-Issa, other Muslim religious leaders and AJC officials are also slated to tour a Jewish museum and a mosque in Warsaw, share a Shabbat meal this week

Ministers and members of parliament attending 2-day Krakow confab are handed drafts of stricter laws on hate speech, education, and Nazi memorabilia trade