Israel’s Holocaust memorial has posthumously recognised a prominent Spanish diplomat – who was the grandfather of the Oscar-nominated British actress Helena Bonham Carter – for his role in saving hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.

US president George Bush arrived at Israel’s official Holocaust memorial today, visiting exhibits that detail the Nazi extermination of European Jews.

Sirens sounded across Israel this morning, bringing life to a standstill as millions of Israelis observed a moment of silence to honour the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

The Vatican's ambassador to Israel will attend a Holocaust memorial service at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, reversing an earlier decision to boycott the event, officials said today.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today compared Iran's nuclear ambitions and threats against Israel with the policies of Nazi Germany during a ceremony at Israel's national Holocaust memorial.

A German officer who became known as the “Nazi who saved Jews” was honoured by Israel’s Holocaust memorial today for rescuing hundreds of Jews from death camps during the Second World War.