Auschwitz
Israeli court halts auction of tattoo kit said to have been used at Auschwitz
Middle East
November 9, 2021
Israeli court halts auction of tattoo kit said to have been used at Auschwitz
‘The most shocking Holocaust item’ was on auction. Auschwitz survivors are furious 01:34 An Israeli court suspended on Wednesday the auction…
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
World
January 27, 2021
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of…
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
World
April 14, 2020
Auschwitz online: raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
Every day, Pawel Sawicki, head of social media at the Auschwitz Museum, posts several photos of victims of the former…
Auschwitz survivors to sound alarm 75 years after liberation
World
January 27, 2020
Auschwitz survivors to sound alarm 75 years after liberation
Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, a dwindling number of elderly Holocaust survivors gathered at the former German Nazi…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
World
January 25, 2020
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Muslim religious leaders joined members of a U.S. Jewish group at Auschwitz on Thursday for what…
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
World
March 14, 2019
Berlin passes first-ever state plan to combat anti-Semitism
There have been many reports about anti-Semitism in Berlin over the past year or so, ranging from the story of…
Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat
(CNN)–The Visegrad summit of central European leaders in Israel has been canceled after Israeli officials sparked outrage by accusing Poland…
Court rules ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 96, must go to jail
World
December 29, 2017
Court rules ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 96, must go to jail
Germany’s constitutional court has ruled that a 96-year-old German must go to jail over his role in mass murders committed…
Foreign film Oscar favorites zoom in on stark worlds
Art news
February 27, 2016
Foreign film Oscar favorites zoom in on stark worlds
Despite all their differences, harrowing Holocaust drama "Son of Saul" and the coming-of-age tale "Mustang," the two frontrunners for the…