Auschwitz

The most notorious Nazi death camp in Poland during the Holocaust. Marked by its notorious gate slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei", Auschwitz was also the site where Josef Mengele performed his "experiments" on prisoners.

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Editor's Notes: What we can learn from Holocaust survivors

One year after the October 7 massacre, we are faced with the challenge of how to remember. The Holocaust taught us that memory is not just about looking back; it’s about shaping the future. 

27/09/2024

'Don’t lose hope,' Dr. Edie counsels Israelis after October 7 trauma grips nation

Born in Czechoslovakia, Edie became a member of the Hungarian Olympic gymnastics team and a talented ballet dancer before most of her family was taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.

By STEVE LINDE , DEBBIE SANDLER
26/09/2024
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis’ infamous Holocaust movie is having a new moment.

Funnyman Jerry Lewis’ infamously terrible Holocaust movie, ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ is having a new moment. But you still can’t watch it.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
26/08/2024

Forging bonds of faith: A Rabbi's journey with evangelical Christians in Poland

On an interfaith mission to Poland, a rabbi finds new friendships with evangelical leaders as they confront Holocaust history and explore Jewish life together.

By JOSHUA STANTON
21/08/2024

Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant apologizes for what she planned to wear to Auschwitz

Anna Redman shared her outfit plans for her trip to Poland - including what she would wear to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
16/07/2024

Late Holocaust survivor Marta Wise gets a life's worth of musical celebration tribute

The lineup will signify an incredible life story of an incredible woman who beat all the odds.

14/07/2024
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

Germans alone responsible for Holocaust, no Polish involvement - Former Polish PM says

Morawiecki's statements on the Holocaust, particularly his 2018 remarks suggesting multiple nationalities, including Jews, were perpetrators, sparked significant backlash.

An Italian Jewish family’s story rebuilt

Norma Stella Colombo and her husband Moisè Vittorio Gentilli lived in Mereto di Tomba (Udine) and were murdered in Auschwitz in 1944, along with five other family members.

By DENIS PASSALENT
10/07/2024

Auschwitz display of 3,000 murdered children's shoes returns after undergoing preservation process

The shoes underwent a preservation process that took over a year of work at the Auschwitz Museum Conservation Laboratories.

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry take a father-daughter trip to Auschwitz in tragicomedy ‘Treasure’

The story of “Treasure” will be familiar to many Ashkenazi Jews who have either made such journeys, which delved into genealogical research.

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
15/06/2024
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