Auschwitz

'Wrong empathy'? Turkish and Arab students say camp visits spark fear for their own safety - study

New research argues memorials shape which emotions are deemed “legitimate,” highlighting tensions over empathy and belonging.

Dr Mohammad Abdulkarim Al-Issa (front), Secretary General of the Muslim World League leads prayers next to the memorial monument in the former German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Those who appear in this photo aren't mentioned in the article.
The Carmel Quartet.

Viktor Ullmann’s Shoa opera ‘Emperor of Atlantis’ premieres in Hebrew

Entrance to Auschwitz I, the main concentration camp, Poland, 1940-1945.

Austrian doctor fired after telling obese patient only Auschwitz would help with weight loss

A 173-foot tower crain hoists a 20th century 12-ton railcar into the upcoming Holocaust Museum Boston.

Boston’s unfinished Holocaust museum hoists boxcar into exhibit space overlooking Boston Common


‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews’: Polish MP's speech outside Auschwitz stirs outrage

Braun, the head of the Confederation of the Polish Crown party, made the comments on Saturday amid news of the Polish government’s plans to adopt a resolution combating antisemitism.

 Grzegorz Braun, member of far-right political alliance Confederation, speaks during a parliament session, after he used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah menorah candles, at the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023.

Hagai Levi's 'Etty's updated setting detracts from the story, frustrating viewers - review

'Etty' is based on the diaries of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch-Jewish writer who chronicled her journey as the Nazis occupied Holland. Removing the Nazis from the story is frustrating and distracting.

JULIA WINDISCHBAUER as Etty in the new series from Hagai Levi.

Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO

French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

"Being There Changes You"

Young Jewish professionals describe the March of the Living experience that became a turning point

The 2025 Young Professional Delegation to The March of the Living

'Divrei HaLev': A renowned Talmudist rabbi's weekly Torah portion lessons - review

Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical commentary on the Talmud in Hebrew.

Torah scroll 521

Grapevine November 9, 2025: Celebrating freedom

Movers and Shakers in Israeli society.

FROM LEFT: Micha Scharir, Matan Angrest, and members of the Angrest family.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned him to always keep money at hand because Jews are never truly safe.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

Polish president, EJA warn of rising antisemitism as Europe marks Kristallnacht

“Today you can go to any Jew and scream 'genocide',” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin. EJA's symposium united state reps, Rabbis, and activists to push back against the new blood libels.

Rawan Osman

PA diocese condemns Catholic school float with Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate replica

Videos of the parade show St. Joseph Catholic School's float with the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' replica gate on it.

A screenshot from social media showing the replica of the Auschwitz gate used by the St. Joseph Catholic School.

After the hostage release: The world must remember what it knew - opinion

The hostages’ return is a moment of grace, but only conscience can heal the world.

THE WRITER addresses an Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation event in New York earlier this year, marking 25 years of the foundation. He condemns those who equate Gaza’s suffering with the Holocaust, weaponizing Jewish trauma to vilify Israel.

Holocaust survivor and 'Librarian of Auschwitz' Dita Kraus dead at 96

In her 96 years Dita Kraus has been an artist, a librarian, a guide and an inspiration.

Dita Kraus 'Librarian of Auschwitz'