Auschwitz

Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events

The series will also feature an end-title song by the legendary Jewish artist and EGOT holder Barbra Streisand.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
22/04/2024
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'The Lonka Project': Pictures of Jews from world leading photographers

The images are of people from a variety of professions, national origins, and streams within Judaism.

MARTIN GREENFIELD

Martin Greenfield, Auschwitz survivor and master tailor to American presidents, dies at 95

Greenfield would survive Auschwitz and Buchenwald, immigrate to the United States, and become a master tailor who dressed a series of presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
22/03/2024

Secret chess pieces found at Auschwitz camp tell a story of prisoner life

This discovery adds a significant layer to the museum's collection that already includes items like wooden miniature chess pieces and bread-made figures.

‘Zone of Interest’ producer calls Oscars speech a ‘distraction,’ as Auschwitz memorial defends it

Even as Danny Cohen took Glazer’s speech to task, another major voice in the debate has also weighed in — supporting Glazer.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
15/03/2024

Two centenarian Holocaust survivors meet for first time

To commemorate the March of the Living UK film premiere of ‘MOTL - Journey of Hope: Retracing the Kindertransport After 85 Years,’ two 100-year-old Holocaust survivors met in London.

Details revealed for new series ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

The series is set to be released in the US on Peacock in May and in Israel on Yes. 

Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Musk made the visit with EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, conservative US journalist Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev.

By REUTERS
22/01/2024

Elon Musk to visit Auschwitz, lead panel on antisemitism and Holocaust

The conference will also feature Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, Yad Vashem Dani Dayan Chairman, and others.

18/01/2024

Visits to Auschwitz Memorial Museum up 41% in 2023

Over 1.67 million people visited the museum in 2023, which is a significant rise from the 2022 numbers which were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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