Auschwitz

Auschwitz Museum condemns Polish party video using images of camp

The short video, which PiS posted on social media, aims to discourage people from attending an opposition march that is due to take place in Warsaw on Sunday.

By REUTERS
31/05/2023

Holocaust survivor Judge Thomas Buergenthal passes away at 89

The government of Goettingen, the German city where Buergenthal resided after the war said that he had “tirelessly dedicated himself to reconciliation and for human rights his entire life.”

'Zone of Interest', film on Auschwitz commandant, wins 2nd-highest prize at Cannes

"The Zone of Interest" centers on Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family as they set up a life next to the Auschwitz death camp.

On her 100th birthday, a Holocaust survivor threw a first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game

Kahan stood confidently on the Tropicana Field pitcher’s mound with her daughter and son by her side. It didn’t matter that the throw only made it halfway.

By MAX BAKER/JTA
24/05/2023

'Zone of Interest' star: watching myself as Auschwitz commandant frightening

The movie follows Rudolf Höss and his family as they set up a life next to the Auschwitz death camp in occupied Poland.

By REUTERS
20/05/2023

Ice cream truck outside Auschwitz provokes criticism

Since early May, an ice cream stand has sat some 200 meters (about 218 yards) from the camp’s red-brick “Death Gate.”

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
13/05/2023

From Destruction to Rebirth

March of the Living participants will visit Israel to experience the Jewish reawakening

Holocaust survivors call for more gentiles to participate in memorial ceremonies

JEWISH AFFAIRS: Speakers at the March of the Living remind listeners of the necessity of Israel.

By SHANNA FULD
21/04/2023

Eitan Neishlos: The next generation of Jewish leadership

“It’s not just about the memories of the past but the hope of the future", says Neishlos.

By ERIC NARROW
20/04/2023

Unity, opportunity and change found after tragedy - opinion

Like most who visit Auschwitz, Arab visitors carry with them complex emotions.

By DAN FEFERMAN
20/04/2023
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