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The Liberation of Auschwitz—Where More Than One Million Jews Were Killed—Took Place on This Day in 1945
When the Red Army liberated the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945, the ...
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they ...
Photos show the horrors of Auschwitz, the largest and deadliest Nazi concentration camp, 80 years after its liberation
Over 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz, including nearly a million Jews. On the day of liberation 80 years ago, ...
Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the far-right was used ...
Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting ...
A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films, memoir explore the contradictions of ‘dark tourism’
The works explore a process familiar to Jewish visitors to the death camps and the former homes of vanished loved ones: an ...
Pittsburgh families tell survivors' stories from Auschwitz 80 years later on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the families of two survivors who resettled in Pittsburgh shared their stories.
‘We are united’: NYC Jewish, Muslim community members commemorate Auschwitz liberation
The memory of the Holocaust reminds us that the seeds of hatred must be confronted wherever they appear,” CAM Chief ...
The rail tracks of Auschwitz still cross the area as aging reminders of horror
During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys ...
Auschwitz commandant's daughter relives childhood with 'wonderful dad' Rudolf Hoess
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess oversaw the slaughter of around 1.1 million Jews, along with 20,000 gypsies and tens of ...