Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
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 ...
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 ...
Have Israel keep Auschwitz as a Jewish cemetery
Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the ...
The Independent on MSN10d
Hungarian Jews remember Holocaust tragedy 80 years after liberation of Auschwitz
Jews in Hungary and around the world are observing Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after the liberation of the ...
Auschwitz through Jewish eyes: Lessons and reflections on memory
The Wannsee villa in Berlin, where Nazi officials gathered to decide that the Jews of Europe will be killed, is where the ...
Holocaust survivors tearfully honour 6m Jews killed as world leaders gather
Birkenau, King Charles will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Holocaust survivors for what may be their final tribute to the ...
Opinion
Black history and the Jewish Holocaust
Can we learn from the past? We must. Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves with a program called ...
The Times of Israel5d
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...
Auschwitz survivors the focus of ceremony to mark 80 years since camp's liberation, Holocaust Remembrance Day
Survivors of the Nazi's notorious Auschwitz death camp are taking center stage at the memorial service to mark 80 years since ...
Daily Mail17d
The lost music of Auschwitz: How Jewish inmates were forced to perform in death camp orchestras - and now their compositions are being played again
Formed in April 1943 by SS-Oberaufseherin Maria Mandel nicknamed 'The beast of Auschwitz', the ensemble mainly consisted of young Jewish and Slavic prisoners. Forced to rehearse for up to 10 hours ...
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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
A mile from Auschwitz, a restored synagogue recalls thriving Jewish life in Oswiecim
OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — In a typical, pre-pandemic year, about 2.3 million people a year visit Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death camp where nearly 1 million Jews were murdered. About 30,000 ...