Auschwitz

A desecration: A church inside Birkenau is a violation of Holocaust memory - opinion

To honor the victims of Auschwitz, we cannot allow a church to stand where over a million Jews were killed.

A CROSS is seen in the German death camp Auschwitz II Birkenau.
 Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

On This Day in 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is liberated by Soviet Army

Eylon Levy holding Dan Auerbach's yellow star from Nazi-era Europe. Tel Aviv, January 26.

'It is impossible to believe, but it happened': Holocaust survivor recalls childhood in Nazi camps

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Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and journalist, dies at 98

Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski, who warned against rising antisemitism, dies at 98.

 Marian Turski, Polish historian, journalist and Holocaust survivor, speaks during a commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Brzezinka, Poland January 27, 2025.

‘Zone of Interest’ Nazi house to become center to combat antisemitism

“I cannot imagine a more symbolic form of justice... than turning what was once a breeding ground for evil into a space that fights against evil," said philanthropist Elliott Broidy.

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Historical theft: A deliberate new antisemitism that erases Jews - opinion

Antisemitism has survived for millennia by adapting to the prevailing ideologies of the time. It has now adapted once again – morphing into historical theft.

 Jerusalen, Israel, 04-15-2019: Photographs of missing children victims of the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis against the Jews at the Holocaust History Museum

Other cities should follow New York's example and establish Yad Vashem Way - opinion

Initiatives like NYC's Yad Vashem Way remind us that not only must we commemorate Holocaust victims but also actively combat the antisemitism and hatred that continue to permeate today's society.

'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.

Our role as third-generation Holocaust survivors - opinion

Let us commit, now more than ever, to ensuring that “Never Again” is not just a promise but a living, breathing truth. This is our commitment as third-generation survivors.

 MONTANA TUCKER participates in a Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism held in Beverly Hills last month.

Grapevine January 31, 2025: The long road to freedom

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS (from left to right): George Shefi, 93, Walter Bingham, 101, and Paul Alexander, 89, who came to the UK on the kindertransport are pictured with relatives at the residence of the British ambassador to Israel.

Defaced Auschwitz survivor mural finds new home at Rome’s Shoah Museum

After multiple acts of vandalism, a mural of Italian Auschwitz survivors has been preserved by Rome’s Shoah Museum.

 The mural stands in the Jewish ghetto of Rome, January 30, 2025.

Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

The AfD, which is under state surveillance on suspicion of being right-wing extremist, has come under fire in the past for criticizing Germany's culture of remembrance around the Holocaust.

 Maximilian Krah, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member and member of the European Parliament of the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, speaks during the European election assembly 2023 of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Magdeburg, Germany, July 29, 2023.

Holocaust survivors like me have not only endured but thrived - opinion

The Nazis tried to erase us, but we are still here. And we will continue to be here – building, thriving, and lighting the way for future generations.

 American Jewish World War II veterans Don Golde (right), Cy Mermelstein (left), and Shep Waldman (center) stand next to the barbed wire fence of the concentration camp at the 62nd memorial of the liberation in Dachau on May 13, 2007.

‘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 Government Affairs Officer Lisa Katz said.

 Members of New York City’s Jewish and Muslim communities came together on Wednesday for an interfaith forum commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp’s 80th anniversary.