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The 'uncle' who saved Mengele’s twin's — and barely spoke of it for decades

New PBS documentary recounts how Zvi (Erno) Spiegel, forced to work inside Josef Mengele’s Auschwitz experiments, protected children, saved lives and later led dozens of survivors to safety after the war

Oren Reiss | 04.14.26

Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazis became the face of Irish table tennis

After fleeing the Nazis to the Carpathian Mountains and losing his family in Auschwitz, Joseph Veselsky rebuilt his life in Ireland, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in table tennis and leaving a legacy of resilience, optimism and love of sport

Yair Kattan | 04.14.26

Is TikTok rewriting history? ‘ALL CAPS’ tackles Gen Z misinformation

From Auschwitz to TikTok, episode 3 of ‘ALL CAPS’ explores how misinformation and social media are reshaping Gen Z’s understanding of history, Israel and the Holocaust, as memory, narrative and truth collide in a rapidly shifting digital landscape

ynet Global | 04.12.26

Israel cancels March of the Living delegations as security fears halt travel to Poland

About 1,000 Israelis, including Holocaust survivors, will not attend annual Auschwitz march due to flight limits and concerns over safe departure from Ben Gurion Airport

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.23.26

'Auschwitz visit felt even more powerful': Hundreds of Israeli students return from Poland in covert rescue

Nearly 900 Israeli teens on Holocaust heritage trips were evacuated in a secret operation via Egypt after war erupted at home, recalling fear for their families and a deeper sense of the importance of Israel

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 03.05.26

UN ambassadors visit Gaza border communities: 'Only when you stand here do you understand'

Delegation of 26 ambassadors arrives on fact-finding tour that began at Auschwitz in Poland and ended at the massacre sites near the Gaza border, and watching aid trucks enter the enclave; 'We will never forget what happened here or who did it'

Itamar Eichner | 02.22.26

An end to the Holocaust as a metaphor

'The Grey Zone' is a brutal examination of Auschwitz through Jewish prisoners forced into moral collapse, violent survival and doomed resistance, rejecting heroism and comfort while confronting how Holocaust memory, cinema and Jewish identity are distorted or erased

Liran Friedmann | 02.22.26

Hidden pregnancies, miraculous births: the untold story of the Auschwitz babies

Three Jewish women sent to Auschwitz in 1944 hid their pregnancies from the Nazis, survived forced labor camps and death trains, and gave birth just before liberation — now their 80-year-old children recount the miracle that saved their lives

Itamar Eichner | 02.17.26

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, cyclist plans 1,000 km ride from Auschwitz to spell out ‘Never Again’

On Thursday, Czech cyclist Lukáš Klement will set out from Auschwitz on a 1,000 km ‘Never Again’ memorial ride, lasting up to 50 hours, in cooperation with ZAKA, ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Itamar Eichner | 01.13.26

“התיעוד יישמר לדורות”. דן הדני בספריה הלאומית

At 101, legendary photographer and holocaust survivor Dan Hadani reflects on a life through the lens

Holocaust survivor and founder of the Israel Press Photo Agency, Dan Hadani, donates his vast photographic archive to the National Library; In a rare interview he recalls historic moments, his unlikely start and why he refuses to return to Poland

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 01.07.26

Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and Anne Frank’s stepsister, dies at 96

A lifelong educator and activist, Schloss survived the Holocaust, later becoming a leading voice against hatred and intolerance; her death marks the loss of one of the last living witnesses to Auschwitz and a powerful link to the diarist's legacy

Itamar Eichner | 01.05.26

The first woman rabbi who argued for equality and erased by the Holocaust

This month marks 90 years since Rabbi Regina Jonas became the first woman ordained, in Nazi-era Germany; Murdered in Auschwitz, her little-known legacy paved the way for women’s rabbinic leadership across all streams of Judaism

Rabbi Prof. Dalia Marx | 12.29.25

Taking selfies in Auschwitz: 'identity, belonging, and how young people view their place in history'

Taking selfies in the Nazi death camp has become increasingly common, and today such images can be found not only on young people's social media accounts, but even on dating sites; This is simply the younger generation's way of reviving the memory of the Holocaust

Itzchak Tessler | 12.04.25

Argentina tracked Josef Mengele for years but let him slip away, documents reveal

Argentina kept tabs on Auschwitz 'angel of death' Josef Mengele through the 1950s but never arrested him, newly released files show. President Javier Milei ordered the documents opened. Mengele later fled to Brazil, where he drowned in 1979

Itamar Eichner | 12.01.25

Polish lawmaker sparks outrage with anti-Jewish tirade outside Auschwitz: 'Poland is for Poles'

Grzegorz Braun, a far-right Polish parliament member with a history of anti-Jewish rhetoric, declared that Jews 'have their own states'; Poland’s justice minister said he will pursue legal action, calling Braun’s remarks a disgrace

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

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