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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

Auction of Holocaust victims' items in Germany canceled

Harsh criticism of the sale of hundreds of Holocaust-era items, including yellow badges and personal documents has taken its toll: The German auction house stopped the sale at the last minute, and Poland is demanding that the items be transferred to the Auschwitz museum

ynet Global | 11.16.25

העתק של שער מחנה ההשמדה אושוויץ בעיירת האנובר שבפנסילבניה

Pennsylvania town apologizes after Halloween parade features Auschwitz gate replica

Hanover’s St. Joseph Catholic School draws outrage after a float displayed the Nazi slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei'; the diocese, church and creator all issue apologies as Jewish groups condemn incident and call for renewed Holocaust education

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.04.25

Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus, the ‘Librarian of Auschwitz,’ dies at 96

Edith (Dita) Kraus spoke last January about her time in the extermination camp: 'Books saved me from death in the gas chambers'

ynet | 10.19.25

'I had to hold my head high': Jewish woman speaks out after harassment at Auschwitz over Israeli flag

Charlotte Korchak, who raised an Israeli flag on the railway tracks at Auschwitz and was confronted by a young woman, says she wanted to show pride for her students; she reflected on the incident, calling it a moment to stand tall and not bow her head

Alexandra Lukash | 08.20.25

Jewish woman attacked for waving Israeli flag at Auschwitz: 'Have you no shame?'

Charlotte Korchak, Jewish youth guide from Miami, was verbally attacked at Auschwitz-Birkenau for waving an Israeli flag; Korchak referenced friends killed on October 7 and said she would never be ashamed of her identity or the flag

Itamar Eichner | 08.19.25

'I know the hunger': Holocaust survivors say hostage videos trigger memories of Nazi brutality

'Bread and thin soup—we ate grass out of hunger,' recalls Auschwitz survivor Naftali Fürst, saying footage of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski took him back in time; 'When I saw Evyatar’s image, I could hardly breathe,' says survivor Devorah Weinstein

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.02.25

'Tragic twist of History': Holocaust Educator Alex Dancyg remembered in Auschwitz by former student

Dancyg, a scholar who dedicated himself to preserving Holocaust memory, was killed in Hamas captivity after being abducted during the October 7 attacks

Sharon Kidon | 04.24.25

'There is no difference between Hamas and the Nazis, the evil is the same'

Nelly Prezma, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor from Kibbutz Dorot, shared her harrowing story of surviving both Auschwitz and the October 7 Hamas massacre

Dina Halutz | 04.24.25

Hostage survivor Eli Sharabi at Auschwitz: 'The Jewish people sanctify life'

Ex-Hamas captive whose wife and daughters were murdered in Oct 7 attack joins Israeli delegation to March of the Living in Poland, declaring, 'The Holocaust was unlike anything else. I endured horrors in captivity—but I chose life'

Iris Lifhitz-Klieger, Poland | 04.24.25

On one leg: Ultra-Orthodox soldier severely wounded in Gaza to light memorial candle

After losing his leg in battle, Y., a combatant in the Haredi Netzah Yehuda battalion, stands tall at Auschwitz, honoring fallen comrades and Holocaust victims

Ynet | 04.24.25

אגם ברגר ואורי מגידיש שורדות השבי ביחד עם איירין ששר וגיטה קויפמן שורדות השואה

From Auschwitz to October 7: Holocaust survivors and former hostages embrace, wrapped in Israeli flags, at Nazi death camp

Freed hostages join Holocaust survivors on March of the Living between Auschwitz and Birkenau, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps; Holocaust survivor cries out: 'We endured horrors, and yet here we are—standing strong in the face of evil'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 04.24.25

'I promised my Holocaust survivor father: No oppressor will erase us'

'From a young age, I was exposed to the horrors my father endured in the ghetto and camps—but also to the hope that carried him through life’s twists and turns. That same hope sustained me when I was on the brink of death.' As a second-generation survivor, Dov Eichenwald reflects on his father’s legacy, attempting to decipher how his father's nightmarish experiences affected his life

Dov Eichenwald | 04.23.25

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