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'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

The unbelievable story of Katerina Singer, the Jewish 'Queen of Auschwitz'

Katerina Singer, a Jewish Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoner, received a senior position from the Nazis, thus managing to save hundreds, perhaps thousands of women from the gas chambers

Yoel Yaari | 04.23.25

After threats, president will lead March of the Living in Auschwitz under heavy security

Shin Bet intensifies security for Isaac Herzog’s Poland visit following threats; Herzog will lead the March of the Living at Auschwitz, joined by Holocaust survivors, former Hamas captives and bereaved families, marking 80 years since the end of the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 04.22.25

The Holocaust survivors who will participate in Remembrance Day ceremony

Yad Vashem memorial event to include notable guests: Holocaust survivors who have seen the worst of humanity, persevered and came to Israel to start families

Itamar Eichner | 04.21.25

The incredible story of teenager murdered in Auschwitz whose painting flew into space

Yad Vashem receives the long-thought-to-be-lost complete personal archive of Petr Ginz, known for his prolific writing, illustrations, and editorial work while imprisoned in the Theresienstadt ghetto

Anat Lev Adler | 04.17.25

In first, ultra-Orthodox students join Holocaust remembrance trip to Poland

Ultra-Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshiva high schools embarked on a journey through Nazi death camps and historic Jewish sites in Poland; 'Today, they know where they came from, and this is another step toward building a more united Israeli society'

Shilo Freid | 04.03.25

Israeli student arrested in Poland for Nazi salute at Auschwitz

High schooler made gesture beneath 'Arbeit Macht Frei' ('Work Sets You Free') sign at entrance to former Nazi camp; he was detained and later released after being fined 1,500 zloty (about $370)

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad, Itamar Eichner, Lior El-Hai | 03.09.25

Auschwitz bans Israeli flags with yellow ribbons, calling them ‘political statements’

Museum confiscated Israeli flags adorned with yellow ribbons, symbolizing the hostages in Gaza, from a group of British Jewish visitors; officials defended the move, saying altered flags violate site regulations

Itamar Eichner | 02.27.25

The world requires self examination on antisemitism

Opinion: As the West marks 80 years to the liberation of Nazi death camps, data shows antisemitism is no longer a fringe phenomenon and is rising rapidly across the world

Dr. Shmuel Rosenman | 01.29.25

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