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Swiss cosmetics company Weleda to investigate alleged ties to Nazi human experiments at Dachau

Weleda, known for its natural skincare products, will launch an independent probe after new findings suggest its creams were tested on concentration camp prisoners during WWII; the company says it fully condemns Nazism

Itamar Eichner | 09.14.25

Buchenwald concentration camp can bar visitors wearing keffiyeh, German court rules

German court upholds Buchenwald concentration camp memorial’s right to deny entry to visitors wearing keffiyehs, ruling garment endangers sense of security of many Jews visiting the site

Itamar Eichner | 08.21.25

Stalin's son to Nazi captors: 'Jews, Gypsies are the same - don't want to work'

Newly released WWII-era interrogation transcripts reveal Yakov Dzhugashvili held deeply antisemitic views, despite being married to a Jewish woman and ultimately dying in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp

Itamar Eichner | 05.18.25

Holocaust survivor finds great-grandson was killed in Gaza while visiting death camp she survived

Staff Sergeant (res.) Asaf Kafri was killed in by sniper fire—at very moment his 96-year-old great-grandmother was visiting Bergen-Belsen with his father Haggai

Meir Turgeman | 04.25.25

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

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

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

And the World Kept Silent | Eli Wiesel's lost testimony, found

The original French manuscript of Eli Wiesel's 'Night' opens new research into the first book by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who passed away nine years ago.

Dr. Yoel Rappel | 01.27.25

Auschwitz survivors ask 'never forget us' on 80th anniversary of their liberation

Claims Conference launches global digital campaign to commemorate testimonies to mark anniversary of liberation of Nazi death camp

Itamar Eichner | 01.13.25

100-year-old former Nazi guard declared fit to stand trial

Former concentration camp guard Gregor Formanek, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of 3,322 people, had been deemed unfit for trial due to his condition until an appeal overturned the decision

Itamar Eichner, Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 12.04.24

Jewelry seized by Nazis from Polish concentration camp prisoners returned to families

Families of former Nazi concentration camp prisoners receive confiscated belongings 80 years later in emotional Warsaw ceremony, highlighting personal histories and the Arolsen Archives' mission to restore these mementos to rightful heirs

Associated Press | 09.11.24

The at this time 96-year-old defendant Irmgard F. sits in the courtroom at the beginning of the trial day in Itzehoe, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021

German court upholds conviction of former Nazi death camp secretary, 99

Irmgard Furchner was convicted of being an accessory to murder in 10,505 cases and an accessory to attempted murder in five cases while serving as secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during World War II

AP | 08.20.24

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Michael Oren reveals images show liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp

The father of Israeli diplomat Michael Oren fought in the US Army against the Nazis in World War II, and his uncle participated in the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp; rare photos from the family archive reveal the horror of piles of Jewish bodies; 'My father showed me the pictures and said: That's why we need a strong Jewish state,' he recalls

Alexandra Lukash | 05.06.24

There was a soccer league in the Theresienstadt concentration camp

Amid the turmoil of a World War, a 12-team soccer league emerged inside a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia; Although the games were exploited cynically for Nazi propaganda, they served as a vital escape from the looming threat of death for both the players and their fellow prisoner-spectators

ynet correspondents | 05.06.24

Jewish-crafted chess pieces uncovered in Nazi concentration camp

Various cardboard game pieces found during conservation efforts, offering insights into the daily lives of Jewish inmates using them for recreation under harsh conditions

Itamar Eichner | 04.14.24

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