Auschwitz

Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: 'My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history'

It was only when Höss was in the 7th grade that he discovered who his grandfather was, which changed the way he saw himself.

Kai Höss at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. January 27, 2026.
A CROSS is seen in the German death camp Auschwitz II Birkenau.

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

 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


Holocaust remembrance to feature in TV shows, ‘The Pitt’ and the Springsteen biopic premier on TV

Special television programming will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, January 27.

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A message from Holocaust survivors: We don't have much time left

This Yom HaShoah, many survivors hope to march alongside students at the International March of the Living in Auschwitz, bearing witness in the very places where history unfolded. They need your help

Holocaust Survivor Eve Kugler z”l (1931-2025)

Harley Lippman funds headstones for Holocaust victims found in Poland’s killing pits

In a world where technology races forward and historical memory often fades into the background, Harley Lippman manages to bridge the gap.

Harley Lippman at Auschwitz.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

Baba Baruch, heir of Baba Sali, speaks to prime minister Yitzhak Shamir during traditional ceremonies in Netivot, 1988.

Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation

Albert Garih, a French Jew who survived the Holocaust, is set to speak about the rising antisemitism worldwide during the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

An original Auschwitz plan, a warning for our time - opinion

I have acquired an original architectural drawing – a “whiteprint” – of the very first design of the crematoria built in Birkenau as an expansion of Auschwitz by Austrian architect Walter Dejaco.

 Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Cycling from Auschwitz to form the largest "NEVER AGAIN"

Starting from the Gate of Death a Czech cyclist will ride 1,000 km aiming - He is now appealing to the public with a personal request: "Join the first kilometer public ride".

The world’s largest “NEVER AGAIN” route, starting from the Gate of Death.

Holocaust survivor and Ireland's oldest man, Josef Veselsky, dies aged 107

Following the end of the war in 1945, Veselsky became the secretary to a minister in the Czech government, but fled the country in 1948 amidst the communist takeover.

Holocaust survivor and Ireland's oldest man, Josef Veselsky, dies aged 107

From burden to bridge: How Jewish music is reopening Germany’s cultural soul

Across Germany, Jewish music becomes a living answer to Holocaust memory and post–Oct. 7 antisemitism, one concert at a time.

 People attend the rally "Against terror and antisemitism! Solidarity with Israel" organised by Germany's Central Council of Jews, political parties, unions and civil society, at Brandenburg Gate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany.

'If not us, then who?': Indian CEO pushes Holocaust awareness at home - interview

Meet the Indian business leader pushing for Holocaust awareness in his country of nearly 1.5 billion people.

Samir Khosla and his wife participate in the March of the Living last April.