Auschwitz

When you listen to a witness, you become a witness

Remembering Elie Wiesel 10 years later

|ByELI RUBENSTEIN, IN COLLABORATION WITH MARCH OF THE LIVING
Elie Wiesel at 1990 March of the Living ceremony in Birkenau with Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Israel
Elie Wiesel at the 1990 March of the Living

I was there

On the 10th Anniversary of Elie Wiesel’s Passing, Tara Strong reflects on the March of the Living moment that transformed his silence into her lifelong voice.

|ByTARA STRONG, IN COLLABORATION WITH MARCH OF THE LIVING
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Declassified documents about Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina after World War II.

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

Mengele, the monstrous doctor known as the Angel of Death, ran a horrifying system of experiments on Auschwitz camp prisoners, exploiting his professional status to advance Nazi racial theory.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, TZVI JASPER

PMO unveils new database for Eichmann Trial documents

Eichmann was in charge of organizing the “Final Solution” to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust, and was hanged in Israel on June 1, 1962, after being convicted of committing crimes against humanity.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A thin faced Adolf Eichmann listens to the reading of a 15 count indictment, accusing him of the murder of millions of Jews during World War II, as a guard stands beside him. The reading of the charges at the trial's opening took an hour and 15 minutes.

EU hosts Auschwitz liberation event at Beit Juliana

In attendance were Holocaust survivors, the ambassadors of EU countries and the EU ambassador, Dimiter Tzantchev, as well as the Chairman of Yad Vashem, Dani Dayan.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EU hosts holocaust event at Herzliya retirement home

Russian security bureau declassifies documents on Auschwitz liberation and Nazi crimes

The documents published by the FSB include testimonies, photos, a certificate commemorating a badge earned in the Polish army, as well as a certificate of release from Auschwitz.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

‘You’d have sided with Hitler’: Global Jewry decries 'hypocrisy' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jewish groups in Italy, Ireland and Israel accused international organizations of hypocrisy given their stance on the attacks suffered by Israeli civilians since October 7 2023.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
THE FRONT GATE of Auschwitz carries the infamous phrase: ‘Arbeit macht frei.’ The writer states: ‘Perhaps we as Jews are less alone in our grief than we may fear.’

The alarm bells of Auschwitz are sounding - opinion

As we reach this week’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, let’s not miss the alarm bells ringing loudly today.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJULIE GOLDING
THE DESTRUCTION at Kibbutz Be’eri

UN, NGOs transform Holocaust remembrance into hypocrisy - opinion

International Holocaust Remembrance Day might well be renamed Holocaust Hypocrisy Day, while the other 364 days are devoted to the slogans of genocide inversion and other forms of Jew hatred.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByGERALD M. STEINBERG
AN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL post on social media accuses Israel of carrying out genocide.

From Auschwitz to TikTok: how Lily Ebert inspired millions - opinion

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme, “For a Better Future,” is a powerful reminder that remembrance alone is not enough.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByDOV FORMAN
Lily Ebert (Left) standing next to her great-grandson Dov Forman (Right)

Auschwitz marks 80 years since liberation, potentially last with living survivors

Officials say the commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation could be the last of its kind.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A freight train used to transport Jewish people to their death in Auschwitz

A gift shop at Auschwitz? New films and a graphic memoir explore ‘dark tourism'

Ari Richter’s memoir and new films revisit Holocaust memory and family roots.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Ari Richter depicts his visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in his graphic memoir "Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz."

Zelensky attends Auschwitz liberation memorial event at Babyn Yar

This ceremony is Zelensky’s third event at Babi Yar since the start of the war, reaffirming his commitment to Holocaust remembrance.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByJOSH ARONSON
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Babi Yar on the 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, January 26, 2025.