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

PA diocese condemns Catholic school float with Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate replica

Videos of the parade show St. Joseph Catholic School's float with the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' replica gate on it.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A screenshot from social media showing the replica of the Auschwitz gate used by the St. Joseph Catholic School.

After the hostage release: The world must remember what it knew - opinion

The hostages’ return is a moment of grace, but only conscience can heal the world.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJACK SIMONY
THE WRITER addresses an Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation event in New York earlier this year, marking 25 years of the foundation. He condemns those who equate Gaza’s suffering with the Holocaust, weaponizing Jewish trauma to vilify Israel.

Holocaust survivor and 'Librarian of Auschwitz' Dita Kraus dead at 96

In her 96 years Dita Kraus has been an artist, a librarian, a guide and an inspiration.

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Dita Kraus 'Librarian of Auschwitz'

On This Day: IDF soldier fatally shoots Hamas arch-terrorist, Oct. 7 mastermind, Yahya Sinwar

Sources close to the matter told The Jerusalem Post at the time that the operation was not intended to kill Sinwar, implying that soldiers found him through coincidence.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJAMES GENN
A person holds a cut-out depicting late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn the U.S. strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen April 11, 2025.

Holocaust Survivors Reflects on Yom Kippur in Auschwitz, 1944

“We knew it was Yom Kippur because Mengele carried out another one of his selections — always deliberately on the holidays."

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByINTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING
Holocaust survivor Judy Weissenberg Cohen

Holocaust education needed to combat distortion of history - opinion

The Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum convene educators, researchers, and educational entrepreneurs from Holocaust museums and heritage sites, in Oswiecim.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByYIGAL COHEN
University Presidents Mission, Auschwitz - Birkenau on the 2025 March of the Living.

Etty, Hagai Levi's new series, premiered at the Venice Film Festival

The series is based on the tragic story but also inspiring story of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish woman who sought spiritual enlightenment and kept extensive diaries of great literary merit.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Hagai Levi (center) at the premiere of his series, Etty, at the Venice Film Festival, with stars Sebastian Koch (left) and Julia Windischbauer (right).

86 Years since World War II Began

Holocaust Survivors Share Their Childhood Memories from Poland

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByINTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING
Weiss family in 1939 Poland

Israel National Team balances remembrance and readiness ahead of EuroBasket tip-off

Ahead of their EuroBasket debut, Israel’s national basketball team visited Auschwitz and Birkenau, reflecting on history and finding unity as they prepare to face Iceland.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ISRAEL PLAYERS Guy Palatin (left) and Deni Avdija visit concentration camps in Poland ahead of Thursday’s EuroBasket opener vs Iceland.

Educator harassed at Auschwitz for carrying Israeli flag: Students were the real heroes - interview

Jerusalem Education Institute founder and senior educator Charlotte Korchak explained that the encounter became a moment of pride, with the resolve of the students on display.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Jerusalem Education Institute founder and senior educator Charlotte Korchak.