Auschwitz

When you listen to a witness, you become a witness

Remembering Elie Wiesel 10 years later

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

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

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

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


When theory becomes life: Viktor Frankl's legacy for modern Israel - opinion

On the 120th anniversary of the logotherapy founder's birth, his teachings take on new meaning for me as a public figure and father who lost his son on October 7th.

 Viktor Frankl: In our response lies our growth and freedom

Confronting the complex realities of Polish-Jewish identity - opinion

Nuance is in order regarding Poland and its Jews; Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal calls for a reevaluation of Jews’ attitudes toward Poles, as well as Poles’ understanding of Jews. 

 OSWIECIM, POLAND - APRIL 16, 2015: International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

György Kun, Hungarian survivor of Dr. Mengele's twin experiments in Auschwitz, dies at 93

Kun and his brother Istvan survived Auschwitz in part due to the fact that Dr. Mengele believed them to be twins and thus spared them from the gas chambers.

 Gyorgy Kun in his testimony to the USC Shoah Foundation, 1999

Israeli student arrested for Nazi salute at Auschwitz during school trip

An Israeli student was arrested and fined for performing a Nazi salute at Auschwitz during a school trip.

 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.’

Auschwitz Museum confiscates hostage flags claiming its a 'political statement'

National flags are permitted at the site, the museum claimed, but not ones which have seen any alterations or slogans added.

 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 Abraham Accords will survive October 7,' says former Austrian chancellor - interview

Diplomatic Affairs | In a wide-ranging interview at Likud headquarters, the former Austrian chancellor opens up about his monthly visits to Israel, his optimism for Middle East peace despite the war.

 FORMER AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR Sebastian Kurz in Vienna, Austria, 2023

Marian Turski, Auschwitz survivor and journalist, dies at 98

Auschwitz survivor Marian Turski, who warned against rising antisemitism, dies at 98.

 Marian Turski, Polish historian, journalist and Holocaust survivor, speaks during a commemoration event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Brzezinka, Poland January 27, 2025.

‘Zone of Interest’ Nazi house to become center to combat antisemitism

“I cannot imagine a more symbolic form of justice... than turning what was once a breeding ground for evil into a space that fights against evil," said philanthropist Elliott Broidy.

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Historical theft: A deliberate new antisemitism that erases Jews - opinion

Antisemitism has survived for millennia by adapting to the prevailing ideologies of the time. It has now adapted once again – morphing into historical theft.

 Jerusalen, Israel, 04-15-2019: Photographs of missing children victims of the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis against the Jews at the Holocaust History Museum

Other cities should follow New York's example and establish Yad Vashem Way - opinion

Initiatives like NYC's Yad Vashem Way remind us that not only must we commemorate Holocaust victims but also actively combat the antisemitism and hatred that continue to permeate today's society.

'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.