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.

|BySAGI BEN NUN
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

To honor the victims of Auschwitz, we cannot allow a church to stand where over a million Jews were killed.

|ByAVI WEISS
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

At last year's 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, only 50 survivors attended the ceremony in Poland, and it is estimated that fewer than 1,000 Auschwitz survivors remain globally.

|BySHIR PERETS
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

“October 7th was not only the opening shot of a regional war against Israel, it was also the opening shot of a global war against the Jews,” Levy said. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

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.

New film marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel commemorates its own Holocaust Remembrance Day in the spring, on the Hebrew date of the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. 

JANUARY 26, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE from ‘The Investigation.’

Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation

Fewer than 1,000 Auschwitz survivors remain as the 80th liberation anniversary nears.

JANUARY 25, 2025ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
The main tower at the entrance to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, covered under a large tent, stands illuminated during the official ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camp on Jan. 27, 2020.

This week in Jewish history: Liberation of Auschwitz, Yahrzeit of the 'Alter Rebbe'

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

JANUARY 24, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
THE FIRST German Youth Aliyah group makes its way to Kibbutz Ein Harod, 1934.

Grapevine January 24, 2025: Memory, heroism, and suffering

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
(FROM L-R) B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem director Alan Schneider, Chairman of the Committee to Recognize Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust Aryeh Barnea, IPO Musical Director Lahav Shani, Chairman Yuval Shapiro, and Secretary-General Yair Mashiach.

'Never forget', says UK's Queen Camilla at Holocaust remembrance event

Camilla said it was crucial to remember the Holocaust given anti-Semitism was at its highest level for a generation.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByREUTERS
Britain's Queen Camilla, patron of the Anne Frank Trust, lights a candle during a reception for Holocaust Memorial Day at the Hilton Park Lane in London, Britain, January 23, 2025.