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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Auschwitz (illustrative).

Netanyahu will be arrested if he comes to Auschwitz memorial, Polish gov't confirms

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The author, right, and Dumisani Washington, CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel, lay a wreath in memory of the Jewish victims at Birkenau, Nov. 26, 2024.

On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes

By William C. Daroff/JTA

Survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp Henri Borlant, poses in Paris on January 15, 2015 before the presentation of the book "Traces de L'enfer" or Traces of Hell, released to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi run concentration camps across Europe.

Henri Borlant, sole child survivor of 6,000 deported to Auschwitz, dies at 98

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Trudy Stricks, reconnects with the descendants of Alfredo and Marcella Monaco, the Italian couple who risked their lives to shelter her during the Holocaust.

Reunited after 81 years: Holocaust survivor meets descendants of family who saved her

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Fairfield students get a 'surreal' musical history lesson with instruments from the Holocaust

By Jarrod Wardwell/Connecticut Post/TNS

Execution platform in Auschwitz where Rudolf Höss was hanged in 1947.

Son, grandson of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss battle demons in new documentary

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dr. Edith Eva Eger and her grandson Jordan Engle holding a copy of her new book.

The message of 'The Ballerina of Auschwitz' by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

One year after the October 7 massacre, we are faced with the challenge of how to remember.

Editor's Notes: What we can learn from Holocaust survivors

Dr. Edith Eva Eger with her grandson Jordan Engle holding a copy of her new book.

'Don’t lose hope,' Dr. Edie counsels Israelis after October 7 trauma grips nation

By STEVE LINDE , DEBBIE SANDLER

Comedian Jerry Lewis clowns around after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th annual American Comedy Awards, February 22, 1998, in Los Angeles

Jerry Lewis’ infamous Holocaust movie is having a new moment.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

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.’

Forging bonds of faith: A Rabbi's journey with evangelical Christians in Poland

By JOSHUA STANTON

Influencer and former "The Bachelor" contestant Anna Redman has apologized for an Auschwitz outfit planning gaffe.

Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant apologizes for what she planned to wear to Auschwitz

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA

CELEBRATED PIANIST Ofra Yitzhaki will be featured at the Monday tribute to Marta Wise at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Late Holocaust survivor Marta Wise gets a life's worth of musical celebration tribute

Poland's former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

Germans alone responsible for Holocaust, no Polish involvement - Former Polish PM says

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Norma Stella and Moisè Vittorio.

An Italian Jewish family’s story rebuilt

By Denis Passalent

Staff examining shoes at Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust memorial

Auschwitz display of 3,000 murdered children's shoes returns after undergoing preservation process

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry visit Auschwitz in "Treasure," a 2024 tragicomedy set in the 1990s.

Lena Dunham and Stephen Fry take a father-daughter trip to Auschwitz in tragicomedy ‘Treasure’

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA

THE WRITER (right) and another participant walk toward the gates of Birkenau, on the European tour exploring the history of antisemitism and the Holocaust.

The world forgot Auschwitz, of course they have forgotten the hostages too

By ANNA BABCOX