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Auschwitz

The most notorious Nazi death camp in Poland during the Holocaust. Marked by its notorious gate slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei", Auschwitz was also the site where Josef Mengele performed his "experiments" on prisoners.

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 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

 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

 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
 AN IDF soldier writes a letter in a Torah scroll as part of a special November 2023 initiative by the Chief Rabbinate for the welfare of the soldiers, the return of the hostages, and Israel’s success in the war against Hamas.

How do modern Jewish historical moments relate with their Bible portions?

By REUVEN GOLDFARB
  Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

Virtual reality tour of Auschwitz available to New Yorkers this month

 MAYA LASKER-WALLFISCH, Kai Hoss and Hans Jurgen Hoss in ‘The Commandant’s Shadow.’

Film 'The Commandant’s Shadow’ brings new perspective to Holocaust

Ursula Haverbeck infamously known as 'Nazi grandma.'

On trial at 95: Ursula Haverbeck charged for Holocaust denial in Germany

 Delegation of Arab-Israeli youth at Auschwitz, Poland, March 28, 2022.

‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the true story behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
 Virtual Auschwitz tour.

Google's $1M gift: Virtual Auschwitz tours now a reality