Arts Jan 27 Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz’s youngest victims By Malcolm Brabant
World Jan 27 Auschwitz memorial holds observances on 80th anniversary of death camp’s liberation by Soviet troops Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation. By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press
World Jan 24 Watch 12:03 Holocaust survivor’s family searches for answers while retracing her steps at Auschwitz Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. One of the youngest survivors was an eight-year-old Polish girl named Rutka. She moved to Canada after the war and took the name Rachel Hyams. Decades later,… By Malcolm Brabant
World May 06 Survivors of Holocaust and Oct. 7 attack join memorial march at Auschwitz death camp The mood at the annual march was overshadowed by the war in Gaza after the October attack on Israel by Hamas, the deadliest violence against Jews since Adolf Hitler's regime sought to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. By Rafal Niedzielski, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press
World Jan 27 On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. By Czarek Sokolowski, Associated Press
Mar 25 Slovaks condemn WWII deportations of Jews to Nazi death camps By Associated Press Slovakia's Parliament has condemned the mass deportation of Jews from the country to Nazi death camps during World War II. Marking the first transport to Auschwitz on March 25, 1942, lawmakers also asked for the forgiveness of all those who… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 8:51 New book explores the heroic women-run resistance inside Nazi death camps By Malcolm Brabant Judy Batalion's new book, "The Light of Days," details acts of heroism by Jewish women in the ghettos of eastern Europe - and even within the death camps. She documents how female couriers hand-carried crucial messages, weapons, and ammunition as… Continue watching
Jan 27 Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid COVID-19 pandemic By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Holocaust survivors are commemorating their lost loved ones as the world marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Continue reading
Feb 24 Auschwitz Museum upset over scene in Amazon series ‘Hunters’ By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The museum is objecting to a scene in a new Amazon TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played there, insisting that no such thing took place at the camp. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 9:07 In Denmark, Auschwitz survivors lament the rise of anti-Semitism By Malcolm Brabant January marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, but there is growing concern throughout Europe that anti-Semitism is on the rise. Historically tolerant Denmark, for example, has seen a resurgence of neo-Nazi groups opposed to immigration. Special correspondent… Continue watching