Jul 02 Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 87 By Corinne Segal Eli Wiesel's writing illuminated the horrors of the Holocaust and explored questions of Jewish identity in the years that followed. Continue reading
Feb 11 Trial begins for former Nazi guard who worked at Auschwitz By Ross Sylvestri Today a trial began in Germany for a 94-year-old man who worked as a guard at Auschwitz during World War II. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 9:40 News Wrap: Snowstorm buries Boston, spares New York By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, blizzard conditions hit parts of southeastern New England with deep snow and high winds. Also, the Islamic State released a new threat to kill a Japanese hostage and a Jordanian pilot. Continue watching
Jan 23 Photos: Children of Auschwitz share stories of survival By Ariel Min Maria Stroinska was 12 when she was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz. Imre Varsanyi was 14 and the only member of his family to survive. Zofia Wareluk was born in the camp, two weeks before thousands of… Continue reading
Jun 18 U.S. arrests 89-year-old Auschwitz guard in Philadelphia By Saskia de Melker Johann Breyer, a retired tool maker in Philadelphia, is in custody after being accused of accessory to murder as a Nazi guard at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during World War II. Continue reading
Apr 28 Thousands ‘march’ from Auschwitz to Birkenau to honor those killed in Holocaust By Justin Scuiletti In Poland Monday, thousands of students, among many others, marched between Auschwitz and Birkenau in memory of the millions killed during the Holocaust. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch News Wrap: U.S., Russia Near New Nuclear Accord In other news, the U.S. and Russia moved closer to reaching a new deal on nuclear arms control, and Democrats blocked a potential GOP filibuster of the Senate health bill. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Album Reveals Behind-Scenes Activities at Auschwitz Camp In January 2007, a photo album arrived at the Holocaust Museum that gave an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the Auschwitz complex where more than 1 million people were killed. The pictures show the everyday lives of the guards and their… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Famed Mime Marcel Marceau Dies in France Marcel Marceau, a French artist who worked in silence and was best known for a character known as "Bip," died Monday at the age of 84. The NewsHour reflects on his contributions to his craft. Continue watching