Jul 29 Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts By Associated Press Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site. Continue reading
Jun 12 ‘One day they simply weren’t there.’ How researchers reconstructed Anne Frank’s last months By Dr. Howard Markel Today would have been the 91st birthday of Anne Frank, the girl who left behind a tattered, hidden diary, now known as the gem-like book that's treasured by many millions. But the exact date of her death is unknown, and… Continue reading
Mar 06 Jewish groups condemn Nazi flag display at Sanders Arizona rally By Elana Schor, Associated Press The Democratic presidential candidate has talked about members of his father's family being "wiped out" by the Holocaust. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:45 The lessons of Auschwitz, 75 years after its liberation By Malcolm Brabant Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps marked the 75th anniversary of their liberation Monday, gathering at the rail depot where Jews from across Europe disembarked cattle trucks to be murdered in Nazi gas chambers. Polish President Andrzej Duda urged Holocaust… Continue watching
Jan 27 Auschwitz survivors warn of rising antisemitism, 75 years on By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press “If we don’t watch it, one day you wake up and it’s too late.”… Continue reading
Jan 23 Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz By Associated Press A high-level delegation of Muslim religious leaders visited Auschwitz on Thursday along with a Jewish group in what organizers called “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation" to visit the site of a Nazi German death camp. Continue reading
Jan 22 World leaders to hold two competing ceremonies for Auschwitz commemoration By Vanessa Gera, Aron Heller, Associated Press World leaders will gather twice over the next several days to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of Nazi Germany’s death camps. Continue reading
Jan 21 Holocaust survivors return to Auschwitz 75 years after liberation By Markus Schreiber, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Today, the site of Auschwitz-Birkenau endures as the leading symbol of the terror of the Holocaust. Continue reading
Sep 26 Jacques Chirac, former France president who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 86 By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Chirac's outspoken opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 rocked relations with France's top ally. Continue reading
Feb 17 Polish PM cancels Israel visit amid new Holocaust tensions By Associated Press Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki canceled his plans to attend a meeting of central European leaders in Israel starting Monday amid new tensions over how Polish behavior during the Holocaust is remembered and characterized. Continue reading