Moving speeches mark March of the Living

Published on April 10, 2013

Spring came exceptionally late to southern Poland this year, the patches of snow along the railway track into the former Birkenau concentration camp a reminder that winter had begun to loosen its grip just two days earlier.

Australian businessman and survivor Frank Lowy addresses March of the Living

Published on April 10, 2013

Australian-based Holocaust survivor Frank Lowy delivered the keynote address at the March of the Living ceremony at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Yom Hashoah.

A Turkish Muslim perspective on Yom HaShoah

Published on April 8, 2013

When people of reason and conscience look back on the subject of Shoah (otherwise known as the Holocaust) today, it is common to hear questions like: "How could a nation of philosophers, composers of classical music, technology, poets, in this seat of the Enlightenment itself, suddenly give vent to savagery not seen since the Dark Ages? How could such dreadful, inhumane impulses seize every apparatus of a nation and cause it to commit such atrocities?"

Justin Bieber’s guitarist visits Auschwitz-Birkenau with March of the Living

By Ryan Torok
Published on March 29, 2013

Thessaloniki Jews to mark 70th anniversary of Nazi deportations

Published on March 14, 2013

The Jewish community of Thessaloniki in northern Greece will hold a series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first deportations of the city’s Jews to Auschwitz.

‘Rescue during the Holocaust’: Honoring courage to resist

Published on January 23, 2013

You would not suspect anything out of the ordinary was happening as the silver-haired interviewee describes his day at the office. But Per Anger and his colleagues in Budapest, Hungary, were on a mission. His self-effacing modesty veils the significance of his role in attempting to rescue the Jews of Budapest from certain death in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Antwerp mayor announces new monument naming city’s Shoah victims

Published on August 16, 2012

The mayor of Antwerp announced plans to build a monument to commemorate every Antwerp Jew murdered in the Holocaust.

Mahmoud Abbas adviser visits Auschwitz

Published on July 27, 2012

An adviser to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas visited Auschwitz on Friday.

‘Incident at Vichy’ probes moral questions of ongoing relevance

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 25, 2012

In 1964, the New York Herald Tribune asked playwright Arthur Miller to cover the war crimes trial in Germany of the Nazi officials who ran the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

Welcome to Erev Rav

By Robin Podolsky
Published on June 15, 2012

Survivor: Miriam Rothstein

By Jane Ulman
Published on March 29, 2012

“I don’t know where I am.” After three days and nights in a cramped cattle car, Miriam Rothstein — neé Farkas — was thrust onto the Auschwitz-Birkenau platform. Her sister Margaret and Margaret’s three children were sent to one side, her brother Baruch to another. Where was Rachel?

Opinion: When the world was upside down

Published on January 25, 2012

As I address you today, I am both bereft and optimistic. I am bereft for the obvious reasons one feels the deep, unfathomable sense of loss for what the Holocaust represents: the taking away from this world of 6 million innocent Jews; the destruction of the European communities and cultures they represented; the murder of approximately 3 million other victims persecuted by the Nazis; the political assassination of 3 million Poles; the death of the rich history of Jewish life in Poland; the severing or even amputation of Jewish-Polish relationships that had evolved for generations; and more. I could easily go on.

Britain giving $3.4 million to Auschwitz site preservation

Published on May 26, 2011

Britain will contribute about $3.4 million to help preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp memorial.

Trouble Mars Pope’s Trip to Auschwitz

By Dinah Spritzer
Published on June 1, 2006

Eleven years ago, at ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, misunderstandings between Poles and Jews ran so deep that even a rabbi's desire to say the Mourner's Kaddish reportedly disturbed some Polish politicians

Ceremonies to Mark Auschwitz Liberation

By Carolyn Slutsky
Published on January 20, 2005

Each year, the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet forces is marked on Jan. 27, but this year, the 60th anniversary has given Poland, site of the most infamous Nazi death camps, a special opportunity for remembrance and reflection.

The anniversary ceremonies, which will be held at the memorial site in Birkenau, will draw an assortment of international dignitaries and leaders. Among those slated to attend are Israeli President Moshe Katsav, Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yuschenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Anne Frank: A Stepsister’s Story

By Ori Golan
Published on June 10, 2004

Saturday, June 12, marks Anne Frank's 75th birthday, and Eva Geiringer, who posthumously became her stepsister, reflects on the young Dutch girl and their Holocaust experiences.