Posts Tagged: auschwitz concentration camp
Jewish Synagogue, Holocaust Memorial Vandalized in Poland After Politician Denies Holocaust
Two Jewish sites in Dukla, Poland, were vandalized over the weekend mere days after Polish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Grzegorz Braun claimed gas...
NYC Museum of Jewish Heritage Opens Auschwitz Virtual Reality Tour
New York City's Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will debut on Sunday a new experience that will allow visitors...
New Documentary Traces Auschwitz Commandant’s Son as He Reckons With His Father’s Past
A trailer debuted on Monday for a new documentary about the son of the commandant of Auschwitz coming to terms with his father's notorious legacy...
Dutch Tourist Detained and Fined for Making Nazi Salute at Auschwitz Site
A Dutch tourist was detained and fined for making the Nazi salute at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Sunday, police said. The 29-year-old...
Polish Children Wear German Nazi Uniforms, Reenact Auschwitz Gassing in School Show
Students at a primary school in Labunie, Poland, recently staged an Auschwitz-themed performance in which some schoolchildren wore Nazi uniforms, while others re-enacted the gassing...
Report: Pence May Visit Israel in January for Auschwitz Ceremony
JNS.org - US Vice President Mike Pence may join other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Israel in...
ADL Investigates ‘Deeply Offensive’ Auschwitz-Themed Barbie Death Camp at Burning Man
The Anti-Defamation League is investigating a disturbing macabre art display inspired by the Auschwitz concentration camp that was seen at the week-long Burning Man event,...
France’s Eldest Auschwitz Survivor Dies, Aged 101
Henriette Cohen, France's oldest survivor of Nazi Germany's Auschwitz concentration camp, has died. She was 101. Cohen stayed silent about the horrors she lived through at...
New Holocaust Movie Set in Auschwitz Focuses on Bystander and ‘Complicit’ Germans
A new film set in the Auschwitz concentration camp will highlight the perspective of the German witnesses and spectators that stood back as the horrors of...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Visits Future Site of Holocaust Museum in Greece
JNS.org - On a state visit to Greece, one of Israel’s closest Mediterranean allies, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the site of a railway station that...
Israel Slams Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen for Denying French Responsibility in Holocaust Roundup
JNS.org - The Israeli government has condemned French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for comments absolving France of responsibility for the roundup of thousands of Jews...
‘Antisemite My Ass; I’ve Walked Inside the Ovens at Auschwitz,’ Tweets Angry Rapper Before Announcing Retirement
A prolific rapper, whose latest musical release included blatantly antisemitic lyrics, responded to critics on Tuesday in a hostile Twitter exchange which he ended by...
Members of India’s ‘Lost Tribe’ of Jews Visit Auschwitz for the First Time
JNS.org - Members of India’s so-called “lost tribe” of Jews visited Auschwitz for the first time last week. Five members of Bnei Menashe — who claim to...
US Naval Academy Honors Holocaust Survivor for Decades of Teaching About Nazi Genocide
A Holocaust survivor was honored by the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Wednesday for her 20 years of teaching cadets about the Nazi genocide, the US Armed Forces newspaper Stars...
