Posts Tagged: auschwitz concentration camp
Tiny Wooden Charm Found in Auschwitz Attic Likely a Symbol of Resistance Against Nazis, Says Head of Memory Sites Foundation
A miniature charm belonging to an Auschwitz inmate was discovered this month in the attic of a concentration camp building, the UK's Daily Mail reported on Thursday. According to the...
Notorious ‘Nazi Grandma’ Sentenced to Prison for Claiming Jews Weren’t Exterminated at Auschwitz
A notorious Holocaust denier in Germany was sentenced to eight months in jail on Friday, after claiming Jews were never exterminated in the Auschwitz concentration camp, the local media...
Holocaust Survivor Who Cut Hair at Auschwitz Closes Chicago Barber Shop After 60 Years in Business
A Holocaust survivor whose task it was to cut the hair of concentration-camp prisoners closed his Chicago barber shop after serving the local community for 60...
Grandson of Holocaust Survivor Wins Silver Medal for France at Rio Olympics
A French Olympian who is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor won a silver medal with his team on Monday in the men's freestyle relay finals...
In Newly Uncovered Diaries, Notorious Nazi Himmler Recounts Nearly Fainting When Brains of Murdered Jew Splattered on His Coat
In a series of recently recovered diaries, notorious Nazi officer Heinrich Himmler recounted nearly fainting when the brains of a Jew shot to death splattered...
91-Year-Old Man Confesses to, Apologizes for Fabricating Life Story as Auschwitz Survivor
A Pennsylvania man expressed remorse on Friday for having spent years lying about being a Holocaust survivor who escaped a concentration camp, The Guardian reported. "I was wrong. I ask forgiveness,"...
Former Auschwitz Guard Convicted on 170,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder
JNS.org - A 94-year-old former Nazi SS guard has been sentenced to five years in German prison after being found guilty on more than 170,000 counts...
Anne Frank’s Step-Sister to Recount Harrowing Holocaust Story on Irish Talk Show
Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank, is appearing on a talk show in Ireland on Friday night to describe surviving the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Irish...
Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg Says She Is ‘Torch of Freedom’ for Holocaust Survivor Mother
Famed fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg said on Tuesday night that she sees herself as a "torch of freedom" for her mother, who survived the...
Two Former SS Men to Go on Trial in Germany for Mass Murder at Auschwitz
Two former SS men will go on trial this month for their alleged complicity in the murder of thousands of people at Auschwitz, as Germany...
95-Year-Old Auschwitz Paramedic Ruled Fit to Stand Trial in Germany
A German court has ruled that a 95-year-old man accused of being accessory to the murder of at least 3,681 people at Auschwitz-Birkenau is fit...
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ During Trial: ‘I Can Only Ask My God for Forgiveness’
JNS.org - Former Nazi guard Oskar Groening, 94, asked for forgiveness on Wednesday upon testifying in his trial on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. Groening,...
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ Trial Postponed as SS Guard Considered Too Sick
Kansas City Star - The trial of Oskar Groening, the 93-year-old former SS member accused of assisting in the deaths of at least 300,000 people...
British News Networks’ Shameful Treatment of the Holocaust (VIDEO)
JNS.org - In case anyone still has any doubts with regard to the opinion of British news networks such as the BBC on Jews and...
