Posts Tagged: Auschwitz Death Camp
Standing Tall as IDF Fighters Where Our Families Were Murdered
JNS.org - Shaul and Mina Sterngast, who lived in Krakow, had eight children. One of them, Romek, was my grandfather. He caught the Zionist bug,...
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’s’ Plea for Mercy Rejected
A plea for clemency from a 96-year-old German convicted over his role in the murders of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied...
Rabbis Defend US Lawmaker in Auschwitz Controversy
JNS.org - A rabbinical group is defending a member of Congress who was criticized by some Jews for posting a brief video of himself visiting the...
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...
Israeli Auschwitz Survivor Yisrael Kristal is Now World’s Oldest Man at 112
JNS.org - Following the death of 112-year-old Japanese man Yasutaro Koide, the designation of being the world's oldest man likely belongs to Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael...
Former Auschwitz Radio Operator Charged With Accessory to Murder
JNS.org - German authorities have charged a 91-year-old woman for her role in the murder of 260,000 Jews in the Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust. The...
‘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...
SS ‘Accountant of Auschwitz’ Goes on Trial for 300,000 Counts of Accessory to Murder
JNS.org- Oskar Gröning, the 93-year-old former Nazi SS guard who served at the Auschwitz death camp from 1942-1944 and was known as the camp's "bookkeeper," is facing...
French President Visits WWII Jewish Orphanage Raided by Nazis
France 24 - French President François Hollande on Monday visited the site of a World War II orphanage for Jewish children that was raided by...
Auschwitz ‘Bookkeeper’ to Face Trial Over Holocaust Crimes in April
JNS.org - Oskar Groening, a 93-year-old former guard at the Auschwitz death camp, will go on trial in Germany in April on at least 300,000 counts of...
Popular Radio Host Tells Family’s Holocaust Stories Through the Written Word
JNS.org - Best known as a popular radio host on Sirius XM's Symphony Hall channel, Martin Goldsmith has a deeper and darker tie to music. As...
Holocaust Survivors Return to Auschwitz to Mark 70 Years
AUSCHWITZ, POLAND - Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, recently returned to the infamous death camp - some for the first time. To mark the 70th...
Woman Who Survived Auschwitz Concentration Camp Because Nazis Ran Out of Gas Turns 101
A Jewish woman who escaped the gas chambers of the Auschwitz concentration camp because Nazis ran out of gas is preparing to celebrate her 101st...
Philadelphia Man Charged for Serving as Auschwitz Guard Appears in Court
CBS/AP - An 89-year-old Philadelphia man was ordered held without bail Wednesday on a German arrest warrant charging him with aiding and abetting the killing...
