Auschwitz

The most notorious Nazi death camp in Poland during the Holocaust. Marked by its notorious gate slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei", Auschwitz was also the site where Josef Mengele performed his "experiments" on prisoners.

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‘Zone of Interest’ producer calls Oscars speech a ‘distraction,’ as Auschwitz memorial defends it

Even as Danny Cohen took Glazer’s speech to task, another major voice in the debate has also weighed in — supporting Glazer.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
15/03/2024

Two centenarian Holocaust survivors meet for first time

To commemorate the March of the Living UK film premiere of ‘MOTL - Journey of Hope: Retracing the Kindertransport After 85 Years,’ two 100-year-old Holocaust survivors met in London.

Details revealed for new series ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’

The series is set to be released in the US on Peacock in May and in Israel on Yes. 

Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Musk made the visit with EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, conservative US journalist Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev.

By REUTERS
22/01/2024

Elon Musk to visit Auschwitz, lead panel on antisemitism and Holocaust

The conference will also feature Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, Yad Vashem Dani Dayan Chairman, and others.

18/01/2024

Visits to Auschwitz Memorial Museum up 41% in 2023

Over 1.67 million people visited the museum in 2023, which is a significant rise from the 2022 numbers which were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The real Auschwitz commandant — and Yiddish resistance song — behind ‘The Zone of Interest’

"The Zone of Interest,” which won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, never shows the inside of the camp’s operations.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
29/12/2023

Auschwitz slams Israeli council head's plans for Gaza Strip

Israeli council head David Azoulai called for Gaza to be permanently empty and made into an empty museum similar to Auschwitz, only to be criticized by the Auschwitz Museum.

Israel should make Gaza look like Auschwitz museum - council head

David Azoulai, head of the Metula Council, proposed sending all Gazans to refugee camps in Lebanon and flattening the whole Strip so it becomes an empty museum like Auschwitz.

By 103FM
17/12/2023

British teens place pictures of hostages on train tracks at Auschwitz

Jewish high schoolers show solidarity in hopes of showing the world the "context in which the crimes of today are taking place."

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