Keyword "concentration camp" - List of latest news (74 results)

00:34 Former Gaza hostages commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day at March of the Living

"I find myself endlessly reflecting on how such a tragedy could have happened, and how we, as a society, must never allow it to happen again," said former hostage Moran Stella Yanai.

19:24 Croatia remembers victims of WWII concentration camp

Official Croatian data show that more than 83,000 people were killed in the Jasenovac camp while Serbs say the numbers were much higher, possibly in the hundreds of thousands. #EuropeNews

09/04 Accident in Thuringia: A dead person, eight injured at Crash before Buchenwald concentration camp

Weimar (Thuringia)-Fatal accident between the Buchenwald memorial and the Ettersberg settlement. A man died, eight other men were injured.

08/04 Nazi death camp secretary dies aged 99 after conviction for 10,000 murders

Irmgard Furchner, who was convicted of aiding more than 10,500 murders, died earlier this year at the age of 99

05/04 Disputes for commemoration to the Buchenwald concentration camp

The Buchenwald concentration camp was released 80 years ago. The German-Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm should speak at the commemoration. The cancellation of his speech causes resentment.

04/04 80 years after Auschwitz, kosher food will be sold in its town of Oświęcim

The kosher concession will open in time for Yom HaShoah, beginning on the night of April 23.

24/03 Confronting the complex realities of Polish-Jewish identity - opinion

Nuance is in order regarding Poland and its Jews; Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal calls for a reevaluation of Jews’ attitudes toward Poles, as well as Poles’ understanding of Jews. 

10/03 Israeli student arrested for Nazi salute at Auschwitz during school trip

An Israeli student was arrested and fined for performing a Nazi salute at Auschwitz during a school trip.

25/02 World's oldest Holocaust survivor, Rose Girone, passed away at age 113

Polish-born Rose managed to get visas for her and her husband to escape Germany to Shanghai in 1939, later settling in Queens, New York.

13/02 JD Vance Visits Dachau Concentration Camp Ahead of Zelensky Meeting

Vice President JD Vance visited Nazi Germany's longest-operating concentration camp, a day ahead of his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

12/02 JD Vance to visit Dachau on Thursday, the latest VP to tour the Nazi camp

Vance will visit Dachau before heading to the nearby Munich Security Conference, an elite national security gathering.

28/01 The many lives of Jack Carter: Uncovering the forgotten past of a Holocaust survivor

In the final years of her husband's life, BJ Carter finally learned details of her husband's life he'd never remembered.

27/01 King in tears during emotional event

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27/01 FSB Declassifies Documents on Auschwitz Liberation and Nazi Crimes

The documents published by the FSB include testimonies, photos, a certificate commemorating a badge earned in the Polish army, as well as a certificate of release from Auschwitz.

27/01 80 years after Auschwitz liberation, a survivor's powerful plea: 'We cannot forget'

Tova Friedman, 86, is one of a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors. Is this horrific time slipping from our memory?

24/01 When AfD MPs are disturbed by contemporary witness conversations with Holocaust survivors

The Saxony-Anhalt AfD parliamentary group deputy Tillschneider claims that several events organized by the state center for political education dealt with National Socialism “in the constant mode of latent self-accusation”. These include conversations with survivors of the Shoah and a wreath-laying ceremony at a concentration camp memorial.

24/01 Louisville Orchestra remembers its concertmaster with an opera he performed in a concentration camp

Though Kling played in rehearsals for “Der Kaiser von Atlantis,” the opera was never performed in Theresienstadt.

13/01 New project asks Holocaust survivors: What memory do you want the world to remember?

"Given your experience as an Auschwitz survivor, what is one specific thing you want people to remember for generations to come?" the social media campaign asks.

07/01 Highlights of the Haifa International Film Festival

One advantage for English speakers of seeing a movie at a film festival is that they show films with English titles, unlike the theater chains, which only offer subtitles occasionally.

15/12 Gene Simmons: I never touched drugs because of my mother’s suffering in the Holocaust

Speaking to The Jerusalem Post during a visit to Israel in 2011, Simmons referred to his mother’s Holocaust experience.

05/12 These sectors have become concentration camps for bull stocks!

These sectors have become concentration camps for bull stocks!

04/12 A 100-year-old man who once guarded a concentration camp is on trial

Gregor Formanek is accused of aiding and abetting 3,322 murders.

14/11 Controversy in Austria over a real estate project on the land of a former Nazi concentration camp

A businessman wants to build commercial buildings there thanks to zoning changes approved by the city council

08/11 Holocaust survivor: "There is no God"

Theresienstadt was the Nazis' "model ghetto," but when the foreign visitors were gone, horror reigned here too. The film "Circle of Truth" tells of two sisters who survived the terror.

03/11 The eerie ruins that were once a dictator's villa now a haven for dark tourism

The ruins of a private mansion of a fascist leader are home to a maze of tunnels that can be explored today.

19/10 Serbia called the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz without Russia an insult

The refusal to invite Russia to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is an insult to the memory of the concentration camp victims and a violation of historical truth, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister believes. The delegation has not attended events since 2021

18/10 Joe Biden meets Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer in Berlin

US President Joe Biden meets the 102-year-old Holocaust survivor and honorary citizen of Berlin Margot Friedländer during his visit to Bellevue.

21/08 Forging bonds of faith: A Rabbi's journey with evangelical Christians in Poland - opinion

On an interfaith mission to Poland, a rabbi finds new friendships with evangelical leaders as they confront Holocaust history and explore Jewish life together.

21/08 Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary

German Jewish leaders applauded the decision announced Tuesday by the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe in Germany.

20/08 Nazi complicit in more than 10,000 concentration camp murders loses appeal

Irmgard Furchner was aware of what was happening at Stutthof, near Danzig, the court concluded.

20/08 Court upholds 99-year-old Nazi camp worker's murder conviction

Irmgard Furchner was handed a two-year suspended sentence for aiding and abetting the murder of 10,505 people during her time as an 18- and 19-year-old secretary at Stutthof concentration camp.

11/08 Scarce, the dividend rate will exceed 50% in the next 3 years, only 9 shares! High-quality stocks with high dividends have been exposed for consecutive years, doubling the concentration camp of bull stocks?

Scarce, the dividend rate will exceed 50% in the next 3 years, only 9 shares! High-quality stocks with high dividends have been exposed for consecutive years, doubling the concentration camp of bull stocks?

31/07 Trial against concentration camp secretary: BGH examines verdict for aiding and abetting murder

Irmgard Furchner worked as a secretary in the Stutthoff concentration camp from 1943 to 1945. She was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in over 10,000 cases.

26/07 The day prisoners of war created their own Olympic Games in a concentration camp

In the midst of World War II, Polish soldiers in Woldenberg created a unique sporting event to maintain the Olympic spirit through adversity

20/07 'I visited Auschwitz and was horrified to see people taking selfies'

The memorial site has continually asked visitors not to take insensitive images in the concentration camp - including selfies.

26/06 Harrowing torture: Ukrainian prisoners suffer severe abuse in Russian captivity

Thousands of Ukrainians who are being held captive in Russia face severe torture, hunger, and psychological abuse, according to the testimony of released prisoners.

19/06 English soccer fans and officials visit Holocaust sites in Germany

The initiative “Football and Remembrance” launched ahead of the tournament, and sought to familiarize UEFA EURO 2024 attendees with the history of the Holocaust.

17/06 Let's remember history - 90 years ago the Polish concentration camp Bereza-Kartuzskaya was created

Speaking about the genocide of Belarusians, most will say that we are talking about the years of the Great Patriotic War. Did you know that the Belarusian people faced genocide already in 1934?

10/06 Virtual reality tour of Auschwitz available to New Yorkers this month

The exhibit aims to utilize VR technology to allow museum-goers to experience a firsthand perspective of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

03/06 Israeli director tackles film about a class trip to Poland

Saban said that the toughest task for him was to put aside his perspective as an adult and recapture the feeling of what it was like to be in Poland and at the death camps at age 17. 

26/05 Died at the place where he celebrated his late victory over Hitler

Writer Ivan Ivanji survived the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. He recently died during a visit to Weimar. His death raises a nagging question for the culture of remembrance: How can the memory of the victims of Nazi atrocities succeed without the people who survived?

11/05 I marched at Auschwitz this week. Here's what I say to campus protesters in America.

Extremists obscure language. Does anyone not understand the implications of the phrases 'from the river to the sea' or 'globalize the intifada'?

26/04 "To be remembered." A single Internet portal about concentration camp prisoners is being created in Belarus

Preserve the memory of concentration camp prisoners. A unified Internet portal is being created in Belarus. A ceremony was held at the National Archives in Minsk to sign a memorandum on the launch of a patriotic project.

21/04 “Naive idea that concentration camp memorials are purification centers”

The Union proposes mandatory visits to concentration camp memorials for all students in order to keep the memory of the atrocities of the Nazi dictatorship alive. In large places of remembrance, however, the demand is largely met with harsh rejection - such an obligation could even be "counterproductive".

18/04 Germany opposed Russia's participation in the Buchenwald liberation ceremony

Germany notified Russia of the undesirability of Moscow’s participation in events marking the 79th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camp prisoners, Maria Zakharova reported. The Foreign Ministry assessed the German side’s move as a “provocative attack”

11/04 Historical date - April 11, the world remembers the International Day of the Liberation of Concentration Camp Prisoners

On April 11, 1945, prisoners of the Buchenwald concentration camp rose up against the fascist executioners. They were supported by the Red Army that entered Germany - thus began the epic of liberation of prisoners of death camps in Europe.

11/04 Flowers were laid in Trostenets in memory of concentration camp prisoners

April 11 is International Day of the Liberation of Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps. On our territory there were more than 150 places of mass detention and destruction.

21/03 The lampshade in the Buchenwald concentration camp is made of human skin

Researchers made a gruesome discovery: the infamous “Small Lampshade” in the Buchenwald concentration camp was actually made from human skin...

11/03 ‘Our Film Shows Where Dehumanization Leads’

The director of 'The Zone of Interest' accepted his Oscar with a startlingly pointed anti-war speech.

07/03 ‘You Can Shut Your Eyes, but You Can’t Shut Your Ears’

The Oscar-nominated Zone of Interest is the sound of annihilation.

03/03 A Russian Dissident’s Remarkable Courtroom Speech

Following a grim tradition, a brave human-rights advocate speaks out before being sent to prison.

28/02 Aiding and abetting 3,300 murders: Will a concentration camp guard (99) get away without a trial?

The trial against the former SS guard is in jeopardy because of his ability to stand trial.

28/02 Five-star film is a truly sickening experience

WARNING: Spoilers below.

15/02 East Turkestan scholar Ayyub was martyred in the concentration camp!

Sad news came from East Turkestan, where Chinese oppression continues.

29/01 Poland criticized von der Leyen after recording with “Polish Auschwitz”

The head of the EC published a video in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The subtitles included the names, year and place of death. Some inscriptions contained the words: “Camp Auschwitz, Poland”

27/01 Those who were still breathing were also living dead - how do you survive three concentration camps?

The young Dutchman Wim Aloserij was caught up in the whirlwind of history in 1943 and sent into the hell of hells. Having visited concentration camps in the Netherlands and Germany, he saw that there was no guarantee that anyone who entered this historical grinder as a human would come out as a human. He insisted with amazing strength not only to survive the horrors, but also to remain human in th

27/01 International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Saturday marked the 79th anniversary of the day the Auschwitz concentration camp complex was liberated in 1945.

23/01 Antisemitism on X: Elon Musk says he is 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit

Elon Musk toured the Nazi death camp on Monday alongside conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. Here's what the billionaire said about their visit.

04/12 The "Bull Stock Concentration Camp" suddenly collapsed, what happened?

The "Bull Stock Concentration Camp" suddenly collapsed, what happened?

23/11 Deputy uses Nazi slogan to oppose Black Consciousness holiday

Nunes followed her speech by declaring that she was against the creation of the holiday: “It has nothing to do with racism, nothing against black people. It's simply not having any more holidays in the country. We have too many holidays in this country”, said the parliamentarian.

20/11 Wardens of the former Auschwitz concentration camp live in Germany

Complicity in the brutal murders of World War II on the part of the guards of the former Auschwitz concentration camp is not uncommon. For the first time, information that 49 guards, who are about 90 years old, live in Germany, appeared in the press in early April.

18/11 Memorial in Essen (NRW) destroyed: unknown people steal stumbling blocks

Three new memorial stones for victims of the Nazi regime have disappeared. They should remember the kidnapped and murdered Kongrecki family.

26/10 Russians turn against their own army

In a sandy ravine outside Kyiv, a group of soldiers in camouflage were learning the basics of warfare - in Russian.

20/10 Three words reignite Australia’s Israel debate

Who started it? In the case of the Israel-Arab conflict, the answer is lost in millennia of religious, ethnic and nationalist disputes. And yet uninvolved governments, institutions, corporations and individuals are expected to take sides.

02/09 Former Nazi guard charged with involvement in the murder of thousands of people

At least three German nationals in their 90s have been charged in relation to the Nazi concentration camps in the past two years.

03/08 Footage reveals moment US troops saved thousands from Nazi death train

Dubbed the 'Miracle at Farsleben', the rescue operation occurred on April 13, 1945, when a train carrying Jewish prisoners to Theresienstadt concentration camp was liberated by US troops

01/08 Probe launched into Nazi concentration camps on tiny British island

The UK government has appointed a team of experts to carry out an investigation into whether the death toll at World War II camps on Alderney is much higher than the official figure.

15/05 An Unsigned Postcard Named Four Family Members Who Died in the Holocaust. Why?

The mysterious card, from 2003, is at the center of Anne Berest’s book, which is part detective story, part examination of French attitudes toward Judaism.

28/04 Albo dragged for Sandilands wedding plan

Anthony Albanese is under fire for attending the extravagant wedding celebration of shock jock Kyle Sandilands, whose best man is a convicted drug smuggler and former brothel operator Simon Main.

22/04 Vandals destroy Simpsons Holocaust mural

A Simpsons mural dedicated to Holocaust victims in Italy has been vandalised in a suspected anti-Semitic attack.

19/04 Tourist slammed for ‘sexy’ pose at Auschwitz

A photo taken by a shocked onlooker of a visitor posing inappropriately at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp has gone viral, prompting the museum to issue a warning.

19/04 Auschwitz issues another reminder on memorial etiquette after latest viral photo from tourist

Auschwitz Memorial Museum reminded visitors to remember what happened at the concentration camp after a viral photo showed someone posing at the site.

16/04 Survivors commemorate 78th anniversary of Buchenwald camp liberation

Raymond Renaud (bottom left), Alojzy Maciak (top right) Andrej Iwanowitsch Moiseenko (top left) and Naftali Fuerst (bottom right) gathered with others to remember liberation of Buchenwald 78 years ago

27/01 'Forgotten' Holocaust heroes help Slovakia come to terms with its past

Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler were the first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and warn the world of concentration camp genocide.