Julius Hirsch: The German ‘national hero’ killed by the Nazis Only the second Jew to play for Germany, Hirsch broke records and fought in WWI for a country that would kill him. Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022
Charlotte review – absorbing animation about a remarkable artist, murdered at Auschwitz Keira Knightley gives voice to Charlotte Salomon, the German-Jewish painter who said she killed her own grandfather after he abused her, in a powerful but flawed biopic The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
Like Primo Levi at Auschwitz, Behrouz Boochani testifies for the people who lived and died in a prison camp This is an edited extract from Freedom, Only Freedom: The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani. The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022
‘She worked in a terrified state’: the extraordinary life of Charlotte Salomon, who died in Auschwitz The pioneering German Jewish artist was murdered by the Nazis but her work lives on. The makers of a new biopic, featuring the voices of Keira Knightley and Helen McCrory, explain her enduring appeal The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022
Auschwitz hero's son seeks millions for dad's 1948 execution The son of World War II Auschwitz death camp hero Witold Pilecki is seeking millions in compensation from Poland's government for his father's post-war arrest and his 1948 execution by the communist authorities of the time The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022
GOPer wrote Jesusy "Anne Frank" sequel Johnny Teague wrote a novel in which Frank accepts Jesus and converts to Christianity at Auschwitz Salon · Nov 1, 2022
Champion Celtics alum Ray Allen recirculates article on Auschwitz after Ye West’s antisemitic rants Allen felt the need to repost his article on Auschwitz 'in light of the rhetoric being spewed through the airwaves.' USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 28, 2022
Biopic of French politician and Holocaust survivor defies critics A biopic of the late Simone Veil, one of France's most admired public figures, has received some damning reviews, but its success at the box office shows there's an appetite for tales of strong women and dark periods in French history. Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2022
The value of photographic evidence of Nazi crimes Letter: Toby Simpson, the director of the Wiener Holocaust Library, on the new Seeing Auschwitz exhibition in London The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Seeing Auschwitz photographic exhibition opens in London Images that shaped perception of Nazi death camp were taken by perpetrators, curator says The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Review: 'The Escape Artist,' by Jonathan Freedland NONFICTION: The harrowing true story of the first Jew to escape from Auschwitz, and his driving need to warn the world about the Holocaust. Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'mini-Auschwitz' after they claim bucket of dental crowns found in retaken land The area of Pisky-Radkivski was retaken by Ukraine earlier this week, and the Ministry for Defence have said that two items were found Irish Mirror · Oct 5, 2022
Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.” “Work Brings Freedom,” the front said, a translation of the notorious motto “Arbeit macht… The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022
Arnold Schwarzenegger causes stir after leaving Terminator quote in Auschwitz guestbook Arnold Schwarzenegger has quoted a line from The Terminator in the Auschwitz guestbook - which hasn't gone down well amongst social media users Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Reuters · Sep 28, 2022 Schwarzenegger calls for 'fight against hate' during Auschwitz visit Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the site of the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland on Wednesday, vowing to fight hatred and discrimination and keep the story of what took place there between 1940-1945 alive.
The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022 Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz in message against hatred Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited the site of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp to send a message against hatred
WEKU · Sep 16, 2022 The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022 All the Broken Places by John Boyne review – a sequel of sorts The follow-up to The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a powerful novel about secrets and atonement after Auschwitz
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Capitol rioter in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt sentenced to 75 days in federal prison Robert Packer’s sister asked the judge not to ‘judge a book by its cover’
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets jail term A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022 Holocaust survivor sisters die days apart in Alabama: ‘They were always together’ The sisters were forced into work at the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp
Daily Mirror · Sep 3, 2022 'I survived a Nazi gas chamber aged 6 - now I tell children my story on TikTok' Tova Friedman was selected for the gas chambers at Auschwitz along with other children, but miraculously survived after guards changed their mind at the last minute
The Conversation · Aug 31, 2022 Unknown Holocaust photos – found in attics and archives – are helping researchers recover lost stories and providing a tool against denial The summer of 2022 marked the 80th anniversary of the first Nazi deportation of Jewish families from Germany to Auschwitz.
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022 Vatican cardinal honors Jewish convert, tells his own story A Vatican cardinal has marked the 80th anniversary of the gas chamber killing of the Jewish-born Catholic convert Edith Stein
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022 Polish Auschwitz survivor, novelist Zofia Posmysz dies at 98 Zofia Posmysz, a Polish World War II-era resistance fighter who survived the Auschwitz and Ravensbrück concentration camps and who later became a journalist and novelist, has died at 98