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Polish artist sparks outrage after equating Israel with Nazis at Auschwitz

Igor Dobrowolski films himself outside Auschwitz with sign comparing Gaza war to Nazi atrocities; Palestinian human rights activist says ‘appalled’; 'Holocaust memorials or concentration camps are not stages for political stunts'

Itamar Eichner | 10.06.24

קלאוס-מיכאל קוהנה (משמאל) בטקס פתיחת אוניברסיטת הלוגיסטיקה קוהנה

The dark secrets behind the wealth of Germany’s richest man

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, owner of global logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel, has struggled to conceal his family's involvement in Nazi-era crimes, including large-scale theft of art and property that helped build their business empire

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 09.18.24

Israel's ice hockey team captain Eliezer Sherbatov attends a training session with his ice hockey team Unia Oswiecim, in Oswiecim

Polish Hockey team 'welcomes' German club with Auschwitz banner

Hockey Champions League match between Polish Unii Oświęcim and German Eisbären Berlin, local fans taunt their German guests by referencing the Holocaust; 'Welcome to the city of your biggest crime... GERMAN DEATH CAMPS,' the X post said

ynet correspondents | 09.09.24

Mountain of shoes of Nazi victims goes back on display at Auschwitz

Auschwitz Museum puts 3,000 out of 8,000 pairs of shoes worn by Jewish children murdered by the Nazis back on display after emergency preservation works funded by a crowdfunding project in order to preserve the memory of the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 06.27.24

Worked together in the lab, murdered together in Auschwitz

Élisabeth and Eugène Wollman made their way from Russia to the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where they worked together for many years on joint and groundbreaking research in microbiology, until the Nazis came

Davidson Institute of Science | 05.17.24

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during Auschwitz March of the Living

Israeli participant in the march says Jews again receive 'blow to the head on cursed Auschwitz ground'; survivor says marchers must be allowed to unite with memory of victims of Holocaust and Hamas massacre

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 05.06.24

Jewish-crafted chess pieces uncovered in Nazi concentration camp

Various cardboard game pieces found during conservation efforts, offering insights into the daily lives of Jewish inmates using them for recreation under harsh conditions

Itamar Eichner | 04.14.24

The Tattooist of Auschwitz TV series seeks to send a message of hope

Mini-series recounts story of Slovakian Jew Lali Sokolov who became a tattooist in Auschwitz in 1942, marking prisoners; shortly after, he met and fell in love with Gita, a fellow Slovakian, while tattooing her arm

Reuters | 04.10.24

רק קומץ מיהודי העיירה אושוויינצ'ים שרדו את השואה

Rare Holocaust-era photos of Jews in Poland uncovered

Some 120 photos were acquired by the Oshpitzin Jewish Museum in Oświęcim from a private individual who apparently discovered them in Braunschweig, Germany in 2020

Itamar Eichner | 02.14.24

'I’m Jewish by association,' Elon Musk says at Auschwitz

Controversial tech billionaire lays wreath at former Nazi death camp, says social media would have made Holocaust impossible to hide

Itamar Eichner, Krakow | 01.23.24

Amazon, how can you remain indifferent in the face of atrocities?

Opinion: An internal company email shows how some Amazon execs try to frame last week’s massacre as a two-side issue, lumping up innocent victims together with their Hamas murderers

Shoshana Chen | 10.14.23

Uncovered Vatican letter confirms pope was aware of the Holocaust

Vatican archive researcher says he's 'sure' Pope Pius XII received and read a letter from a German Catholic priest informing him of thousands of Jews being killed in Auschwitz

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.17.23

The controversial performance centered around the Holocaust

Watch: Holocaust dance number on reality show sparks controversy in Argentina

Some of the performers are members of Argentina’s Jewish community and say they have family that suffered through the Holocaust

I24NEWS | 09.04.23

Donald Trump with Mike Flynn during the 2016 presidential race

Former Trump official says Jews to blame for dying in Holocaust

Mike Flynn speaks to Christian audience describes his take-away from his visit to Auschwitz saying thousands of Jews did not resist few Nazi guards, says was disturbed by the notion a mother would willingly give her child away

Daniel Edelson, New York | 08.16.23

Bollywood film sparks outrage for 'normalizing' Holocaust

Jewish communities incensed with Amazon Prime film Bawaal for using the Holocaust as a metaphor for relationship issues, with scenes set in gas chambers and analogy drawn between extermination camps and romantic relationships

ynet correspondents | 07.31.23