Auschwitz

'Zone of Interest', film on Auschwitz commandant, wins 2nd-highest prize at Cannes

"The Zone of Interest" centers on Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family as they set up a life next to the Auschwitz death camp.

On her 100th birthday, a Holocaust survivor threw a first pitch at a Yankees-Rays game

Kahan stood confidently on the Tropicana Field pitcher’s mound with her daughter and son by her side. It didn’t matter that the throw only made it halfway.

By MAX BAKER/JTA
24/05/2023

'Zone of Interest' star: watching myself as Auschwitz commandant frightening

The movie follows Rudolf Höss and his family as they set up a life next to the Auschwitz death camp in occupied Poland.

By REUTERS
20/05/2023

Ice cream truck outside Auschwitz provokes criticism

Since early May, an ice cream stand has sat some 200 meters (about 218 yards) from the camp’s red-brick “Death Gate.”

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
13/05/2023

From Destruction to Rebirth

March of the Living participants will visit Israel to experience the Jewish reawakening

Holocaust survivors call for more gentiles to participate in memorial ceremonies

JEWISH AFFAIRS: Speakers at the March of the Living remind listeners of the necessity of Israel.

By SHANNA FULD
21/04/2023

Eitan Neishlos: The next generation of Jewish leadership

“It’s not just about the memories of the past but the hope of the future", says Neishlos.

By ERIC NARROW
20/04/2023

Unity, opportunity and change found after tragedy - opinion

Like most who visit Auschwitz, Arab visitors carry with them complex emotions.

By DAN FEFERMAN
20/04/2023
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France

'Nazis are losers, will die miserably': Schwarzenegger fights antisemitism

The action film star and former California governor discussed the thoughts that came to him after his visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

By WALLA! CULTURE
18/04/2023

Thousands march from Auschwitz to Birkenau

13,000 attend March of the Living • Israeli tech start-up uses AI to revive stories of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

By SHANNA FULD
18/04/2023
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