Auschwitz

Auschwitz survivor who fought antisemitism with music in post-war Germany passes away at 96

Esther Bejarano had earlier said that music helped keep her alive in the notorious German Nazi death camp in occupied Poland and during the years after the Holocaust.

David Dushman, last of Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz, dies at 98

As a young Red Army soldier, Dushman flattened the forbidding electric fence around the notorious Nazi death camp with his T-34 tank on 27 January, 1945

75 years after liberation, site of Auschwitz's concentration camps opens doors to survivor families

On 27 January 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. To mark its 75 years, many survivors from across the world were scheduled to travel to this site for official anniversary commemorations.

On 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors plead for world to 'never forget' atrocities

The ceremony at Auschwitz culminated a week of events around the world, including a commemoration in Jerusalem attended by dozens of world leaders, who urged collective vigilance against a resurgence of anti-Semitism worldwide

Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion and Holocaust survivour, turns 99

Although she turned 99 on Thursday, even a nine-year-old would have a hard time keeping up with Agnes Keleti's irrepressible energy and enthusiasm.

Lovers in Auschwitz, parted at the end of World War 2, reunited 72 years later

The first time he spoke to her, in 1943, by the Auschwitz crematory, David Wisnia realised that Helen Spitzer was no regular inmate.

Amid Brexit uncertainty, British Jews seek German citizenship; embassy received 3,380 applications since June 2016 referendum

With UK due to leave the European Union on 29 March, i.e. Brexit, British Jews have more emotional reasons to acquire German citizenship than just retaining the ability to travel easily or maintain business ties.

Ben Foster to play an Auschwitz survivor in Barry Levinson's boxing drama, Harry Haft

Ben Foster recently appeared in Debra Granik's Leave No Trace and Melanie Laurent's Galveston.

Premier League: Chelsea may send racist fans on trips to Nazi death camp Auschwitz to tackle antisemitism, say reports

Chelsea are considering sending racist supporters on trips to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz to tackle anti-Semitism at the club.

FIFA World Cup 2018: FA, British police to investigate video of England fans performing Nazi salutes in Russia

British police said on Wednesday they were investigating images of England football fans making Nazi salutes in what appeared to be a bar in the Russian city of Volgograd, where England played Tunisia on Monday.