The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auschwitz-birkenau/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:00:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Auschwitz-Birkenau | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auschwitz-birkenau/ 32 32 At 101, Holocaust survivor credits Spielberg for her ongoing fight against hatred https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-101-holocaust-survivor-credits-spielberg-for-her-ongoing-fight-against-hatred/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:31:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791887 Ginette Kolinka, who survived Auschwitz, stayed silent for decades until Hollywood director's foundation interviewed her in 1997; now, she shares her story in media and schools

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]]> Argentina had detailed info on Mengele during his decade there, documents show https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-had-detailed-info-on-mengele-during-his-stay-in-country-documents-show/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:17:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3701758 Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death' felt so comfortable in South American country that he began to use his real name in 1956, and requested his formal identification papers be reissued

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]]> French authorities probing Grok AI over ‘Holocaust-denying comments’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-authorities-probing-grok-ai-over-holocaust-denying-comments/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:36:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3692844 X chatbot made post Monday, since seen by over a million people, falsely claiming Nazi gas chambers were designed for disinfection instead of mass execution

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]]> ‘Librarian of Auschwitz’: Holocaust survivor Dita Kraus dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/librarian-of-auschwitz-holocaust-survivor-dita-kraus-dies-at-96/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 06:54:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3668474 Kraus survived Terezin Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen before moving to Israel in 1949; book published in 2012 brought story of concentration camp's secret library to wider audience

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]]> Tova Ringer, former winner of ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor,’ dies at 102 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tova-ringer-former-winner-of-miss-holocaust-survivor-dies-at-102/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:39:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3639646 Polish-born Haifa resident survived Auschwitz, is remembered for her dedication to Holocaust education, meeting groups from Israel and abroad

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]]> Jewish educator fights back when confronted at Auschwitz for waving Israeli flag https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-educator-fights-back-when-confronted-at-auschwitz-for-waving-israeli-flag/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:39:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3623649 'You are killing children,' woman tells Charlotte Korchak on train tracks outside death camp with group of US teens; she retorts: 'I will never be ashamed to wear this flag'

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]]> Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of ongoing Gaza hostage crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-marks-holocaust-remembrance-day-under-shadow-of-ongoing-gaza-hostage-crisis/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:05:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3534209 Two-minute siren brings country to a halt; wreaths laid at Yad Vashem; names of Nazis' victims read at Knesset, March of Living held at Auschwitz; plight of captives constant theme

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]]> At Auschwitz, Oct. 7 survivors and freed hostages sing ‘Hatikvah’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-auschwitz-oct-7-survivors-and-freed-hostages-sing-hatikva/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:04:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3533848 10 former hostages to participate in annual March of the Living event at former Nazi death camp; Holocaust survivor tells two released hostages: 'We stand firm in the face of evil'

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]]> Israeli student detained and fined for alleged Nazi salute on trip to Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-student-detained-and-fined-for-alleged-nazi-salute-on-trip-to-auschwitz/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:53:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3499448 Security guards spotted member of group from Kiryat Bialik high school with arm raised; companion asserts he was just waving to spoil another's photo of camp entrance gates

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]]> Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor who warned against creeping hate, dies at 98 https://www.timesofisrael.com/marian-turski-holocaust-survivor-who-warned-against-creeping-hate-dies-at-98/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:45:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3485883 Historian, journalist and co-founder of Polish Jewish museum used Remembrance Day speech last month to caution against indifference, warning it could lead to 'another Auschwitz'

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]]> Tearful King Charles becomes first UK monarch to visit Auschwitz https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/tearful-king-charles-becomes-first-uk-monarch-to-visit-auschwitz/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:48:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3469969 Aides say king's visit was 'deeply personal pilgrimage' as he took part in events marking 80th anniversary of liberation of the Nazi death camp, UK Jewish news reports

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]]> Around Auschwitz, rail tracks are aging reminders of its horror https://www.timesofisrael.com/around-auschwitz-rail-tracks-are-aging-reminders-of-its-horror/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:36:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3468809 Lines that transported over a million people to their deaths during Holocaust remain embedded in the ground, passing through bus stations, along roads and over countryside

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]]> Auschwitz survivors return to death camp site, urging young visitors to remember https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-survivors-return-to-death-camp-site-urging-young-visitors-to-remember/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:03:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466722 Esther Senot, 96, recalls vow to dying sister that if she made it out of the camp alive, she'd tell their story; Holocaust educators prepare for a future without survivors

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]]> Germany must never ‘turn the page’ on the Holocaust, says Scholz https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-must-never-turn-the-page-on-the-holocaust-says-scholz/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:31:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3463600 Speaking at Jewish community event to mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, chancellor notes 'worrying and alarming normalization' of antisemitism

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]]> Visiting Auschwitz, UK’s Starmer decries ‘poison of antisemitism rising around the world’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-auschwitz-uks-starmer-decries-poison-of-antisemitism-rising-around-the-world/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:47:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3461827 British PM says trip to concentration camp enabled him to see more clearly how the industrial-level killing was 'a collective endeavor by thousands of ordinary people'

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