The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auschwitz/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Auschwitz | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auschwitz/ 32 32 Sealed files on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele to be opened, Swiss intel agency says https://www.timesofisrael.com/sealed-files-on-nazi-angel-of-death-mengele-to-be-opened-swiss-intel-agency-says/ Sat, 16 May 2026 08:40:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824564 Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina, was never prosecuted for sadistic Auschwitz experiments despite possibly visiting Zurich after West Germany issued arrest warrant against him

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]]> Albrecht Weinberg, who survived several camps during Holocaust, dies at 101 https://www.timesofisrael.com/albrecht-weinberg-who-survived-several-camps-during-holocaust-dies-at-101/ Tue, 12 May 2026 18:26:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3822105 Weinberg returned to Germany 14 years ago after living in New York, shared his experience with high school students; Israeli envoy to Germany pays tribute to 'bridge' with the past

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]]> ‘Echoes the dark times’: Recent deadly antisemitism features heavily at March of the Living https://www.timesofisrael.com/echoes-the-dark-times-recent-deadly-antisemitism-features-heavily-at-march-of-the-living/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:43:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3802380 'My father didn’t make it because he was a Jew,' says daughter of man killed in Bondi Beach attack, as survivors of contemporary massacres join those who survived the WWII genocide by Nazi Germany

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]]> Cyclist completes 47-hour trek to write ‘Never Again’ around Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyclist-completes-47-hour-trek-to-write-never-again-around-auschwitz/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:20:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3737768 Czech cyclist Lukáš Klement rides through snow, winds and freezing temperatures for 1,000 kilometers to create his message ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day next week

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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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]]> ‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews,’ MP declares outside Auschwitz death camp https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-is-for-poles-not-jews-mp-declares-outside-auschwitz-death-camp/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:59:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697929 Far-right European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun says a Polish plan to fight antisemitism and promote Jewish life would be like 'inviting Hannibal Lecter to move in next door'

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]]> Auschwitz launches a virtual film set of its grounds, and sparks an ethical debate https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-launches-a-virtual-film-set-of-its-grounds-and-sparks-an-ethical-debate/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:29:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620463 'Picture from Auschwitz,' a brick-by-brick digital reproduction of the Nazi camp created by the memorial, earns praise despite fears of AI-fueled distortion of Holocaust content

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]]> France to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot after posts denying Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-to-investigate-elon-musks-grok-chatbot-after-posts-denying-holocaust/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:31:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694525 Grok tweeted that gas chambers at Auschwitz were designed for 'disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus' rather than mass murder

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]]> US bishop apologizes for school’s Auschwitz Halloween parade float https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-bishop-apologizes-for-schools-auschwitz-halloween-parade-float/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:03:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3679465 Catholic leader in Pennsylvania 'shocked and appalled' by replica of death camp gate in school march

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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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]]> Auschwitz museum defends barring IDF group from bringing Israeli flags into Birkenau https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-museum-defends-barring-idf-group-from-bringing-israeli-flags-into-birkenau/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 06:46:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3611755 After local authorities stopped military delegation from carrying flags into site, museum says flags require prior coordination to avoid politicization of the former death camp

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]]> Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker who called Auschwitz gas chambers ‘fake’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-prosecutors-probe-far-right-lawmaker-who-called-auschwitz-gas-chambers-fake/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:54:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3596453 Death camp museum head says will file separate complaint against Grzegorz Braun, a former presidential candidate, who also reiterated blood libel, disrupted pogrom commemoration

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]]> Auschwitz museum sounds alarm over ‘harmful’ AI images of Holocaust victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-museum-sounds-alarm-over-harmful-ai-images-of-holocaust-victims/ Sat, 24 May 2025 15:04:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3556853 Museum officials warn that fake AI-generated bios, photos of victims shared on social media are 'falsifying history,' could lead to denial of Nazi atrocities

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]]> ‘We beat the enemy, didn’t we, girls?’ Holocaust survivor tells freed hostage soldiers https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-beat-the-enemy-didnt-we-girls-holocaust-survivor-tells-freed-hostage-soldiers/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:39:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3534747 Survivors of both the Nazi-led genocide and October 7 attack attend the March of the Living at Auschwitz, with the former group torn on whether it's appropriate to compare the two

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]]> Netflix tells tale of 7 siblings who miraculously survived the Holocaust to restart life in US https://www.timesofisrael.com/netflix-tells-tale-of-7-siblings-who-miraculously-survived-the-holocaust-to-restart-life-in-us/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3519100 Now streaming, 'UnBroken' illuminates story of the Webers, who lived in hiding on a German farm for two years -- only to be cruelly separated upon arrival in America

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