Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting choice of residence, given the most famous feature of the town is its proximity to the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz – where at least 1.
The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the Holocaust is eroding.
“On average, 96% of Jews told us they have encountered antisemitism in their life, and 80% thought that it has been getting worse in recent years,” she added. The story of Oświęcim, whose ...
The house, until this year, had always been in private hands. A U.S.-based group, the "Counter Extremism Project," has purchased it. Now, in conjunction with the Auschwitz Museum and UNESCO, they have created "The Auschwitz Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalisation." The home is now open to the public for the first time.
Karin Stögner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Passau, Germany and co-ordinator of the Research Network on Racism and Antisemitism in the European Sociological Association. In this important essay she explains why the influential theory of ...
Jonah Cohen examines the history of the lust libel and its role in contemporary antisemitism. On the last day of Passover 2019, a teenage gunman opened fire in a synagogue in Poway, California, killing one woman and injuring three other people.
The 27th of January 2025 marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, this date has been commemorated in the UK to ensure the Holocaust and other Genocides are never forgotten.
Gut’s grandmother survived Auschwitz. In 2023, Weisz-Gut moved to the town where the concentration camp is located.
Jan. 27 marks the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which honors the victims of the Holocaust and commemorates the liberation of the Former Nazi German Concentration Camp of Auschwitz.
Monday's ceremony is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.
"Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away." will open at Union Terminal on Oct. 18 2025, and is the most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the history of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp ever presented in North America.
The number of Holocaust survivors globally has shrunk to 220,000 on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to a new estimate. Why it matters: The anniversary, which also commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday,