Tag: Auschwitz
Israeli court halts auction of ‘Auschwitz tattoo kits’
The Tel Aviv District Court suspended on Wednesday the auction of needle dies supposedly used on inmates of the Auschwitz death camp, after Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors expressed outrage at the sale.
According to Tzolman’s Auction...
Jewish leaders, Holocaust survivors livid over auction of Nazi prisoner stamps
Jewish leaders and Holocaust survivors expressed outrage Monday after an auction house in Jerusalem offered for sale a set of needle stamps used by Nazis during World War II to tattoo numbers on the...
HBO acquires rights to biopic about boxer forced to fight fellow prisoners in Auschwitz
HBO Films has bought the North American rights to a biographical movie about a boxer who survived Auschwitz after being forced to fight fellow prisoners.
“The Survivor” was directed by Jewish Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson with...
Spanish university cancels course comparing Gaza to Auschwitz
A university in Spain canceled a course that would have examined comparisons between the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Gaza Strip after facing backlash from a local pro-Israel group.
The University of Santiago de Compostela’s...
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum finds new names, stories from Nazi death camp
Archivist Ewa Bazan at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum discovered new names and stories linked to the German Nazi concentration and death camp.
“We didn’t know what to expect when we started the project,” Bazan told AFP in a...
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In the U.S., and other nations, memorials stand as continual reminders of the horror of the Holocaust and the importance of confronting the evils that brought it about. The United Nations designated January 27...
Marshals arrest man wearing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt in Capitol riot
A man who wore a sweatshirt with the words “Camp Auschwitz” was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol as Congress was tallying U.S. President-elect Joe...
Etsy removes ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt following mob invasion of US Capitol
Etsy has removed a T-shirt with the words “Camp Auschwitz” following the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The e-commerce site made the move six hours...
July 31, 1919: Primo Levi, Italian Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor, was born
Italian Jewish chemist Primo Levi survived a year at Auschwitz against all odds. He is best known for his moving memoirs 'If This Is a Man' and 'The Periodic Table.'
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Born on July 31, 1919,...
Visiting Auschwitz is not the answer
American Jews are making a mistake. When Philadelphia Eagles football player DeSean Jackson made blatantly anti-Semitic remarks, Jewish Patriots player Julian Edelman invited him to visit Auschwitz. In fact, Jackson has accepted an invitation from Edward Mosberg, a...