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Auschwitz

The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Germany-occupied Poland was the main extermination site where Nazis killed at least 1.1 million people during the Holocaust, mostly Jews. It was liberated on January 27, 1945.

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What does birth control pill have to do with Auschwitz?

What does birth control pill have to do with Auschwitz?

The pill gave women new freedom. But its development was based on brutal human experiments conducted in Auschwitz.
HistoryAugust 14, 2025
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The fake Auschwitz images distorting Holocaust history

The fake Auschwitz images distorting Holocaust history

AI-generated images depicting fake historical events from Auschwitz are deceiving some users online.
HistoryJuly 29, 202512:25 min
Person hands a violin to another person in an auditorium with red cushioned seats, stairs

This family restores violins once owned by Holocaust victims

This family restores violins once owned by Holocaust victims

For three generations, the Weinstein family has restored violins that belonged to Holocaust victims and survivors.
HistoryMay 18, 202519:52 min
An old woman with short white hair stands at a press event, smiling for the camera

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at 103

Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies at 103

Margot Friedländer spent the final years of her life in her native Berlin, educating young people about the Holocaust.
HistoryMay 10, 202503:28 min
Joseph Beuys

Icon of postwar art: Beuys' unclear views on the Nazi regime

Icon of postwar art: Beuys' unclear views on the Nazi regime

Joseph Beuys is one of Germany's most famous postwar artists, but his stance on National Socialism remains divisive.
ArtsApril 3, 2025
Holocaust survivor, Roman Schwarzman, speaks at the German Bundestag

Germany marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Germany marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

More than 1 million Jews were killed at the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp during the Holocaust in World War II.
Human RightsJanuary 29, 202502:50 min
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A Holocaust survivor enters an event at Auschwitz commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp

Auschwitz survivors speak at 80th anniversary of liberation

Victims were commemorated and survivors addressed the public, bearing witness to the horror they experienced.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2025
Watchtowers at the former Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp in Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz was an 'industrial apparatus to kill people'

At least 1.1 million people were targeted and deported, then murdered at the infamous Nazi extermination camp.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2025
A man and woman stand outside in a snowy forest, next to a tall stone monument marked with names and the Star of David

How does Poland deal with Holocaust remembrance today?

The Nazi extermination of Jews centered on occupied Poland. But for many Poles, Holocaust remembrance is a challenge.
PoliticsJanuary 26, 2025
An older woman wearing glasses, a black sweater and a silk scarf sits for an interview

Holocaust survivor shares her story with South African youth

As a child, Helene Joffe went into hiding from the Nazis. Now living in South Africa, she's sharing her story.
HistoryJanuary 26, 202504:13 min
Mug shot of Otto Küsel from his time in Auschwitz

Otto Küsel: The thief who saved lives in Auschwitz

In the hell that was Auschwitz, Otto Küsel used his privileged position as a "career criminal" to help others.
CultureJanuary 24, 2025
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German Jews face AfD, antisemitism 80 years after Holocaust

The prospect of the nationalist AfD party doing well in February's general election is adding to a feeling of unease.
SocietyJanuary 24, 202503:49 min
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