Holocaust Uncovered (1945) - Warning: Distressing Images

Dachau and Yad Vashem

Dachau, Munich Area, Germany: The barracks and lavatories were drab grays and browns, concrete and bricks, lifeless, seemingly unfit for human use. One could still run fingers over the “ovens” and…

Holocaust (Shoah)

Auschwitz Survivor Searches for Family

Menachem Bodner was a twin survivor of the infamous Mengele twin experiments.

Holocaust (Shoah)

Helena Sitkowska

In 1939 Helena Sitkowska was a widow, a retired teacher, and a mother of two: 15-year-old Andrzej and 10-year-old Magda. The family lived in Bielany, a precinct of Warsaw. Before, in the 1930s, they…

Holocaust (Shoah)

Remembering Lucy Baum

A song about Rosalie Schiff, who lost her family in Belzec Concentration camp and stayed up at night repeating her sister's name, Lucia, who was only 14.

Holocaust (Shoah)

This April, Yad Vashem hosted a seminar for history teachers from Arab communities in Israel. The seminar brought together over 140 teachers from across the country, who were welcomed by Yad Vashem's…

Holocaust (Shoah)

Koolulam - Hai - Ofra Haza - Holocaust Remembrance Day March 21, 2018

Koolulam, a self-proclaimed “social-musical initiative” based in Tel Aviv, partnered with Zikaron Basalon, another “social initiative,” to honor Shoah survivors and generally promote the sanctity of…

Holocaust (Shoah)

Never Too Late: Nazi Hunters Tirelessly Pursue 50 Elderly Auschwitz War Criminals

MAINZ, Germany -- In their search for justice that has endured for decades, the biggest challenge Nazi hunters face is time. The knowledge that war criminals are escaping prosecution through death by…

Holocaust (Shoah)

102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Meets Nephew for the First Time

An emotional reunion between 102-year-old Holocaust survivor Eliahu Pietruszka and his nephew Alexandre Pietruszka.

Holocaust (Shoah)

The Jews in Poland

The Jews had established a physical presence in Poland back to the days of the first century, and it was an important central trade and commercial route for business.

Holocaust (Shoah)

Before the Death Camps: Hitler's Hidden Holocaust

Before the death camps there were the killing fields - mass graves of executed men, women, and children.

Holocaust (Shoah)

Arek Hersh

"I was coming out from the school and a few Polish children shouted me "Go back to Palestine". My parents were born, my grandparents were born in Poland and I was born in Poland, a Polish subject,…

Holocaust (Shoah)

Best Holocaust Museums in Europe

When many people think of Europe, they think of beautiful architecture, delicious food, romantic getaways, and spectacular art. Not many people come to Europe to learn about the Holocaust and World…

Holocaust (Shoah)