As told by Elizabeth Bettina in her 2009 book, "It Happened in Italy," the story of how her grandparents' small village of Campagna, Italy, helped save Jews during the Holocaust.
Jewish communities existed continuously in Europe for over 2,000 years. Their social and religious distinctiveness made them persistent targets for persecution. The emergence of Christianity as the…
In 1944, Helga Weiss came to terms with the idea of dying – with one important condition. She was only 14 years old and had never been strongly religious, but as she waited in a queue at Auschwitz…
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.
Livia Ravek was branded with the number 4559. Now her grandson, Daniel Philosoph, has the same tattoo. At right, three men who stood in the same line in Auschwitz have nearly consecutive numbers.…
This year on January 27, the world commemorated not only the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, but also the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.