Auschwitz

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
Declassified documents about Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, who fled to Argentina after World War II.

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

Mengele, the monstrous doctor known as the Angel of Death, ran a horrifying system of experiments on Auschwitz camp prisoners, exploiting his professional status to advance Nazi racial theory.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, TZVI JASPER
Clinical psychologist, professor and author Edith Eger poses during an interview with AFP on May 7, 2019, in Lausanne.

Renowned psychologist and Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger dies at 98

“I don’t have time to hate. I don’t forget what happened to me. I may not overcome it – I think I came to terms with it, and I was able to integrate it,” Eger said in a 1998 interview.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition creates a time-travel experience through art.

Inside Yad Vashem's 'Living Memory': A window to victims' souls

At Yad Vashem, ‘Living Memory’ reveals how objects, letters, and art carry the weight of lives lost – and ensure they are not forgotten

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF

‘Poland is for Poles, not Jews’: Polish MP's speech outside Auschwitz stirs outrage

Braun, the head of the Confederation of the Polish Crown party, made the comments on Saturday amid news of the Polish government’s plans to adopt a resolution combating antisemitism.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Grzegorz Braun, member of far-right political alliance Confederation, speaks during a parliament session, after he used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah menorah candles, at the Parliament in Warsaw, Poland December 12, 2023.

Hagai Levi's 'Etty's updated setting detracts from the story, frustrating viewers - review

'Etty' is based on the diaries of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch-Jewish writer who chronicled her journey as the Nazis occupied Holland. Removing the Nazis from the story is frustrating and distracting.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
JULIA WINDISCHBAUER as Etty in the new series from Hagai Levi.

Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO

French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

"Being There Changes You"

Young Jewish professionals describe the March of the Living experience that became a turning point

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The 2025 Young Professional Delegation to The March of the Living

'Divrei HaLev': A renowned Talmudist rabbi's weekly Torah portion lessons - review

Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical commentary on the Talmud in Hebrew.

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByDAVID GOLINKIN
Torah scroll 521

Grapevine November 9, 2025: Celebrating freedom

Movers and Shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: Micha Scharir, Matan Angrest, and members of the Angrest family.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned him to always keep money at hand because Jews are never truly safe.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

Polish president, EJA warn of rising antisemitism as Europe marks Kristallnacht

“Today you can go to any Jew and scream 'genocide',” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin. EJA's symposium united state reps, Rabbis, and activists to push back against the new blood libels.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Rawan Osman

PA diocese condemns Catholic school float with Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate replica

Videos of the parade show St. Joseph Catholic School's float with the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' replica gate on it.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A screenshot from social media showing the replica of the Auschwitz gate used by the St. Joseph Catholic School.

After the hostage release: The world must remember what it knew - opinion

The hostages’ return is a moment of grace, but only conscience can heal the world.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJACK SIMONY
THE WRITER addresses an Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation event in New York earlier this year, marking 25 years of the foundation. He condemns those who equate Gaza’s suffering with the Holocaust, weaponizing Jewish trauma to vilify Israel.