Denise and Micheline Lévy, 9 and 8, were captured in February 1944 and sent to Auschwitz. Their dolls were found lying in the snow and were picked up by a shopkeeper who then passed them through the generations. Now, they will be displayed in the Shoah Memorial in Paris.
Czech tourism company Balkanbus appears to be offering trips to the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp as if it were an amusement park, but many are not amused.
In an effort to distance itself from Nazi concentration camps built on its territory during WWII, Poland is seeking to outlaw, with a penalty of jail, the term "Polish death camps."
In his first visit to Auschwitz in his capacity as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis prayed and met with survivors during a five-day trip to Poland that included meetings with young Catholic pilgrims gathering in Krakow for World Youth Day, a global celebration of faith.
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz, whose classic "Night" became a landmark testament to the Nazis' crimes and launched Wiesel's long career as one of the world's foremost witnesses and humanitarians, has died at age 87.
In a letter he wrote to a newspaper last week, 91-year-old Joseph Hirt admitted he had been lying for years about having been in Auschwitz, but clarified he was only trying to prevent the loss of truth about what happened during the Holocaust.
The app, which had been uploaded to Google Play, was removed by its developers on Monday, a school for vocational training based in Zaragoza, Spain. The developers claimed the game was “just a parody.”
Reinhold Hanning, a 94-year-old former SS sergeant was found guilty Friday of 170,000 counts of accessory to murder and sentenced to five years in prison for serving as an Auschwitz guard.
More than 16,000 lost items belonging to Jewish inmates at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp were recently recovered in a “historic” find, the Auschwitz Museum in Poland announced on Tuesday.
A golden ring and chain have been found hidden under the false base of an enameled mug that likely belonged to a victim of the Nazi's Auschwitz death camp, an Auschwitz museum spokesman said Friday.
Following the death of 112-year-old Japanese man Yasutaro Koide, the designation of being the world's oldest man likely belongs to Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, who is also 112.
Newly-appointed Greek government Minister Dimitris Kammenos resigned only hours into the job over anti-Semitic and racist remarks he made on social media.
For seven decades, the remains of several Holocaust victims were kept in jars and test tubes locked up in a French medical school. On Sunday, they were buried at last.
Museum staff at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp in Poland placed mist showers at the entrance in an attempt to alleviate visitors' discomfort from the summer heat, but their goodwill was perceived by some as offensive.
94-year-old former SS sergeant Oskar Groening, who served at the Auschwitz death camp, was convicted Wednesday on 300,000 counts of accessory to murder and given a four-year sentence.
In impromptu remarks about genocide to a young crowd, Pope Francis blamed the "great powers" of the world during WWII who stood by as Jews and others were murdered.
As the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, 42% of Germans have had enough of feeling responsible for the Holocaust. This, as anti-Semitism in Germany is on the rise.
Speaking at an event on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the multiple award-winning director stressed the importance of Holocaust education and awareness.
My mother’s pain over the loss of her own mother during a selection at Auschwitz haunted her throughout her life. In spite of this, she was generally cheerful.
