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A24 Releases Trailer for Award-Winning Holocaust Film, ‘The Zone of Interest’

Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss in 'The Zone of Interest'

The official trailer for the World War II-era movie The Zone of Interest has been released by A24. The feature, which premiered at the Cannes…

Witold Pilecki Risked His Life for the Polish Resistance By Voluntarily Being Imprisoned At Auschwitz

Two portraits of Witold Pilecki dressed in his Auschwitz prisoner uniform

Witold Pilecki was among the many unsung heroes of the Second World War, and his incredible courage and determination left an indelible mark on history.…

Mass Piles of Shoes Represent the Number of Jewish Dead at Auschwitz

Piles of shoes on display at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum

The Holocaust stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history, with six million Jews perishing during the Second World War. Beyond this staggering…

The Netherlands Reshapes Its Understanding of History With Holocaust Museum and Memorial

The diary of Anne Frank has been the main focus for people considering the Netherlands’ role in World War II. Her story of hiding from…

5 Brave People who Escaped Auschwitz

The concentration camps that continue to haunt Europe are a stark reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. They serve to ensure we will never…

Dutch Citizens awarded Righteous Among the Nations For Hiding Jews During WWII

Two members of a Dutch family, Jan Willem Kamphuis and his daughter Klazenia Kamphuis-Vink, have been posthumously honoured by the Israeli Committee for the Designation…

94-year-old Man Sentenced for Involvement in Auschwitz

Reinhold Hanning, a former guard at Auschwitz, was sentenced to jail for being an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people in the…

Pope Francis to Visit Auschwitz Death Camp In July

Pope Francis will visit Poland in July and make a stop at Auschwitz-Birkenau on the 29th. The visit is occurring during the Pope’s trip to…

The Man Who Volunteered for Auschwitz – Witold Pilecki

Inmate 4859. The Death Camp Volunteer – Beyond Bravery  Thus, I am expected to describe bare facts only, as my colleagues want it. It was…

Bunker of the beast of Auschwitz found in a convent

Fritz Bracht, nicknamed the Beast of Auschwitz, was born in Heiden on the 18th January 1899. After school he trained to become a gardener and…

Open to the Public: The Secret Tunnels Nazis Used to Hide during the Final Days of WWII

Toward the end of World War II, the Nazis had become desperate. As a last resort, they used emergency factory space to avoid the Allied…

Auschwitz Guard Apologizes in Court

A former SS sergeant admitted in court that he had served as an Auschwitz death camp guard. At the age of 94, he stood in…