The identities and histories of prisoners in Nazi Germany’s most notorious death camp Auschwitz have been uncovered following two years of painstaking research. Historians, archivists and IT specialists at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and the Arolsen Archives in Germany teamed up for the project. They searched though over 160,000 documents concerning the fate … Read more
Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the town of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland Auschwitz-Birkenau was a concentration and extermination camp used by the Nazis during World War Two. The camp, which was located in Nazi-occupied Poland, was made up of three main sites. Auschwitz I, the original concentration camp, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, a combined concentration and extermination … Read more
‘It’s absurd’: Piers Corbyn denies accusations of anti-semitism over leaflets comparing Covid-19 vaccine rollout to Auschwitz Piers Corbyn is behind an anti-vax leaflet saying jab rollouts were like Auschwitz MPs and campaigners said the pamphlet was ‘beyond disgusting’ and ‘vile’ Conspiracy theorist said he couldn’t be antisemitic because he married a Jew He told Daily … Read more
Piers Corbyn has been arrested over leaflets comparing Britain’s vaccination programme to Auschwitz. Police said the Covid-19 conspiracy theorist, 73, was detained for ‘malicious communications and public nuisance’. The brother of former Labour leader Jeremy came up with the ‘concept’ for a pamphlet which features a cartoon drawing of the Nazi death camp. Above the gates leading into Auschwitz … Read more
Covid-19 conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn has been slammed for a ‘disgraceful’ leaflet comparing Britain’s vaccination programme to Auschwitz. The brother of former-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, 76, came up with the ‘concept’ for a pamphlet which features a cartoon drawing of Nazi concentration camp. Above the gates leading into Auschwitz – where 1.2million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust – … Read more
The world is marking Holocaust Memorial Day in the midst of the pandemic today as memorial events take place online and vulnerable survivors shield from the coronavirus on the 76th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation. The Auschwitz museum is holding a virtual event emphasising the fate of the 200,000 children who were murdered at the Nazi … Read more
Their faces etched with fear, Jewish children and mothers carrying toddlers walk unknowingly to their horrendous fate. These innocent victims were among around 1.1million people murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau, near the town of Oswiecim, in what was then occupied Poland. The victims at Auschwitz were among 6million Jews who were murdered by Adolf … Read more
Online marketplace Etsy has removed T-shirt with a ‘Camp Auschwitz’ slogan after being slammed by the Holocaust memorial for allowing the sale of ‘disrespectful’ items. The Auschwitz Memorial condemned the shirt, which was being sold by a US-based seller that shipped them to buyers across the world, including the United Kingdom. The T-shirt featured a skull … Read more
A haunting book of poetry penned by Auschwitz prisoners who kept it hidden from Nazi guards has been returned to the death camp’s museum after it was discovered in a survivor’s cupboard in Poland. The harrowing 32-page notebook containing 17 poems with ‘snapshots of immense suffering and longing for freedom’ was compiled by female inmates … Read more
Auschwitz renovations uncover ‘escape kit’: Spoons and tools are discovered hidden beneath a chimney at Nazi concentration camp Objects also include knives, hooks, scissors, pieces of leather and parts of shoes Found in April in block 17 of main camp, which existed in Nazi-occupied Poland Block was used to house manual workers, including chimney sweeps Find … Read more