Holocaust

Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

4:36pm June 27, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Under the law, anyone who accuses the country of complicity in Nazi crimes during World War II could face three years' imprisonment. But lawmakers voted to remove that penalty on Wednesday.

Eighty-two-year-old Zosia Radzikowska, from Krakow, survived the Holocaust by pretending to be Christian. A retired criminal law professor, Radzikowska is an active member of Krakow's small but flourishing Jewish community.

Auschwitz Remembrance Is Tinged With Tension Over Poland's Holocaust Speech Law

6:31am April 15, 2018

by Esme Nicholson

Survivors and victims' descendants traveled from around the world to the Nazi death camp, at a time when Polish politicians are pushing controversial Holocaust legislation.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda announced Tuesday that he would sign a controversial Holocaust bill which has sparked tensions with Israel, the U.S. and Ukraine.

Polish President Signs Bill Giving Jail Time For Implicating Poland In The Holocaust

5:41pm February 06, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The measure would make it illegal to accuse Poland of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany. First, the controversial legislation will go to constitutional tribunal for review.

Representatives of various religious congregations gathered Saturday in Oswiecim, Poland, to commemorate the victims killed at the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

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Poland Passes Bill Criminalizing Claims Of Its Complicity In The Holocaust

4:55pm February 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Nazis established some of the most notorious extermination camps of the Holocaust on Polish soil — including Auschwitz-Birkenau.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is using holograms to help visitors learn about the experiences of people during the Holocaust.

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Illinois Holocaust Museum Preserves Survivors' Stories — As Holograms

5:39pm December 19, 2017

by Sam Gringlas

Hearing firsthand accounts from survivors has been key for Holocaust education. The first-of-its-kind exhibit features holograms of 13 survivors who answered 2,000 questions about their experiences.

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The past few weeks have revitalized debates across the country about what role Confederate monuments play in commemorating U.S. history.

What Our Monuments (Don't) Teach Us About Remembering The Past

4:01pm August 23, 2017

A history professor who studies the politics of memory tells us what the United States can learn from how Germans remember their history.

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Republican guards carry the flag-draped coffin of Simone Veil during a funeral ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.

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France Honors The Memory Of Simone Veil, 'A Light That No One Could Extinguish'

4:19pm July 05, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

The funeral for the widely admired politician and women's rights advocate was held in Paris on Wednesday. A Holocaust survivor, Veil fought to legalize abortion and supported a unified Europe.

Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning apologized during his trial for failing to take action against the injustice he witnessed.

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Former Auschwitz Guard Dies Before Beginning Prison Sentence

5:38pm June 01, 2017

by Amy Held

Reinhold Hanning was sentenced last June to five years in prison in connection with the murder of 170,000 people at the Nazi concentration camp.

Visitors photograph each other while standing on concrete slabs at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2016.

Satirist Takes Berlin Holocaust Memorial Selfie-Takers To Task

5:29pm January 24, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

A Berlin-based Israeli satirist tweaks selfies taken at the memorial to elicit discomfort — and reflection. The memorial, he says, is "not just another backdrop for goofy selfies."

Those who were helped by Portugal's consul general, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, during World War II assemble outside the former Portuguese consulate in Bordeaux. Sousa Mendes issued 10,000 visas to Jews including Stephen Rozenfeld (center front, in blue),

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'Portugal's Schindler' Is Remembered, Decades After His Lifesaving Deeds

12:11pm August 04, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

Descendants of Jews who escaped Nazi-occupied France recently gathered to honor Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat who issued some 30,000 visas to Jews and others before he was recalled.

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