Auschwitz
Coverage of Auschwitz in the Nexus archive.
- These 9 Holocaust survivors reached 100 years and were honored for what they endured
Nine Holocaust survivors, including 100- to 101-year-olds, were honored in Cooper City on Holocaust Survivor Day. Survivors shared traumatic memories of their experiences in concentration camps, such as Herman Haller's account of a Nazi guard's cruel punishment for forgetting his name in Auschwitz.
- We must not participate in the crime of enabling
In December 2024, the author received an email with the subject line of their late grandfather's name, who was murdered in Auschwitz in May 1944. The email contained three identifying questions, all answered affirmatively.
- Edith Eger danced for Josef Mengele
Edith Eger, known as the 'Ballerina of Auschwitz,' has died at age 98 on April 27th. She was a Holocaust survivor who danced for Josef Mengele during her imprisonment at Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Switzerland to open secret files on Josef Mengele as historians claim Auschwitz's Angel of Death avoided justice there
Switzerland is set to open secret files on Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor known as Auschwitz's Angel of Death. Historians claim Mengele avoided justice in Switzerland. The move may shed new light on Mengele's post-war life.
- Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele
Switzerland is set to open secret files on Josef Mengele, known as the 'Angel of Death' from Auschwitz. Mengele fled Europe after World War II, with rumors suggesting he spent time in Switzerland. The move may shed new light on his activities.
- Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele
Switzerland will open secret files on Josef Mengele, known as the 'Angel of Death' from Auschwitz. Mengele fled Europe after World War II and there were rumors he spent time in Switzerland. The files may shed light on his activities.
- Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101
Albrecht Weinberg, a 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor, has died in Germany after spending years teaching students about Nazi atrocities. He survived several concentration and death camps, including Auschwitz and Belsen, and lost most of his family in the Holocaust. Weinberg returned to Germany in his 80s and had a film about his life premiered shortly before his death.
- From Auschwitz, Holocaust survivor issues urgent warning over rising antisemitism in Canada
A Holocaust survivor, Nate Leipciger, warns of rising antisemitism in Canada after experiencing targeted violence, including mezuzah removals and a synagogue drive-by shooting. Canadian Jewish communities and Israeli officials express deep concern over the surge in antisemitic incidents, with B’nai Brith Canada reporting over 6,000 incidents in 2024.
- The special bond shared by 3 of the Holocaust's youngest survivors
Three Jewish women concealed their pregnancies at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and gave birth to some of its youngest survivors, who are now 80 years old. Their survival defied the harsh conditions where pregnancy was considered a death sentence.