She survived Auschwitz, wrote a best-selling memoir, “Lily’s Promise,” and spoke to a following of 2 million fans on TikTok.
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Australian Author’s Novel-Turned-Film Goes Global
Lily Brett’s delight is bittersweet as “Too Many Men,” her story about traveling with her father, becomes a movie he did not live to see.
Elon Musk, on Rehabilitation Tour, Calls Himself ‘Aspirationally Jewish’
His remarks, part of an effort to atone for comments many called antisemitic, came after a visit to the Auschwitz death camp site.
Élisabeth Borne, France’s Prime Minister, on Her Harrowing Story
The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor, Élisabeth Borne has avoided bringing her past into politics, even when it might be appropriate.
Zofia Posmysz, Who Wrote of Life in Concentration Camps, Dies at 98
Her radio play, “The Passenger in Cabin 45,” became a novel that was translated into 15 languages, a movie and an acclaimed opera.
Margot Heuman, Who Bore Witness to the Holocaust as a Gay Woman, Dies at 94
She was a rare survivor who spoke — in recent years — of her same-sex relationship in the concentration camps, and how it sustained her.
France’s New Prime Minister Overcame Tragedy in Her Youth
Élisabeth Borne’s father, a World War II resistance member and a Holocaust survivor, killed himself when she was 11, an experience she has rarely discussed in detail.
Greta Ferusic Dies at 97; Survived Auschwitz and Siege of Sarajevo
She was the only one in her family to survive the Holocaust, then endured the shelling of her city during the Bosnian war. A documentary chronicled her story.
U.N. Approves Israeli Measure to Condemn Holocaust Denial
The resolution was aimed at combating what Israel and other countries have described as an epidemic of disinformation about the murder of nearly six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis.
Antisemitic Graffiti Found at Auschwitz
The police and the Auschwitz Memorial are urging anyone with knowledge of the vandalism to come forward.