After some visitors went sledding on graves at the former Nazi concentration camp, the foundation running the memorial stepped up security this week.
Tag: Concentration Camps
A Secret Diary Chronicled the ‘Satanic World’ That Was Dachau
For two years, a prisoner in the German concentration camp kept a journal that would later be used to convict those who had persecuted him and killed his fellow prisoners.
Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard, 93, Is Convicted in Germany
The 93-year-old defendant was convicted of 5,230 counts of accessory to murder — one for each person’s death while he was at the Stutthof camp — but was tried in juvenile court, because he was 17 at the time.
Coronavirus Depletes the Keepers of Europe’s Memory
The pandemic has hastened the departure of witnesses to the wrenching conflicts of the last century, allowing rising political forces to recast history.
How Crowdsourcing Aided a Push to Preserve the Histories of Nazi Victims
With people around the globe sheltering at home amid the pandemic, an archive of records documenting Nazi atrocities asked for help indexing them. Thousands joined the effort.
For Some Holocaust Survivors, Even Liberation Was Dehumanizing
“If their eyes were mirrors, it seems I’m not far from dead.” After being freed by Allied troops, some former prisoners continued to be mistreated.
Dario Gabbai, a Final Witness to Auschwitz, Is Dead at 97
He was among the last Sonderkommandos, prisoners forced by the Nazis to herd fellow inmates into the gas chambers.
At Auschwitz, Holocaust Survivors Plead ‘Never Forget’
Organizers sought to put a spotlight on the stories of survivors, as this may be the last time that such a large number will be able to gather in one place.
Before the Liberation of Auschwitz, a March of Misery
On the roads where thousands of prisoners from Auschwitz were forced to march before the camp was liberated, there are few memorials. Mostly graves.
75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Worry That ‘Never Again’ Is Not Assured
Amid a surge of anti-Semitism and a rise in dehumanizing political rhetoric, there is fear that the horrific lessons of the death camp are being lost.