He was among the last Sonderkommandos, prisoners forced by the Nazis to herd fellow inmates into the gas chambers.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
Manolis Glezos Dies at 97; Tore Down Nazi Flag Over Athens
He became a national hero in the Greek resistance for a daring feat atop the Acropolis. He later endured prison and exile and pursued a leftist political career.
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German Court Overturns Ban on Assisted Suicide
The decision came after a group of doctors, patients and proponents sued, arguing that a 2015 law infringed on their constitutional right to make decisions about their own lives.
Amazon Confronts Criticism Over ‘Hunters’ and Sale of Nazi Propaganda
The Auschwitz Memorial said the show’s human chess scene at a concentration camp was a dangerous caricature, and called for the removal of an anti-Semitic children’s book.
How Dresden Looked After a World War II Firestorm 75 Years Ago
Germany commemorated 75 years since the Allied bombing devastated the city. But the milestone has taken on new meaning with the rise of the far right.
In Amazon’s Bookstore, No Second Chances for the Third Reich
The retailer once said it would sell “the good, the bad and the ugly.” Now it has banished objectionable volumes — and agreed to erasing the swastikas from a photo book about a Nazi takeover.
Germans Unnerved by Political Turmoil That Echoes Nazi Era
Germans took to the streets in protest this week when the far right and Chancellor Merkel’s conservatives voted together in a local power struggle. To some, it was like “the Third Reich has been resurrected.”
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.