They survived Hitler and the Holocaust – but these Jewish New Yorkers never imagined they’d witness images evoking the ...
The massive scope of inhumanity by an authoritarian government should concern us all. The deceitful sign entering Auschwitz, “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work sets you free”), clashes with the constant ...
The anniversary has taken on added poignancy due to the advanced age of the survivors, even as new wars makes their warnings as relevant as ever.
awards for the liberation of Mauthausen and more. By the time Simon's service ended in January of 1946, he had earned a Christmas tree of medals and awards: three Purple Hearts; a Silver Star; two ...
American and British forces liberated camps to the west, including Buchenwald, Dachau, Mauthausen and Bergen-Belsen. After liberation day, some prisoners died of disease. Many confronted the grief ...
Credit: AP American and British forces, meanwhile, liberated camps to the west, including Buchenwald, Dachau, Mauthausen, Bergen-Belsen. After liberation day, some prisoners died of disease.
WARSAW, Poland — The world's focus was on the remaining survivors of Nazi Germany's atrocities on Monday as world leaders and royalty joined them for commemorations on the 80th anniversary of ...
Aron Krell, 98, a Holocaust survivor who was imprisoned at Auschwitz and ultimately liberated from the Mauthausen concentration ... Krell described his liberation as his “second birthday.” ...
awards for the liberation of Mauthausen and more. By the time Simon's service ended in January of 1946, he had earned a Christmas tree of medals and awards: three Purple Hearts; a Silver Star ...
awards for the liberation of Mauthausen; the World War II Liberation Medal from the Czech Republic, and the Order of Merit by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Using G.I. Bill benefits he earned as a ...