Known as the “angel of death,” Mengele was among the officials who performed selections on the arrival ramp at Auschwitz, determining the fate of new prisoners with the motion of a hand.

Until they arrived here: the ramp at Auschwitz. There are few living witnesses left to testify to the scenes on arrival here at the ramp; still fewer who were members of the SS. But shortly after ...

Encouraged by the Nazis to form marching bands to foster the myth death camps were places of industry, inmates with musical talent had a slightly better chance of surviving the Holocaust... and one ...

As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp ...

At least 1.1 million people were killed here, most within hours of their arrival. This January 27 marks the 65th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation by Soviet soldiers. The Nazis operated the ...

At the gates of Auschwitz, prisoners were marched to work at 5.30 a.m., and home again in the evening, often carrying the corpses of ...

A mile from the concentration camp, visitors will be able to buy packaged, shelf-stable kosher meals for the first time at ...

You never forget your first visit to Auschwitz. What strikes you is the size of the place and the silence, almost as though it's designed to make you stop and think. There are no birds in the ...

It was difficult to imagine that the frail old man had once been a young guard at Auschwitz. Hanning had been charged with being an accessory to murder in the deaths of 170,000 people killed at ...

But over time Helena's feelings changed, especially with the arrival of one particular train at Auschwitz Birkenau. Helena's sister was on board, along with her daughter and baby son. After they ...