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Jews digging a trench in Ponar forest, in which they were later buried, after being shot

Science confirms the incredible story of Lithuania's Holocaust escape tunnel

More than 70 years ago, a group of Jewish prisoners dug a tunnel using mostly their hands and spoons to escape their Nazi captors. A team of archaeologists has recently discovered the tunnel in Ponar forest outside of Vilnius, Lithuania. The discovery is the subject of a new documentary.

Science confirms the incredible story of Lithuania's Holocaust escape tunnel
Mizgin, a Syrian refugee from Aleppo, and her family are living with Rachel Miller's family for the year.

For this Syrian Yazidi family and their Jewish hosts, Passover is a refugee story

For this Syrian Yazidi family and their Jewish hosts, Passover is a refugee story
Visitors to the new Space of Synagogues memorial place stones in remembrance of the dead in Lviv, Ukraine on Sept. 4.

Why Ukraine’s newest Holocaust memorial is so important

Why Ukraine’s newest Holocaust memorial is so important
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Policing the language of the Holocaust in Poland

Policing the language of the Holocaust in Poland
Deportation stamps used by the German federal police "Bundespolizei" to stamp ID documents of rejected asylum seekers, in Rosenheim, southern Germany.

In Germany, mass deportation is a touchy subject

In Germany, mass deportation is a touchy subject
Eva Kor, a survivor of Auschwitz, regularly returns to the site of the camp

Why the Holocaust survivor forgave the 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz'

Eva Kor survived Auschwitz. But she has her own reasons for forgiving Oscar Groening, the 94-year-old camp guard sentenced to prison this week for his role in running the Nazi death camp.

Why the Holocaust survivor forgave the 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz'
Elena Narbutaitė, Menachem Kaiser and Jake Levine, October 15, 2010, preparing bagels for the first public bagel party and presentation of the Vilnius Bagel Project. Yalta Restaurant kitchen, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WWII … but now they’re back

When Menachem Kaiser discovered that the bagel had disappeared from Lithuania, along with most of the Jewish culture, he and some friends decided to bring it back.

Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WWII … but now they’re back
Egg salad for Passover in Drohobych, Ukraine. Loli Kantor remembers this method of cutting an egg in the palm of your hand from her youth. It's part of the Jewish life that she documented in Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving

It's a disturbing time for Jews in Europe right now. But the conflict in Ukraine seems to be making that country a little more welcoming to its Jewish citizens, even as they continue leaving the country in large numbers.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving
The barbed wire fence surrounding the labor camp at Auschwitz I. Johann Breyer says that he worked here as a guard during World War II and not at the nearby gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

After years in obscurity, a Philadelphia man stands accused as a Holocaust collaborator

Johann Breyer admits that he was a guard at Auschwitz labor camp during the Holocaust, but he says he had nothing to do with the Auschwitz death camp. Federal authorities say he went further and helped bring victims to the gas chambers. Now he's under arrest at the age of 89.

After years in obscurity, a Philadelphia man stands accused as a Holocaust collaborator
Ela Weissberger speaks with the cast members of Brundibar at the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA.

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime

70 years ago, Ella Weissberger stood on stage as a cat in the first performances of the children's opera Brundibar. The stage was in a Nazi concentration camp and she was a prisoner. Weissberger still attends performances and shared her story with The World's Nina Porzucki.

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime
Israeli protester

Israel considers banning its citizens from calling each other Nazis

The Israeli parliament is considering a law that would criminalize the use of the word 'Nazi' in most cases. It turns out that some Israeli Jews use references to Nazis and the Holocaust as insults directed at their own fellow Jews.

Israel considers banning its citizens from calling each other Nazis

Miriam Katin

Miriam Katin

Author Ron Rosenbaum on Art and the Holocaust

Author Ron Rosenbaum on Art and the Holocaust

Mirroring Evil

Mirroring Evil

Charlotte Salomon

Charlotte Salomon