Max Eisen was only 15 when he and his family were taken from their Hungarian home to the infamous Auschwitz Concentration Camp during the Second World War. All of his relatives were killed; only Max survived to see VE Day and eventual liberation. 74 years on from being liberated, he talks about the unspeakable horrors he saw first hand.
The Dutch government has allocated $2.76 million toward the maintenance and restoration of Jewish cemeteries in the Netherlands. Local Jews have trouble maintaining the graves because the community’s numbers never recovered after the Holocaust.
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Bergen-Belsen liberation by British troops, The Holocaust Education Trust has launched a new educational programme that includes a visit to the site.
"Champion" - a new movie directed by Maciej Barczewski - will tell the story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski (played by Piotr Głowacki), an outstanding Polish boxer, prisoner of the #Auschwitz camp no. 77. Premiere: Fall 2020