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News Can a visit to Auschwitz really change an antisemite?
A student who made a 'F--- the Jews' sign was offered a free trip to tour Auschwitz
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Fast Forward On his first trip to Auschwitz, New Jersey governor urges vigilance against rising antisemitism
Murphy, nearing the end of his governorship, called the trip ‘one of the most profound moments’ of his time in office
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Fast Forward 10 freed Israeli hostages to participate in March of the Living
They will be joined by around 80 Holocaust survivors at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp site
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Fast Forward The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window
Hila Weisz-Gut’s grandmother survived Auschwitz. In 2023, Weisz-Gut moved to the town where the concentration camp is located.
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Opinion Why Israel should have little to do with Holocaust Remembrance Day
The memory of this atrocity doesn't belong to any one nation state
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Fast Forward Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their stories
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Fast Forward 4 years ago, he stormed the Capitol wearing a Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt. Where is he now?
Copycat versions of the offensive outfit are still online, including as a baby onesie
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Film & TV Why movies are tackling a real pain: memory and Holocaust tourism
The films ‘Treasure,’ ‘Delegation’ and ‘A Real Pain’ use tours of Poland as a backdrop for character studies
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