Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a concentration and extermination camp in Poland run by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
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Books Auschwitz would seem an unlikely backdrop for a love affair, yet this is a true story
Keren Blankfeld's 'Lovers in Auschwitz' tells of the relationship between David Wisnia and Helen Spitzer
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Fast Forward Following Auschwitz visit, Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust
“Two thirds of my friends are Jewish,” Musk said to an approving Ben Shapiro. “I’m like Jewish by association — I’m aspirationally Jewish.”
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Fast Forward Musk on visiting Auschwitz: ‘It will take a few days to sink in’
The CEO and businessman, accused of spreading antisemitism on his social media platform, made the trip with conservative pundit Ben Shapiro days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Culture Harvey Keitel, Jonah Hauer-King star in ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz,’ a Holocaust love story coming to Peacock
The six-part series, based on a controversial bestseller of the same name, will start streaming May 2
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Fast Forward Elon Musk to visit Auschwitz ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Musk confirmed his participation at the European Jewish Association annual conference in Krakow and visit to the camp
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Film & TV The song, and the Holocaust survivor, behind the year’s most stunning moment in film
How Joseph Wulf’s Yiddish song ‘Sunbeams,’ composed at Auschwitz, ended up in Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’
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Film & TV ‘The Zone of Interest’ asks: Why would a family want to live at Auschwitz?
Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece follows the life of Nazi Commandant Rudolf Höss
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Fast Forward When the Auschwitz Memorial complains about tweets from Holocaust deniers, Twitter shrugs
Twitter won’t sanction users who spread hate. At the same time, Musk says he’s removing a feature that lets users block harassers
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