holocaust

Lovers Who Were Separated After Surviving Auschwitz Miraculously Reunited 72 Years Later In New York City

David Wisnia and Helen Tichaur offered comfort and solace to one another amidst the horrors of Auschwitz but were forced apart by the nazis. It took 72 years, but the two lovers were finally reunited.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 9, 2019

News

Lovers Who Were Separated After Surviving Auschwitz Miraculously Reunited 72 Years Later In New York City

David Wisnia and Helen Tichaur offered comfort and solace to one another amidst the horrors of Auschwitz but were forced apart by the nazis. It took 72 years, but the two lovers were finally reunited.

By Natasha Ishak • December 9, 2019

The Disturbing Story Of Kapos: The Concentration Camp Inmates Who Nazis Turned Into Guards

For better food, a separate room, and protection from hard labor and the gas chamber, some prisoners became kapos — but they had to beat their fellow inmates in return.

By Andrew Lenoir • Nov 23, 2019

The Disturbing Story Of Kapos: The Concentration Camp Inmates Who Nazis Turned Into Guards

For better food, a separate room, and protection from hard labor and the gas chamber, some prisoners became kapos — but they had to beat their fellow inmates in return.

By Andrew Lenoir • November 23, 2019

The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 12, 2019

News

The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 12, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 1, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • September 1, 2019

Sobibór: The Brutal Nazi Death Camp That Fell After A Jewish Uprising

Up to 350,000 Jews were gassed to death at the Sobibór concentration camp in Poland. But a prisoner uprising forced the Nazis to burn it to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 24, 2019

Sobibór: The Brutal Nazi Death Camp That Fell After A Jewish Uprising

Up to 350,000 Jews were gassed to death at the Sobibór concentration camp in Poland. But a prisoner uprising forced the Nazis to burn it to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • August 24, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 5, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • August 5, 2019

44 Tragic Photos Taken Inside The Nazis’ Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

Over the course of five years, 50,000 prisoners died at Bergen-Belsen. Even after the British liberated it in 1945, another 13,000 former inmates died as they were simply too ill to recover.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 9, 2019

44 Tragic Photos Taken Inside The Nazis’ Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp

Over the course of five years, 50,000 prisoners died at Bergen-Belsen. Even after the British liberated it in 1945, another 13,000 former inmates died as they were simply too ill to recover.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 9, 2019

Semion Rosenfeld — The Last Known Survivor Of The Sobibor Nazi Death Camp Uprising — Has Died At 96

Semion Rosenfeld was part of a 300-person rebellion and Sobibor. A third of escapees were caught almost immediately, and of the 200 who got out, only 47 survived the war.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 5, 2019

News

Semion Rosenfeld — The Last Known Survivor Of The Sobibor Nazi Death Camp Uprising — Has Died At 96

Semion Rosenfeld was part of a 300-person rebellion and Sobibor. A third of escapees were caught almost immediately, and of the 200 who got out, only 47 survived the war.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 5, 2019

Simon Wiesenthal: The Badass Holocaust Survivor-Turned-Nazi Hunter

With his extensive list of Nazi criminals, Simon Wiesenthal made sure that all who had wronged him and his fellow Jews during the Holocaust got what was coming to them.

By Katie Serena • Apr 30, 2019

Simon Wiesenthal: The Badass Holocaust Survivor-Turned-Nazi Hunter

With his extensive list of Nazi criminals, Simon Wiesenthal made sure that all who had wronged him and his fellow Jews during the Holocaust got what was coming to them.

By Katie Serena • April 30, 2019

44 Harrowing Photos Captured Inside The Warsaw Ghetto During The Holocaust

At the start of the Holocaust, the Warsaw ghetto was home to some 350,000 Jews. Afterward, just 11,000.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 24, 2019

44 Harrowing Photos Captured Inside The Warsaw Ghetto During The Holocaust

At the start of the Holocaust, the Warsaw ghetto was home to some 350,000 Jews. Afterward, just 11,000.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 24, 2019

Auschwitz Holocaust Memorial Urges Visitors To Stop Taking Instagram Pics On Their Railway To Genocide

The museum urged visitors not to balance on the tracks anymore in a show of respect, though some visitors argued in their defense that there are many different ways to mourn.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 25, 2019

News

Auschwitz Holocaust Memorial Urges Visitors To Stop Taking Instagram Pics On Their Railway To Genocide

The museum urged visitors not to balance on the tracks anymore in a show of respect, though some visitors argued in their defense that there are many different ways to mourn.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 25, 2019

Ernst Röhm: The Early Nazi Leader Who Rivaled Hitler — And Was Executed For It

Ernst Röhm was ruthless in his rise to power in Nazi Germany. Too bad for him Adolf Hitler didn't like rivals — even if they were his friends.

By William DeLong • Dec 24, 2018

Ernst Röhm: The Early Nazi Leader Who Rivaled Hitler — And Was Executed For It

Ernst Röhm was ruthless in his rise to power in Nazi Germany. Too bad for him Adolf Hitler didn't like rivals — even if they were his friends.

By William DeLong • December 24, 2018