Only train tracks and barbed wire separate the former German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau from Oswiecim. Its 40,000 Polish residents try to lead normal lives despite knowing their town will always be ...

AMHERST –Many people have specific images in their minds of what Jewish life in Poland was like before World War II -- either images from family stories or a scene from the play "Fiddler on the Roof ...

OSWIECIM, Poland — In a typical, pre-pandemic year, about 2.3 million people a year visit Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death camp where nearly 1 million Jews were murdered. About 30,000 — or roughly 1 ...

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys in which they were packed into cramped cattle cars.

I’m in the dressing room at Emporio, an Italian clothing boutique, in a city whose most famous landmark is Auschwitz. And I’m having a debate with myself. In question are two brightly designed shirts ...

Most tourists, who come in buses to the former Nazi prison camp for the day, may not notice the people living in the surrounding towns. Each year, more than 1 million tourists visit Auschwitz to ...

The author began reporting this story on a trip to Poland sponsored by FASPE, Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. OSWIECIM, Poland — This sunny town of roadside strawberry ...

The gates to the Auschwitz death camp in Oswiecim, Poland. (Peter89ba/Pixabay via Courthouse News) OSWIECIM, Poland (AFP) — Hila Weisz-Gut, a 34-year-old Israeli, is sure her Auschwitz survivor ...

The latest Jewish travel app for smartphones and tablets takes you to a place that no longer exists except in memory: ” title=”Oswiecim” target=”_blank ...

Activists and social media users are preserving the memory of a vibrant community whose extinction and centuries-long history have been eclipsed by the death camp next door. OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — ...

Only train tracks and barbed wire separate the former German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau from Oswiecim. Oswiecim's residents try to lead normal lives despite knowing their town will always be ...