There are stories of people who escaped the trains traveling to Auschwitz. There are also testimonies of successful and failed escapes from the camp itself. But this is the story of a man who volunteered to be imprisoned at Auschwitz, and lived to tell of what he saw.
The Missing Milkcan of Warsaw Ghetto
Inside the Warsaw Ghetto, Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum knew that it was only a matter of time until his Jewish community was completely wiped out. But, refusing to let the Nazis destroy all evidence of Polish Jewish life, Ringelblum began archiving his entire community… with the help of a Shabbat afternoon club and a small collection of milkcans.
They Jailed Him for Insulting Hitler on an Unopened Envelope
Convicted in Poland for insulting the head of a friendly nation, Jewish hero Nahum Halberstadt was freed on Christmas Day
Six Friends, One Immortal Bond
On the eve of World War I, a group of Polish yeshiva students signed a pact to make their friendship everlasting…
Not Traveling? Visit Stunning Jewish Sites Across Poland from Home
Visitors of all ages can now virtually explore 3D Jewish heritage sites – from the extravagant to the mundane…
These Rediscovered Melodies Survived the Holocaust. Now They’re Online
Tunes from his childhood accompanied Yitzchak Freilich through the camps and on to his new life in America. Recorded by his son, they are now online as part of the National Library of Israel collection
The Ghost Shtetl of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Youth
30 years after his death, the Nobel laureate’s village is being rebuilt, including a massive replica of a synagogue that was never there
A Belated Kaddish for the Unnamed Victims of the Annaberg Transport
They were murdered days after Yom Kippur, yet my father survived
