Auschwitz

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Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

I first met Mr. Lotoro at Auschwitz on Jan. 27, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“The German authorities at Auschwitz I”—the main camp of the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex—“had a good knowledge of classical music and incurred considerable costs to acquire musical instruments, scores and sheet music.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Eventually her family was forced into a Hungarian ghetto and then off to Auschwitz.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers