Poland

Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker over Auschwitz denial

Grzegorz Braun was widely condemned by leading figures in Poland after labelling Auschwitz concentration camp and its gas chambers as "fake".

15 July 2025

Culture news

Trump ousts Biden-era Holocaust Council members including Doug Emhoff

Emhoff has condemned the move by Trump as a dangerous politicisation of Holocaust remembrance.

30 April 2025

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Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day with nationwide silence

Israel came to a standstill on Thursday as a two-minute siren sounded across the country to honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

24 April 2025

Europe News

Suspect in Berlin stabbing attack is Syrian refugee, police say

The attack took place two days before snap parliamentary elections in Germany in which migration has become a top issue, pushed to the forefront by five deadly attacks involving immigrants over the past nine months.

22 February 2025

World News

Holocaust survivor: “What Israel is doing is horrible”

Corrie Hermann addressed the European Parliament in Brussels to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, recalling her father’s history. Pál Hermann, one of the greatest cellists of his era, was killed in a concentration camp, but his cello has survived to this day. Hermann spoke to Euronews.

31 January 2025

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UN honours Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day

UN chief António Guterres warned of growing antisemitism and urged the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.

28 January 2025

Culture news

New York hosts first-ever full replica of Anne Frank’s hiding place

A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's secret annex opened in New York City on Holocaust Remembrance Day, offering a look into her two years in hiding.

28 January 2025

Europe News

Survivors warn of rising antisemitism on Auschwitz liberation day

Politicians were asked not to speak at this year's event, as it could be the last time survivors gather on 27 January, the date when the Soviets liberated the Nazi death camp in 1945.

27 January 2025

Germany

Musk criticised for telling Germans to move 'beyond the past'

The tech billionaire made the controversial comment at an AfD rally, two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

27 January 2025

Europe News

Israel cancels minister’s Brussels trip citing security threats

The unusual move comes after relatives of Israeli hostages protested against plans for minister Chikli to speak at a holocaust memorial event in the European Parliament.

27 January 2025

Culture news

Anti-extremism centre opens in house of Auschwitz commandant

The family home next to Auschwitz – immortalized on screen in last year’s Oscar-winning film ‘The Zone of Interest’ - is opening its doors to the public for the first time. This coincides with an alarming international survey examining Holocaust knowledge and awareness.

27 January 2025

Europe News

Holocaust commemorated as Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII.

27 January 2025

Europe News

World leaders commemorate victims of Nazi Germany

World leaders will be attending the ceremony at Auschwitz on Monday including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Britain’s King Charles III.

26 January 2025

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'A Real Pain' - A moving and funny Holocaust tour

Jesse Eisenberg writes, directs and stars alongside a scene-stealing Kieran Culkin in this smart and deceptively profound exploration of generational trauma.

17 January 2025

Europe News

Netherlands publishes list of 250,000 suspected Nazi collaborators

The research group Huygens Institute helped digitise the archive in a project subsidised by the Ministries of Justice, Education and Health.

3 January 2025

Culture news

Ágnes Keleti, the world's oldest Olympic champion, dies aged 103

Five-time Olympic champion gymnast Ágnes Keleti, the most successful competitor in Hungarian gymnastics and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103.

2 January 2025

Germany

How a Holocaust survivor's child is fighting the far right at school

At an exhibition to celebrate Curt Bloch’s underground anti-fascist magazines on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, Simone Bloch found “kinship” with students — and a Syrian refugee.

31 December 2024

Art

Meet the Polish punk rocker fighting for a culture of remembrance

Trupa Trupa are much more popular abroad than in Poland itself. Singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski believes it's because of the themes they deal with in their music, history's darkest chapters, especially the Holocaust. Euronews Culture caught up with Grzegorz and the band in Gdańsk.

11 December 2024

Art

Defaced Milan mural of Holocaust survivors has been removed

A Milan mural depicting Holocaust survivors has been removed after it was vandalised last month.

4 December 2024

Culture news

Italian mural of Holocaust survivors defaced

A mural depicting two of Italy's most prominent Holocaust survivors has had their faces scratched out.

12 November 2024