Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
A mile from Auschwitz, a restored synagogue recalls thriving Jewish life in Oswiecim
OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — In a typical ... and philanthropist Fred Schwartz opened a museum at the synagogue. Klüger’s old home was renovated and reopened as Café Bergson, a cafeteria ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency13y
Oswiecim, the city of Auschwitz, wrestles with whether the past must be part of its future
Downtown, the 10-year-old Auschwitz Jewish Center makes clear that before the Holocaust, Oswiecim had a majority Jewish population and was known widely by its Yiddish name, Oshpitzin.
The Times of Israel27d
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
OSWIECIM, Poland — Before their city became infamous ... Jews represented 60% of the population and maintained 29 synagogues and religious institutions. “The 7,500 Jews living here before ...
The Forward1mon
The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window
On Monday, as Auschwitz hosted ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation, the museum and its synagogue — the only one in Oświęcim — opened their doors for attendees who ...
The Telegraph1mon
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Survivors and relatives attend a ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim ... Leon Weintraub, a 99-year-old survivor from Lodz, Poland, ...