3 days ago · North New Jersey The Jewish Standard; Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle; ... 34, moved from Israel to Oświęcim, the Polish town where the Auschwitz memorial and museum is …

3 days ago · Hila Weisz-Gut, 34, moved from Israel to Oświęcim, the Polish town where the Auschwitz memorial and museum is located, in 2023 to join her boyfriend, a Pole whom she …

Our campus warmly welcomes thousands of drop-in visitors a year, many of whom want to learn about the Jewish community in Oświęcim, its poignant history, and understand the devastating …

3 days ago · The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window Weisz-Gut works at the local Jewish museum, which aims to draw attention to the town’s once …

5 days ago · The story of Oświęcim, whose population was nearly 60% Jewish in 1939 before the Nazis arrived, serves as a stark reminder of what unbridled antisemitism can unleash.

Dec 20, 2024 · Count among the latest casualties of the Israel-Hamas war an all-volunteer police chaplain program in Montclair, New Jersey.

Jan 24, 2025 · Before World War II and the Holocaust, Oświęcim was home to a vibrant Jewish community comprising more than 50% of the city’s population, with more than 30 synagogues. …

In the 16th century, the first Jews arrived in Oświęcim, a town strategically located at a crossroads of important trade routes. Known as “Oshpitzin” in Yiddish, meaning “guests,” this small Polish …

6 days ago · Commonly regarded as the epicenter of the single largest genocide in history, the town’s association with the Holocaust has left a lasting stain on its name; but though …

In A Town Known as Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community guests discovered the rich history of Oświęcim, Poland – the town the Germans called Auschwitz – through …