"Auschwitz is unique," explains series producer and writer Lawrence Rees. "It has a physical beginning in May 1940 and physical ending in January 1945, and is the site of the single largest mass ...

(RNS) — It was a “one size fits all” day of Jewish mourning ... On this day in 1945 — 80 years ago — the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau. Some people would say that this ...

This interactive map explores the complex and surprising evolution of Auschwitz, the scene of one of the worst crimes in human history. This was where more than a million men, women and children ...

You never forget your first visit to Auschwitz. What strikes you is the size of the place and the silence, almost as though it's designed to make you stop and think. There are no birds in the ...