Nazi Germany

“My father’s cousins died in those camps. Those stories were in the air when I was growing up,” writes the host of PRI’s The World on the 70th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation.

Johann Breyer admits that he was a guard at Auschwitz labor camp during the Holocaust, but he says he had nothing to do with the Auschwitz death camp. Federal authorities say he went further and helped bring victims to the gas chambers. Now he’s under arrest at the age of 89.Johann Breyer admits that he was a guard at Auschwitz labor camp during the Holocaust, but he says he had nothing to do with the Auschwitz death camp. Federal authorities say he went further and helped bring victims to the gas chambers. Now he’s under arrest at the age of 89.

The Israeli parliament is considering a law that would criminalize the use of the word ‘Nazi’ in most cases. It turns out that some Israeli Jews use references to Nazis and the Holocaust as insults directed at their own fellow Jews.

Lawyer Jacques Verges passed away in Paris on Thursday. He was known as the devil’s advocate for defending criminals like Klaus Barbie and Carlos the Jackal.

The show “Bigmouth” is an exploration of the power of rhetoric from the past 2,500 years. The play by Belgium’s Valentijn Dhaenens wowed the critics at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, stitching together famous words from Joseph Goebbels and George S Patton. After a successful run in London, the play is setting its sights on Australia […]