► Fukushima, my love Return to Tomiokafrom Laurent Galandon and Michaël Crouzat The young Osamu has a lot of friends. The catch: they are all imaginary … The Yokaïs, playful minds of Japanese folklore, have been company to him, especially since he had to leave his native village located in the contaminated area after the … Read more
Have you missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes Get the point for you every night. Between strong declarations, advances on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the essentials of this Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 1.071st day of war. The fact of the day Russian troops, which … Read more
Will we one day see in a consumer film the interior of a gas chamber in action? As trivial as the question, it illustrates the debate which still animates the world of cinema, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, on how to represent – or not represent – the Shoah. “The magnitude of the … Read more
During a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the release of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, a handful of survivors and leaders around the world called to fight the rise in anti-Semitism. The camp, symbol of the holocaust, saw a million Jews and more than 100,000 non-Jews perish between 1940 and 1945. In front of the camp … Read more
Overlooking a gas chamber and crematorium at Auschwitz, a large house once inhabited by the commander of the Nazi death camp is set to become a center of the global fight against anti-Semitism and extremism. The gray house, connected to the camp by an underground tunnel, was presented to the media by the project organizers … Read more
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops was commemorated this Monday on the grounds of the former extermination camp, a ceremony widely considered to be the last major event that a significant number of survivors will be able to attend. Among those who traveled to the site is Tova Friedman, 86, … Read more
“We will not give up anything in the face of anti -Semitism”promised Emmanuel Macron on Monday, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the release of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, marked in France by a series of tributes throughout the day, in the presence of the last survivors. On January 27, 1945, Russian troops released … Read more
“At first, I didn’t believe it.” When Ellen de Visser, health editor at Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, came knocking on his door, Paul Tekenbroek, documentary director, was initially doubtful. “She contacted me to tell me that we had found the wallet of my grandfather who was deported in 1944 and died in the Neuengamme concentration … Read more
A dozen young adolescents cross the door of the Bergson coffee, immediately covering their chatter the weak ambient music. Located below the Château d’Oswiecim, the establishment hosts the Foundation of the Jewish Center, whose family of the famous French philosopher is the main donor. The class of an elementary school in Krakow, which settled there … Read more
The world commemorates on Monday the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau where ceremonies, on the very site of this former German Nazi camp, are expected to bring together around fifty survivors. Under the historic Birkenau gateway, they will take part in an official ceremony, alongside dozens of leaders, including King Charles III and … Read more