Land of Oś
By Danny Ghitis
This series focuses on the complex nature of life in the Polish town, Oświęcim, better known for its German name, Auschwitz. As a grandson of a Holocaust …
Open Letter to The Pulitzer Center and Mr. Vernaschi
I should like to take the time to address some of the issues raised in Marco Vernaschi’s response to his critics on the Pulitzer Center’s website. Both Jon Sawyer, …
Interview with Marco Vernaschi Retracted
For those of you who check in regularly, you may have noticed that I have removed two posts on the subject of child sacrifice in Uganda by the photographer …
And Now for Something Completely Different I
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum recently acquired a photo album compiled by Karl Hoecker, an adjutant to Richard Baer, the Auschwitz camp commander. The album was discovered in Frankfurt …






