"The gates at the entry to Auschwitz had the words Arbeit Macht Frei written over them. It translates as ‘Work makes you free.’ It was a horribly ironic statement. It was cruel." Melvin Jules ...

Israeli high school student arrested after making a Nazi salute under the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at the entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and is later released after paying a fine of 1,500 zloty.

On Sunday, a 17-year-old Israeli citizen was detained for making Nazi salute gestures against the backdrop of the main gate with the inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei" at the former German Auschwitz ...

The student, part of a high school delegation from northern Israel, made the gesture under the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” ( ...