world war ii

Amateur detectives are invited to join search for a lost Jewish library looted by the Nazis

Looting Jewish libraries became a crucial part of Nazi Germany’s project to control narratives about Jewish history and culture.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
04/07/2024

Conservative student group at UK university apologizes for singing, dancing to Nazi song

Students were filmed singing and dancing to 'Erika,' a song composed in 1938 by Herms Niel - a Nazi Sturmabteilung trooper leader.

Parade to mark Day of Liberation and Rescue of Jews by Allies takes place in Jerusalem

The holiday, which this year fell on June 3, commemorates the victims of the Holocaust and the allied rescue of the Jewish survivors from occupied Europe.

How an award ceremony reunited descendants of two saviors of Denmark's Jews

"For me, to celebrate my scientific work with the Danish royalty and people is to celebrate the amazing richness of humanity the Danes represented in the darkest period of my family’s life."

World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

Veterans and world leaders are gathering in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was not invited.

By REUTERS
06/06/2024

How an angel miraculously saved this Holocaust survivor's book of poetry

Brigitte’s little red book of poems, lost during the Holocaust, was miraculously returned to her.

'With Many Miracles': Israel Cappell’s miraculous story of survival

Israel Cappell details his remarkable survival in Nazi-occupied Europe.

Discovery of mutilated corpses under Goering's home in Nazi HQ in Poland, prompts investigation

The bodies were found beneath some pipes under the floorboards of Herman Goering's house in the Wolf's Lair, naked, without clothing or jewelry.

Was the wreckage found off Argentina a Nazi submarine?

Independent researchers concluded that the submarine was very likely of Nazi origin, and researchers from the Italian Naval League supported this finding.

'True to My God and Country': Groundbreaking book on US Jews fighting in WWII

It is amazing how Ouzan included so many chaplains who fostered respect for Judaism in this great volume.

By RABBI DR. BARRY DOV SCHWARTZ
03/04/2024
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