Adolf Hitler

The Austrian-born Nazi leader and key protagonist in World War II, in which he turned his anti-Semitic views, first espoused in Mein Kampf, into a continent-wide genocide of the Jewish people.

Trump says he needed 'the kind of generals that Hitler had'

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelley said that he believes Trump falls into the "general defenition" of a facist.

'Hitler's People': Pathological personalities in a morally twisted universe

A masterful work of history, Hitler’s People is especially relevant at a time in which popular support for democracy is waning and ethnic and racial hatred is rising.

By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
21/09/2024

‘We miss you’: TikTok sees resurrection of Hitler support, Sky News investigation finds

The videos featuring speeches by Hitler and other Nazi figures reportedly garnered high levels of engagement, sometimes receiving millions of likes from users.

Islamist delusions: Hidden truths behind the Arab-Israeli conflict

Islamic terrorist organizations and movements share the same approach, driven by ideologies of hatred and hostility towards others.

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
27/08/2024

Nasrallah’s ‘Downfall’ moment is rhetoric vs reality

If a major military attack is severely depleted due to the enemy striking first, one would be far-stretched to state that it went “as planned.”

Tim Walz says he has no personal relationship with imam who shared pro-Hitler video

After Walz was selected as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Jewish leaders in the state praised his interactions with the community, including his support for Israel.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
15/08/2024

Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast examines the 1936 Olympics

Gladwell, the author, journalist and podcaster, explores the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the latest season of his podcast series “Revisionist History.”

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
14/08/2024

'Hate and division': Ex-neo-Nazi activist explains how kids are radicalized

Amid recent far-right violence, former neo-Nazi warns that extremists use false information to radicalize children through family members.

Remembering the three Jewish women fencing champions who defied Hitler at the 1936 ‘Nazi Olympics’

As Jewish fencers excel at the 2024 Paris Olympics, we reflect on a historic moment: the 1936 Berlin Games, where Jewish athletes Ilona Elek-Schacherer, Helene Mayer, and Ellen Müller-Preis won gold.

By NEIL KELLER\JTA
08/08/2024

A historian describes the lessons learned — and ignored — from Hitler’s rise to power

The historian’s job is to explain how we got to where we got. I decided to look through the election of 1932, when the Nazis only won 37% of the vote but were the largest political force in Germany.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
31/07/2024
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