World war ii
IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels
The IDF's operation to dismantle Hamas tunnels in Gaza has damaged a Commonwealth military cemetery, raising concerns about the preservation of war graves and the handling of sensitive sites.
Israeli actress Shira Haas to star in the upcoming WWII movie 'Triumph of the Will'
Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom
Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever
'Never Again': European Jews must be recognized as a protected minority - opinion
“Never Again” is proclaimed across Europe, but antisemitism keeps rising. Words without law and protection are not remembrance.
On This Day in 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is liberated by Soviet Army
At last year's 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, only 50 survivors attended the ceremony in Poland, and it is estimated that fewer than 1,000 Auschwitz survivors remain globally.
The BBC haunted by bias - and the Israeli connection
Senior journalist Malcolm Balen examined hundreds of hours of BBC broadcast material, TV and radio, analyzing the content in minute detail. His 20,000-word report was later classified as top secret.
How post-war world order is collapsing under the weight of new US ambitions - opinion
The post-WWII world order is crumbling as the US, Russia, and China challenge global rules and institutions.
Putin establishes Soviet genocide memorial day, erasing Jewish victims of Nazis
The bill - and subsequent reporting - speaks extensively about the "genocide" of Soviet prisoners, the concentration camps, and the extermination camps, without mentioning Jewish victims.
Holocaust survivor and Ireland's oldest man, Josef Veselsky, dies aged 107
Following the end of the war in 1945, Veselsky became the secretary to a minister in the Czech government, but fled the country in 1948 amidst the communist takeover.
'The Traitors Circle': A spy thriller that asks - would you have defied the Nazis? - review
A spy-thriller true story of the Solf Circle – elite Germans who defied Hitler, rescued Jews, and paid dearly after betrayal – asking the question: what would you have done?
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
The remains of Lt. Morton Sher, identified earlier this year, were buried in Greenville, South Carolina, on Dec. 14, what would have been his 105th birthday.
Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired after clashing with state-funded heritage group
Jewish director alleges that the current contract between the foundation and the Jewish community board is “abusive,” limiting the influence of local Jews over projects in their own cemetery.
Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny - review
Ullmann completed this significantly historical work in Ghetto Theresienstadt just before he was sent to his death in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
