Tag: Nazi Germany

Jewish families who were ordered to leave Nazi Germany were often unable to take their property with them, leading to the auctioning of their belongings.
The article discusses Donald Trump's response to his indictment, in which he compared it to the persecution faced by Jews in Nazi Germany.
Rare video footage of Jewish Holocaust survivors being liberated from a train leaving Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 has been found in the U.S. National Archives.
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the role of the Roosevelt administration in saving Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
In this Moment Magazine discussion, historian Craig Nelson and former CBS News correspondent Dan Raviv discuss the issue of antisemitism in the United States during World War II and the role of Franklin D. Roosevelt in addressing it.
A recent case in Germany recognized the persecution of transgender individuals during the Nazi regime, marking an important step in acknowledging their experiences.
Max Stern, a Jewish art dealer whose gallery in Dusseldorf was seized by the Nazis, had one of his stolen paintings, "Portrait of the Artists Children," by Wilhelm von Schadow, returned to the City of Dusseldorf by his heirs nearly 90 years later.
Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentine author, had a complex and sometimes contradictory attitude towards Jews.
The article discusses the changing perspective among historians on the role of ordinary Poles in the Holocaust.
David de Jong, a journalist for the Dutch Financial Daily, delves into the topic of Nazi Germany's wealthy industrialists and their heirs in his book "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark Histories of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties."
In his book "Nazi Billionaires: The Dark Histories of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties," journalist David de Jong examines the postwar denazification process in Germany and highlights the involvement of top industrialists and their heirs in supporting the Nazi regime.
George Lichtheim, a Jewish German immigrant to Jerusalem during World War II, was a writer and journalist who gained knowledge from his weekly meetings with a group of intellectuals.
Despite Charles Lindbergh being remembered for his pioneering transatlantic flight, he was also an antisemite and Nazi sympathizer, as evidenced by his isolationist stance and controversial statements criticizing Jews' influence in America.
Renato Levi, a Jew from Italy, played a crucial role in the Allied war effort during World War II.
"The Survivor" is a film directed by Barry Levinson and based on the true story of Arnot Lembergers, a Jewish man who helped save Jews during the Holocaust while struggling with personal dilemmas.
In his book "The Nazi Rosetta Stone," Peter Longerich examines the Wannsee Conference, a meeting held in November 1941 where high-ranking German officials gathered to discuss the "total solution" of the Jewish question.
In 1935, a magazine sponsored a competition to find the perfect Aryan child, and a photograph of the winner, Hessy Levinsons, was published on the front page.
The text is a personal reflection on the life of the author and his relationship with his brother, Tom.
In this podcast episode, the discussion revolves around the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and questions its historical justification and impact.
The article discusses the parallels between the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Barry Gewen's book "Tragedy and Power" explores the life and worldview of Henry Kissinger, a prominent figure in international relations.
During the Nazi regime in Germany, thousands of full Jews and over a hundred thousand part-Jews joined the military of the Third Reich.
This poem by Jennie Mintz explores the horrors of the Holocaust, particularly the dehumanizing and indiscriminate nature of the Nazi atrocities.
The author reflects on their fascination with the character Gustav von Aschenbach, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's novel "Death in Venice."
"The Berlin Mission: The American Who Resisted Nazi Germany from Within" by Richard Breitman recounts the story of Raymond Geist, an American consul in Berlin before and during the rise of the Nazis.