Robert Rotenberg's new crime novel "What We Buried" delves into a long-buried Nazi atrocity in Gubbio, Italy, shedding light on Canada's past of allowing former Nazi soldiers to settle in the country after World War II.

"The Piano Player of Budapest" by Roxanne de Bastion is a touching account of her grandfather Stephen, a Hungarian composer and musician known as the Piano Player of Budapest, who survived the Holocaust.

"Freud's Last Session" is a film that portrays a fictional meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, exploring their contrasting views on religion amidst the backdrop of World War II.

Roxanne de Bastion, a singer-songwriter, was inspired by her Hungarian-Jewish grandfather Stephen's survival story during the Holocaust, which led her to write a book and release an album of his compositions.

The author reflects on the passing of their grandparent, Grandma Frances, who belonged to a remarkable generation that faced hardships during the Second World War, contrary to the focus usually placed on Holocaust survivors.

Two books, "Sky Warriors" by Saul David and "The Traitor of Arnhem" by Robert Verkaik, explore the failed Operation Market Garden during World War II, where Allied paratroopers faced devastating losses including many Jewish soldiers.

"The Curse of Pietro Houdini" by Derek B. Miller is a riveting wartime art-heist tale set during World War II and the battle of Montecassino.

In "The Etgar Quiz no 257," a set of trivia questions related to Jewish history and culture are presented.

The text discusses an untold Canadian Jewish story related to the film "Oppenheimer," which focuses on the Manhattan Project head.

Bella Bernstein, a 104-year-old former soprano and one of the super seniors at the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre in Montreal, shared her secret to longevity during the organization's annual group birthday party for residents over 100 years old.

Louis Slotin, a Jewish scientist from Winnipeg, played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bombs used during World War II, a fact often overlooked by popular media like the film "Oppenheimer."

Hartley Garshowitz traveled to England to commemorate his uncle, Warrant Officer Albert Garshowitz, the only Canadian Jew killed in the historic Dambusters Raid during World War II.

The children of iconic Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster are striving to reintroduce their parents' classic sketches to a new audience.

Professor Jeffrey Herf, in his book "Israel's Moment," examines the diplomatic dynamics that led to the establishment of Israel from 1945 to 1949, highlighting how Israeli independence was shaped by the shifting global politics following World War II.

In this episode, Jeffrey Herf, a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Maryland, talks about his new book "Israel's Moment: International Support and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945-1949."

During World War II, many diasporic Jews saw the war as a Jewish global conflict intertwined with Zionist interests.

The Vatican has recently decided to open the papal archives of Pope Pius XII, sparking hope among historians to uncover information about the Catholic Church's actions during the Holocaust.

In "The Holocaust Averted: An Alternate History of American Jews, 1938-1967," Yeshiva University's Jeffrey S. Gurock explores a counterfactual scenario where the outcome of World War II was different.

In "The Holocaust Averted: An Alternate History of American Jews, 1938-1967," Jeffrey S. Gurock explores a hypothetical scenario where the outcome of World War II was different and the Holocaust did not occur.

Prof. Meir Zamir from Ben-Gurion University discusses British intelligence operations in the Middle East from 1940-1948 in his book "The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East."

Professor Meir Zamir from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev discusses his book "The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East: Intelligence and Decolonization, 1940-1948" with host Gilad Halpern.

The art installation "4 x Sally" at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute explores the complex story of Salomon Perels, a Jewish man who had to adopt a Nazi alter ego to survive during World War II, and the lasting impact this experience has had on him.

Dr. Tony Michels, a historian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talks about how American Marxists, many of whom were Jewish, shifted their attitudes towards Zionism during and after World War II.

In the summer of 1936, Ostend became a gathering place for a mix of real and fake intellectuals, many of them Jewish and including writers like Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth.

Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, a professor of history, discusses the parallel cultures of commemoration stemming from the Hiroshima and Auschwitz catastrophes in a conversation with host Gilad Halpern.