Tag: World War Ii

The German government has initiated prosecution against a 98-year-old man alleged to have worked as a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Christie's auction house has canceled the sale of part of a jewelry collection owned by billionaire Heidi Horten, who inherited her husband's fortune made from buying Jewish businesses during the Holocaust.
Two monuments to the SS Galichina, a Ukrainian division of the SS (Schutzstaffel) known for its involvement in war crimes during World War II, have been discovered near Philadelphia and Detroit.
New technology has been used to identify Holocaust gravesites in Latvia and the Netherlands.
"The Moss Maidens" is a play that won awards at SheNYC, a theater festival in New York City.
In this discussion of Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer," the focus is primarily on J. Robert Oppenheimer's Jewishness and its influence on his political and intellectual milieu.
"The Moss Maidens" is a play based on the true story of Dutch teenage girls in the 1940s who seduced and murdered Nazis as part of the underground resistance.
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.
Researchers and Sugihara's own grandson have challenged the story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who issued visas to thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Europe during World War II.
During World War II, the Mir Yeshiva students and their teachers were forced to flee Nazi-occupied Poland and Lithuania.
Mandy Patinkin, known for his acting roles, became involved with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) after visiting a refugee camp in Greece.
The Polish government has issued a commemorative coin honoring World War II partisan Jzef Kura, who commanded a resistance unit that killed 13 Jewish survivors in 1946.
In this discussion, journalist Dina Kraft shares the story of Hannah Pick-Goslar, a close friend of Anne Frank mentioned multiple times in her diary.
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the role of the Roosevelt administration in saving Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
This article shares the experiences of Al Leff, a 102-year-old photographer who served as a U.S. Army photographer in China during World War II.
In honor of Anne Frank's 94th birthday, Moment Magazine hosted a conversation between Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and Jeroen De Bruyn, authors of the book "The Last Secret Of The Secret Annex," and journalist Kati Marton.
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.
This article tells the story of Sam Morrison, a Jewish World War II ski trooper veteran from the Bronx.
The author reflects on the funeral of his uncle, who served in World War II and was honored for his military service.
Three recently published books, written by descendants of Holocaust perpetrators, delve into the painful histories of their families.
The article discusses a new Finnish film called "Sisu," which explores the story of a Finnish commando-turned-gold prospector during World War II.
"I Wanted to Be a Man With a Gun" is a documentary film by Bill Farley that explores the experiences of three American soldiers, Paul Mico, Harold Kozloff, and Leo Litwak, who fought in World War II.
The book "Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German-Occupied Poland" highlights the significant role played by local non-Jewish populations in the Holocaust.
The article discusses two television series, "The Patients of Dr. Garcia" and "Transatlantic," and their portrayal of fascism.
The exhibition "Missing Generations: Photographs by Jill Freedman" at the Derfner Judaica Museum and Art Collection showcases the work of photographer Jill Freedman, who documented the destruction of Holocaust sites and the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland and beyond.