"Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century" by Sarah Abrevaya Stein delves into the history of the Levy family from Salonica, exploring their experiences from the 18th century to the aftermath of World War II.

Marcel Marceau, the renowned French mime artist, had a fascinating and complex life that intertwined with his Jewish identity and experiences during World War II.

"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth explores a counterhistory where Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940, paralleled with real events reported by The Forward, showcasing Lindbergh's transformation from hero to anti-Semitic figure.

The recently discovered collection of 361 photographs, including 62 from the Sobibor death camp, sheds light on the complicity of Nazi guards, particularly non-German auxiliaries from the Trawniki SS training camp, in the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.

Edda Servi Machlin, author of "The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews," passed away at 93, leaving behind a legacy of preserving Italian Jewish culinary traditions.

Recent scholarship and popular interest in Scandinavia have focused on the treatment of Jews during World War II, with Denmark, Sweden, and Norway reassessing their roles in response to Nazi rule and the persecution of Jews.

Between 1939 and 1941, Hollywood made a series of films with a strong anti-Nazi message, defying typical entertainment norms.

Ilya Kaminsky's poetry collection "Deaf Republic" is a sacred text of the Russian Jewish experience, exploring themes of war, humanity, and resistance in a small town under brutal occupation.

Giorgio Bassani's "Memory Garden" centers around his novel "The Novel of Ferrara," a reflection on the Italian Jews' fate during Mussolini's rule and the Holocaust.

During the Holocaust, North African Jews faced discrimination and persecution under French and Italian racial laws, economic disenfranchisement, and internment in camps.

Howard Kaplan, an observant Jew in Israel, continues a Christmas tradition started by his mother Toby, who was saved during the Holocaust by Aleksandra Tarasowa in Poland.

In "Confusion and Illusions: 1939," authors Jehuda Reinharz and Yaacov Shavit discuss the challenges faced by Jewish leaders in Europe, the United States, and Palestine leading up to World War II, particularly focusing on the plight of Polish Jews amidst rising anti-Semitism and deteriorating conditions.

Professor Alon Confino explores the Nazi goal of erasing Jews from not just the present and future, but also from the past.

"Morituri" is a lesser-known film from Marlon Brando's career where he plays a German engineer during World War II coerced by British intelligence into a spy mission aboard a German cargo ship filled with Nazi zealots.

In his book "A Rich Brew," Professor Shachar Pinsker explores how cafes played a significant role in shaping modern Jewish culture before World War II.

Lon Werth, a Jewish writer and friend of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, hid in the French countryside during the Nazi invasion, chronicling the chaotic exodus in "33 Days".

Anne Frank's diary continues to profoundly resonate with Japanese readers, particularly young women, despite the cultural differences and historical context.

A new exhibition at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum sheds light on FDR's involvement in a eugenic project during World War II, aiming to resettle displaced Europeans, particularly Jews.

Gregor von Rezzori, a writer born in 1914 in Czernowitz, experienced the demise of the Hapsburg empire and became a refugee early in life, never able to return home to the lost world he nostalgically romanticized.

Rabbi Herschel Schacter, a young Orthodox rabbi, entered the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in April 1945 as part of the American Army after serving in various locations.

Patrick Modiano, a French novelist and Nobel Prize winner, explores the themes of occupation and collaboration during World War II in his works, including "La Place de ltoile," "The Night Watch," and "Dora Bruder."

Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS) passed a bill criminalizing accusations of Polish complicity in Nazi crimes and historical distortions, aiming to whitewash the past and promote a nationalist agenda.

"Sons and Soldiers" by Bruce Henderson tells the stories of German-Jewish soldiers who escaped the Third Reich to become combat interrogators for the U.S. Army during WWII, providing crucial intelligence and aiding in Allied victory.

Arthur Szyk, a prominent Jewish artist, is recognized for his iconic illustrations in The Haggadah, a Passover favorite imbued with modern and ancient imagery.

Romain Gary, a Lithuanian Jew who considered himself a quintessential Frenchman, led a remarkable life filled with self-invention and multiple personas.