Ernst Barbakoff, a former child prodigy turned elderly piano teacher, spends his mornings in the library recounting his past to Miss Virginia, the librarian.

"The Chosen" by Chaim Potok is a compelling novel about the friendship between two Jewish boys in Brooklyn during World War II.

Jean-Pierre Melville, a prominent filmmaker, faced a devastating fire in his Paris studio during the filming of "The Samoura" in 1967.

Emil Fackenheim, a renowned Jewish thinker known for his assertion about the 614th commandment after the Holocaust, was a philosopher and Rabbi who experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust firsthand.

The debate surrounding Italian cyclist Gino Bartali's role in saving Jews during the Holocaust continues.

Professor Meron Medzini, a Japanologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, delves into his latest book "Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Japan and the Jews during the Holocaust Era" in a discussion.

Sebastian Gorka, a top aide to President Trump, has been identified as a member of the far-right Hungarian group Vitzi Rend, associated with Nazi collaboration during World War II.

Dr. Daniel Lee, a Second World War historian at the University of Sheffield, explores the unique situation of Jews in France and its North African colonies during the Nazi occupation post the 1940 defeat.

The iron gate with the infamous message "Arbeit macht frei" from the Dachau Nazi camp, which was stolen over two years ago, has been returned and welcomed back to Dachau.

The text discusses the Jewish past of Salonica (now Thessaloniki) and the ongoing struggle to remember and honor it amidst desecration and anti-Semitism.

Four Polish cousins, Fania Blakay, Gennadi Band, Henia Moskowitz, and Rywka Patchnik, all believed their family had perished in the Holocaust until a surprising reunion proved them wrong.

The Church of Norway, part of Lutheranism, has denounced its founder Martin Luther for his anti-Semitic writings in light of the 500-year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Actor and playwright Tom Bird presented a unique and powerful staged reading titled "Bearing Witness" on Holocaust Memorial Day in April, intertwining narratives of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Holocaust through a father-and-son story.

During World War II, French Jews played a significant role in the Resistance in France.

Dr. Dina Moyal, a historian focusing on Soviet legal history, talks about the post-World War II trials of Nazi criminals and collaborators in the Soviet Union, shedding light on Soviet notions of justice during that time.

Herman Wouk recounts how encountering historian Raul Hilberg and his work "The Destruction of the European Jews" shaped his writing of novels like "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance."

Robert Capa, the renowned photojournalist, captured iconic moments in history, including Israel's establishment in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion.

Prince Takahito Mikasa, a member of the Imperial House of Japan, turns 100 in 2015.

Hedy Lamarr, the Jewish actress and inventor, was celebrated in a Google Doodle for her 101st birthday on November 9.

In his account of liberating Ahlem concentration camp, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reflects on the deplorable conditions he encountered, describing the skeletal figures of inmates and the blurred lines between life and death.

Holocaust survivor and Schindler's List producer Branko Lustig, aged 83, is donating his Oscar statuette to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem, stating that it is where the award should be kept after his death.

New zoning regulations in Sullivan County, NY, updated to meet state building codes, are leading to the disappearance of Catskills bungalow colonies that have been a staple in Jewish vacationing.

Judy Blume's 1977 book "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself" follows a 10-year-old girl in 1947 Miami Beach who is convinced that Adolf Hitler might be living nearby.

Konstanty Gebert in response to "The Ukrainian Question" discusses the differing perspectives in Eastern European countries like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Ukraine regarding their historical narratives, nationalism, and attitudes towards Nazi collaborators.

Stefan Zweig, a highly-translated and polarizing author in the 1930s, was both envied and criticized by his peers for his success which some saw as a symbol of declining cultural values.