Holocaust
Hitler’s Watch Sells for $1.1 Million at Controversial Auction
Jewish leaders opposed the sale, calling it “an abhorrence” in an open letter
Why Hitler and Stalin Hated Esperanto, the 135-Year-Old Language of Peace
Jewish doctor L.L. Zamenhof created Esperanto as a way for diverse groups to easily communicate
The Schoolteacher Who Saved Her Students From the Nazis
A new book explores the life of Anna Essinger, who led an entire school's daring escape from Germany in 1933
The 20th-Century History of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Jewish Politicians
Russian rhetoric against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoes the language directed toward Jewish leaders in post-WWI Europe
The Holocaust-Era Comic That Brought Americans Into the Nazi Gas Chambers
In early 1945, a six-panel comic in a U.S. pamphlet offered a visceral depiction of the Third Reich's killing machine
At a Former Concentration Camp, Holocaust Survivors Draw Parallels Between Nazi and Russian Rhetoric
Speakers at a ceremony marking the liberation of Flossenbürg condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims of demilitarizing and de-Nazifying Ukraine
Holocaust Survivors Ask Israel Museum to Return One-of-a-Kind Haggadah
Their lawsuit claims the Passover book was stolen, then purchased under dubious circumstances
A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe
A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism
What Happened at Babi Yar, the Ukrainian Holocaust Site Reportedly Struck by a Russian Missile?
During WWII, the Nazis murdered 33,000 Jews at the ravine over just two days. Last week, a strike near the massacre site drew widespread condemnation
The 20th-Century History Behind Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation
Banned by Tennessee School Board, 'Maus' Soars to the Top of Bestseller Charts
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel details his parents' experiences in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust
Is China Committing Genocide Against the Uyghurs?
The Muslim minority group faces mass detention and sterilization—human rights abuses that sparked the U.S.' diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics
Mel Mermelstein Who Survived Auschwitz, Then Sued Holocaust Deniers in Court, Dies at 95
Fed up with the lies and anti-Semitism, a California businessman partnered with a lawyer to prove that the murder of 6 million Jews was established fact
Did a Jewish Notary Betray Anne Frank to the Nazis?
A six-year investigation posits that Arnold van den Bergh disclosed the diarist's hiding place to protect his family from deportation
New Memorials in Berlin Honor the Holocaust's Overlooked Black Victims
Two brass "stumbling stones" are among the first to memorialize the Afro-German people murdered by the Nazis
The Ten Best History Books of 2021
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the U.S. got to where it is today
German Museum Acquires 15,000 Artifacts Documenting the History of Anti-Semitism
Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Haney collected the items over three decades
The Untold Story of the Portuguese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands From the Nazis
As the German army marched across France, Aristides de Sousa Mendes faced a choice: obey his government or follow his conscience—and risk everything
Remains of Lithuanian Synagogue Destroyed by Nazis and Soviets Unearthed
Excavations uncovered the Great Synagogue of Vilna's Torah ark, impressive staircases, a raised prayer platform and more
Remains of Nazi Massacre Victims Discovered in Poland's 'Death Valley'
In January 1945, German forces murdered around 500 Polish resistance fighters in a forest near the village of Chojnice
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