Holocaust
The Lost Children of the Lidice Massacre
The Nazis arbitrarily slaughtered the Czech villagers, angering the world, even as Europe's Jews faced similar fates in concentration camps
63 Works By Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele Are at the Center of the Latest Nazi-Looted Art Dispute
The German Lost Art Foundation removed the artworks from its database, suggesting they were saved by a collector's relatives rather than seized by Nazis
The True Story of “Operation Finale”
Director Chris Weitz explores the 1960 hunt for Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new feature film
Anne Frank’s Family Tried to Escape to the United States, New Research Shows
They were held back by war, restrictive immigration policies and bureaucratic red tape
How the Brits Refuted Nazi Germany’s ‘Degenerate Art' Exhibition
The 1938 show celebrated works by German Expressionists, defended artists on world stage
What if Napoleon Hadn't Lost Europe and Other Questions of Alternate History
How the 200-year-old literary genre reflects changing notions of history and society
Researchers Decipher Two Hidden Pages of Anne Frank’s Diary
They contain her musings on sex education and four ‘dirty’ jokes
Scholar Finds New Isaac Bashevis Singer Story
“The Boarder,” which is published for the first time in the <i>New Yorker</i>, was discovered while going through the prominent writer’s vast archives
A 1938 Nazi Law Forced Jews to Register Their Wealth—Making It Easier to Steal
Eighty years ago, the edict marked a turning point in the Nazi party’s efforts to push Jews out of the German economy
Hans Asperger ‘Actively Assisted’ Nazi Eugenics Policies, Study Claims
Historian Herwig Czech has uncovered evidence revealing that the renowned doctor sent children to a notorious ‘euthanasia’ clinic
This Remarkable Charm Bracelet Chronicles a Life Inside a Concentration Camp
Greta Perlman survived the Holocaust. The mementos she saved offer clues about how Jews endured the indignities and horrors of the Nazis
Americans Believe Holocaust Education Is Important, But Survey Finds Gaps in Their Knowledge
The poll found that a substantial number of Americans were unaware of basic facts about the Holocaust
1924 Film That Anticipates the Holocaust Found and Restored
A collector found a complete copy of the film at a flea market in Paris in 2015
Johan van Hulst, Who Helped Save Hundreds of Children During the Holocaust, Has Died at 107
He hid young Holocaust victims in the school where he taught, saving them from near certain death
Kalman Aron Used His Art to Survive the Holocaust
The artist and survivor sketched portraits of Nazi officers in exchange for extra food and blankets. His death at 93 was confirmed by his son, David Aron
The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains
By drawing out hidden connections, Tilly Edinger joined the fields of geology and neurology
The Evolution of Jewish Identity Takes Center Stage at Revamped Jewish Museum Exhibition
The redesigned permanent exhibition highlights a rotating selection of artifacts spanning 4,000 years of history
The Louvre Puts Nazi-Looted Art in Public Eye in Effort to Find Rightful Heirs
The museum hopes the initiative will help connect the works to their legitimate owners. But critics say the move is too little, too late
Coco Schumann, the Holocaust Survivor who Played Jazz at Auschwitz, Dies at 93
The Berlin native returned to the city after the war and became renowned for playing the electric guitar
When Mass Murder Is an Intimate Affair
A new book reveals how neighbors turned on neighbors in an Eastern European border town
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