Refugees | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/refugees/RSS feed for RefugeesenWed, 22 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000This Indian Maharaja Saved Hundreds of Polish Orphans During World War II, Offering Them Refuge When No One Else Wouldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-indian-maharaja-saved-hundreds-of-polish-orphans-during-world-war-ii-offering-them-refuge-when-no-one-else-would-180989150/Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar, opened his realm to young Poles who had been detained in Soviet labor camps as the children of the intelligentsiaWed, 22 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-indian-maharaja-saved-hundreds-of-polish-orphans-during-world-war-ii-offering-them-refuge-when-no-one-else-would-180989150/British Intelligence Turned This Mansion Into a Bugged Spy Trap for Nazi Prisoners of War During World War IIhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-intelligence-turned-this-mansion-into-a-bugged-spy-trap-for-nazi-prisoners-of-war-during-world-war-ii-180989166/Visitors can now tour the house, where German generals relaxed and gabbed upstairs while Jewish refugees working as spies and translators for the British government listened in from the basementWed, 22 Jul 2026 00:59:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-intelligence-turned-this-mansion-into-a-bugged-spy-trap-for-nazi-prisoners-of-war-during-world-war-ii-180989166/Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide's Oldest Victims?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/elderly-jews-were-among-the-most-likely-to-die-in-the-holocaust-why-has-history-forgotten-about-the-genocides-oldest-victims-180987666/A new exhibition at London's Wiener Holocaust Library spotlights the unique challenges faced by European Jews who were over the age of 55 during World War IIWed, 12 Nov 2025 16:04:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/elderly-jews-were-among-the-most-likely-to-die-in-the-holocaust-why-has-history-forgotten-about-the-genocides-oldest-victims-180987666/How Shawarma Became a Soul Food of Syria's Diaspora in Berlinhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-shawarma-became-a-soul-food-of-syrias-diaspora-in-berlin-180987437/The popularity of the humble street food is a testament to cultural survival for the hundreds of thousands of Syrians who arrived in Germany as refugees and asylum seekers in 2015Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:56:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-shawarma-became-a-soul-food-of-syrias-diaspora-in-berlin-180987437/This Heroic Japanese Diplomat Defied His Government to Save Thousands of Jewish Refugees From the Holocausthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-japanese-diplomat-defied-his-government-to-save-thousands-of-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-180987067/Stationed in Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara granted transit visas that allowed holders to escape Europe and travel through Japan as they sought safety abroadThu, 31 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-japanese-diplomat-defied-his-government-to-save-thousands-of-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-180987067/See Inside the Newly Reopened Tenement Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-reopened-tenement-museum-and-the-lessons-it-offers-for-today-180982968/The Manhattan museum dedicated to telling the stories of everyday immigrants offers vital lessons for todayWed, 27 Sep 2023 16:40:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-reopened-tenement-museum-and-the-lessons-it-offers-for-today-180982968/The American Heiress Who Risked Everything to Resist the Nazishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/american-heiress-risked-everything-resist-nazis-180981554/When the fascists took power in Austria, Muriel Gardiner helped refugees and others in need, and never stoppedWed, 15 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/american-heiress-risked-everything-resist-nazis-180981554/How Ukrainian and Russian Immigrants View the War From Afarhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/ukrainian-russian-immigrants-view-war-afar-180980024/To residents of Southern California with ties to the Eastern European nations, the conflict feels close to homeTue, 24 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/ukrainian-russian-immigrants-view-war-afar-180980024/The Untold Story of the Portuguese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands From the Nazishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-righteous-defiance-of-aristides-de-sousa-mendes-180978831/As the German army marched across France, Aristides de Sousa Mendes faced a choice: obey his government or follow his conscience—and risk everythingWed, 20 Oct 2021 12:49:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-righteous-defiance-of-aristides-de-sousa-mendes-180978831/Europe's Jews Found Refuge in Shanghai During the Holocausthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-holocaust-survivors-found-refuge-shanghai-told-through-stories-and-photos-180978235/A new exhibition in Illinois centers the stories of the 20,000 Jewish refugees who fled to the Chinese cityTue, 20 Jul 2021 20:44:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-holocaust-survivors-found-refuge-shanghai-told-through-stories-and-photos-180978235/