The True Story of the German-Jewish High Jumper Who Was Barred From the Berlin Olympics
A new Olympic Channel documentary explores Margaret Lambert’s stunted path to Olympic glory—and her resilience in the face of persecution
Germany’s Central Bank Funds Investigation Into Its Nazi Ties
Researchers have already uncovered a damning letter from one of the bank’s former presidents
Hidden in a Basement for 70 Years, Newly Discovered Documents Shed Light on Jewish Life and Culture Before WWII
The 170,000 pages found might be “the most important collection of Jewish archives since the Dead Sea Scrolls.”
Reconstructed Auschwitz Letter Reveals Horrors Endured by Forced Laborer
Marcel Nadjari buried his letter hoping it would one day reach his family
Inside the House of Zyklon B
An iconic Hamburg building, built by Jews and now a chocolate museum, once housed the distributors of one of Nazi Germany’s most gruesome inventions
Canada to Replace Holocaust Plaque After Uproar
The plaque dedicating the country’s new national Holocaust memorial was criticized for making no reference to Jews or anti-Semitism
Investigators Are Turning to Big Data to Find Who Betrayed Anne Frank
Many experts believe that someone alerted Nazi authorities to the hiding place of Frank and her family, but the culprit has never been determined
Cloth Smuggled Out of Syrian Prison Bears Witness to Atrocities Wrought by the Civil War
The U.S. Holocaust Museum has received the cloth scraps, which bears the names of 82 inmates written in chicken bones, rust, and blood
World’s Oldest Man, a Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Candy maker Yisrael Kristal survived Auschwitz and celebrated his bar mitzvah 100 years after turning 13
Berlin Exhibit Confronts Hitler’s Rise to Power
Asking ‘Hitler—how could it happen,’ the exhibit warns the dangers of dictatorship
This Dachau Survivor’s Harrowing Art Is on Display for the First Time
Georg Tauber’s paintings detail medical experiments, beatings and eventual liberation
Auschwitz Museum Announces First Traveling Exhibition of Artifacts
More than 1,150 objects make up the exhibition, which will travel to 14 cities in Europe and North America
Why It Matters That Hungary’s Prime Minister Denounced His Country’s Role in the Holocaust
Is this tonal shift for real — or will the European nation continue to obfuscate its history?
France’s Simone Veil Will Become the Fifth Woman Buried in the Panthéon
It is an exceptional honor reserved for esteemed French citizens
Crowdfunding Project Aims to Put 200 Holocaust Diaries Online
Eyewitness accounts bring the brutal chapter in history to life
German Scientists Will Study Brain Samples of Nazi Victims
A research society is still coming to grips with its past—and learning more about how the Third Reich targeted people with disabilities
Sealed Files of the United Nations War Crimes Commission Will Finally See Light of Day
The massive archive has already revealed that war crimes charges against Hitler were drawn up as early as 1944
Marine Le Pen Denies State’s Role in Deporting French Jews During WWII
Approximately 13,000 Jews were arrested by French authorities in July of 1942
The Mime Who Saved Kids From the Holocaust
Marcel Marceau is history’s most famous mime, but before that, he was a member of the French Resistance
This Orphanage Did More Than Find Homes for Children of the Holocaust. It Helped Them Reclaim Their Humanity
Run by the United Nations, Kloster Indersdorf took a revolutionary approach in caring for its charges
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