The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis’ Top Nuclear Scientist
During World War II, the OSS sent Moe Berg to Europe, where he gathered intel on Germany’s efforts to build an atomic bomb
Amid the Horrors of the Holocaust, Jewish Musicians Composed Songs of Survival
At the Terezin concentration camp, some of Europe’s top artists found solace in creating new work. Today one musician is determined to give them an encore
Parisian Booksellers Have Lined the Seine for Centuries. Now, They’re Fighting to Stay
Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, city officials are trying to relocate the bouquinistes for security reasons
How Many Died in Nazi Concentration Camps on British Soil?
The U.K. is investigating the death toll on the island of Alderney, which German soldiers occupied in 1940
The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
The “father of the atomic bomb” has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right?
An Archaeologist’s Take on What Indiana Jones Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Field
The movie franchise speaks to ethical issues at the very heart of anthropological thinking
How Hyperinflation Heralded the Fall of German Democracy
In 1923, the collapse of the Weimar Republic’s economy impoverished millions and gave Adolf Hitler his first chance at seizing power
‘A Small Light’ Tells the Story of Miep Gies, Who Hid Anne Frank From the Nazis
The new series dramatizes the risks Gies and other helpers took to protect the Jewish residents of the Secret Annex
What Happened to the Treasure Nazis Buried in This Dutch Village?
The Dutch National Archives released a map supposedly leading to the trove of jewelry, coins and precious stones in January
How Josephine Herbst, ‘Leading Lady’ of the Left, Chronicled the Rise of Fascism
During the interwar years, the American journalist reported on political unrest in Cuba, Germany and Spain
Heirs of Jewish Art Dealers Move Forward With Yearslong Restitution Battle
For over a decade, they’ve argued that their ancestors were forced to sell valuable artifacts. Now, they’re back in court with a new legal strategy
The American Spy Who Surrendered to the Nazis to Save Civilians
In 1944, Pierre Julien Ortiz parachuted into occupied France, where the Gestapo offered a reward of half a million francs for his capture
How the Nazi Regime Upended the Lives of These Bavarian Villagers
A new book draws on long-overlooked sources to chronicle how Oberstdorf’s residents navigated the rise—and dictatorship—of Adolf Hitler
Two Hundred Rare Chanel Looks Are Coming to London This Fall
“Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto” is the first retrospective of the iconic designer’s work staged by a major British museum
Berlin Holds Funeral for Bone Fragments Linked to Nazi Research
Discovered in 2014, the remains of at least 54 victims were buried at a ceremony this week
The Long History of Forcing Jews to Wear Anti-Semitic Badges
The practice was common in medieval Europe
Traute Lafrenz, Last Surviving Member of Anti-Nazi Resistance Group the White Rose, Dies at 103
During World War II, the rest of the movement’s core members were executed for distributing leaflets critical of the Nazi regime
French Court Orders Musée d’Orsay to Restitute Masterpieces Stolen During World War II
Descendants of art dealer Ambroise Vollard won a legal battle over works by Renoir, Cézanne and Gauguin
Hans and Sophie Scholl Were Once Hitler Youth Leaders. Why Did They Decide to Stand Up to the Nazis?
Archival evidence offers clues on the radicalization of the German siblings, who led a resistance movement known as the White Rose
Kandinsky Painting Returned to Heirs of Jewish Collectors Could Sell for $45 Million
The masterpiece once belonged to Johanna Margarete Stern, who died at Auschwitz in 1944
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