World War II
100 Jewish Families to Celebrate Passover Seder at Site of Warsaw Ghetto
Traveling from Israel, Europe and the United States, the families will come together on the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
What Was the World's First Currency and More Questions From Our Readers
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Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
The Controversy Over the Planned Le Corbusier Museum
Scholars, architects have accused France’s culture ministry of “complicity in an attempt to rehabilitate” Le Corbusier's legacy
A Tiny Danish Town Plans to Build Western Europe's Tallest Skyscraper
The town of Brande (population: 7,000) is headquarters of clothing brand Bestseller, which wants to construct the 1,049-foot spire
Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won
The women of the 404th Armed Service Forces band raised morale and funds for the military, but they had to fight discrimination to do so
German Family That Owns Krispy Kreme Admits It Profited From Nazi Ties
Upon learning that their ancestors had relied on forced labor, the family was ‘ashamed and white as sheets,’ a spokesperson said
400 Artifacts Unearthed at Site of Nazi Massacre Targeting Polish, Soviet P.O.W.s
In March 1945, German soldiers shot 208 Polish and Soviet forced laborers in a series of three mass executions across the Arnsberg Forest
Americans Flocked to See This Controversial Exhibit of Berlin’s Art Treasures in the Wake of World War II
Discovered in a salt mine in Nazi Germany, these artworks toured the United States in a questionable move that raised serious ethical concerns
The Vatican Will Unseal the Archives of Pius XII, the Controversial Holocaust-Era Pope
Some have accused the pope of remaining silent in the face of Nazi persecution, while others say he quietly worked to rescue Jews
These Pioneers Created the First Reliable Record of the Holocaust
A new exhibition at the Wiener Library profiles the earliest men and women who gathered firsthand survivor accounts, ensuring their testimony would live on
Nazi-Era Mass Grave Found in Former Jewish Ghetto in Belarus
So far, authorities have recovered 730 sets of remains, though there may be many more
The Complex Role Faith Played for Incarcerated Japanese-Americans During World War II
Smithsonian curator of religion Peter Manseau weighs in on a history that must be told
The Double Life of a California Socialite Who Became a Leading Arctic Explorer
In the early 20th century, Louise Arner Boyd lived as a philanthropist in the United States and a hero on the high seas
What This Jacket Tells Us About the Degrading Treatment of Japanese-Americans During WWII
An exhibit in San Francisco explores the dark chapter in American history when the government imprisoned its own citizens
What to Expect for 'D-Day 75'
Preparations for the 75th anniversary of D-Day are already underway, and will include the flight of 30 Douglas C-47 Skytrains
Remembering the Forgotten Female Artists of Vienna
New exhibition draws on works by around 60 women who lived and worked between 1900 and 1938
Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust
The report details the population and organizations of Jewish citizens across the U.S. and Canada
DNA Analysis Debunks the Rumor That Rudolf Hess Was Replaced by a Doppelgänger
For decades, rumors have swirled that the Nazi official imprisoned by the British was actually an imposter
How a Jewish Teenager Went From Refugee to Assassin to Puppet of Nazi Propaganda
Herschel Grynszpan wanted to avenge the crimes committed against European Jews. Instead, his actions were used as a justification for Kristallnacht
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