world war ii

Canadian lawmaker apologizes for inviting Nazi to Zelensky address

Speaker of the House of Commons says he did not know that 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka had volunteered with Nazi army in World War II * PM Justin Trudeau calls the incident "extremely upsetting"

By DAVID LAZARUS/JTA
26/09/2023

Singapore blows up 100 kg. bomb from World War 2

The war relic, which was unearthed last week, had been deemed unsafe to move and hence had to be disposed of on-site by the military.

By REUTERS
26/09/2023

World War 2 aircraft carrier wreck photographed for first time

The USS Yorktown sunk after being hit by a torpedo fired by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

The miraculous World War 2 escape from Novogrudok Nazi Camp - comment

Survivors and their families will mark the 80th anniversary of one of the most courageous and miraculous escapes of World War II, and the Holocaust in particular.

China and US should and must achieve peace, coexistence - Xi Jinping

"Looking to the future, China and the United States, as two major countries, bear more important responsibilities for world peace, stability, and development," Chinese President Xi Jinping said.

By REUTERS
19/09/2023

Andy Samberg plays a famous Jewish WW2 photographer in upcoming biopic

The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
13/09/2023

Jewish WW2 resistance fighter's remains finally identified after 80 years

Bernard Luza was 39 years old when he was killed by a firing squad and buried in an unmarked grave alongside four others.

Drone-mounted tech reveals unexplored World War II battlefield

Using drone-mounted LiDar equipment, researchers revealed striking new archaeological details of the area they investigated.

'I don't believe in Germans:' Satirical news report mocks Holocaust deniers

"Our high school history books were printed in 1934," explained one fictional Holocaust denier.

'Oppenheimer': How Jewish refugees beat the Nazis to the atomic bomb - opinion

Many Jewish scientists who fled Nazi Germany would work on the Manhattan Project. They knew how important it was to beat Hitler to getting nuclear bombs first.

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