World war ii

From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel

Dov Levin escaped the Kovno Ghetto, fought in the forests, and crossed war-torn Europe alone to reach Israel - documenting every step of a journey defined by loss, resilience, and purpose.

The Ninth Fort Memorial for Kovno Ghetto Jews executed by the Nazis, in Kaunus (Kovno), Lithuania.
Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani

Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner

A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970.

A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered

 Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages, including those held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, February 22, 2025.

Holocaust survivor, descendants urge High Court to allow Gaza children medical access


Britain should have never entered World War II, Nigel Farage's former advisor says

Jack Anderton also shared on his blog ‘Britain Needs Change,’ his view that the UK should not support Ukraine as it continues to battle against Russia’s invasion.

Britain's Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage reacts during a news conference in London, Britain, August 4, 2025

Vienna's Jewish museum sees chilling drop in visitors amid rising antisemitism

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "Nowadays, even in comparison with previous periods of tension in the Middle East, the decrease in the number of visitors is extreme," said Dr. Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz.

JEWISH MUSEUM Vienna is currently running an exhibition presented as ‘an intervention about the world since October 7, 2023.’ The exhibition’s title – ‘No Room for Discussion?’

Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since atomic bomb

On the 80th anniversary of the US's atomic bombing of the western Japanese city of Nagasaki, Mayor Shiro Suzuki called on the world to abolish nuclear weapons.

Attendees pray for the victims on the day of a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city, at Nagasaki's Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, August 9, 2025.

Hiroshima warns against nuclear weapons as it marks 80 years since Atomic bomb

"To all the leaders around the world: Please visit Hiroshima and witness for yourselves the reality of the atomic bombing."

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

Yair Netanyahu calls Qatar 'modern-day Nazi Germany,' source of global antisemitism

“Qatar is the main force behind the unprecedented wave of antisemitism around the world, not seen since the 1930s and 1940s,” Yair Netanyahu said. 

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed last year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist.

Israel will do to Gaza 'what we did to Tokyo and Berlin,' Lindsey Graham says

“Hamas is a terrorist organization that is chartered to destroy the state of Israel," Senator Lindsey Graham told NBC. "They're religious Nazis."

 US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House following the Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.

Why did Bard College’s orchestra performed Mendelssohn at site of Hitler’s Nuremberg rallies?

At the hour of Germany’s surrender in 1945, they performed a program by Felix Mendelssohn — whose music was banned under the Nazis because of his Jewish heritage.

Leon Botstein, Bard College president and director of its orchestra, leads a concert in Nuremberg, Germany, May 8, 2025.

Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal

Discovery of the wreck was announced on July 12 by the Ocean Exploration Trust.

 Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal.

France ends permanent troop presence in Senegal

"Today's transfer of Camp Geille marks a new stage in the evolution of the partnership between our two armed forces," General Pascal Ianni said.

 French President Emmanuel Macron bids farewell to the Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after lunch with him at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 20 June 2024

Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran

Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name in the language of the local Indigenous people, in a move supported by an Anchorage synagogue.

 Dozens of bombs fall from a U.S. bomber toward Japanese-occupied Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands on August 10, 1943.