Wwii
Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman
The concept of a dedicated pararescue force traces its roots back to the end of World War II. Becoming a PJ is widely considered one of the most grueling undertakings in the military.
This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Putin's warning: Russia is prepared to go to war against Europe
How Karl Lagerfeld cleared Chanel of its antisemitic, Nazi roots
Not only was Chanel in bed with the Nazi cause, but there is strong evidence to suggest that she actively worked for the Nazis as a secret agent.
Govt. approves NIS17m. for memorial to Jewish fighters in WWII
The project, which first was approved by a government decision in 2002, is expected to be completed by 2022.
Dining for the devil
Rosella Postroni’s novel about Hitler’s food-tasters is a flimsy whitewashing of German complicity.
Familial rivalry
Lynda Cohen Loigman’s sophomore novel dives into the lives of two warring sisters during World War II.
Moldova, new to Holocaust remembrance, institutes a plan
Moldova's Jewish residents largely fled or were deported to their deaths during the Shoah, and its government has only marked Holocaust Remembrance Day since 2016.
Supporting the enemy
Throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, support in the US for Germany and Nazi ideology was more extensive than generally known.
Wiesenthal Center calls on Croatian authorities to ban Holocaust deniers
The Croatian Revolutionary Movement Ustasha was a Roman Catholic, fascist, racist, ultranationalist and terrorist organization that promoted genocide against Serbs.
The possibility of a new Holocaust with the reincarnation of antisemitism
The era of “never again” is ending in Western Europe, fading in North America and never penetrated the Middle East.
Prince William unveils statue of man who saved Jews
MI6 spy Frank Foley is often referred to as the ‘British Oskar Schindler'.
Lionizing a rebel: Japan’s embrace of Chiune Sugihara
The war hero has become a draw for tourists– and a tool of moral education in rural Japan.