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Jewish woman saved 984 Jews at the end of WWII

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Haven  depicts the true and memorable story about the war life of Ruth Gruber who was Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. She personally escorted and helped 984 Jewish refugees...
The “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate at Auschwitz with the bitter irony of the German words: “Work Will Set You Free.” Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New survey reveals critical gaps in how millennials, Gen Z’ers know little about the...

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With the uptick in anti-Semitism in recent years, much more focus has been placed on the issue in both the Jewish and secular world in order to address it. However, a new survey has...

August 25, 1944: Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation

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After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of...
The French villageof Oradour-sur-Glane on June 11, 2004, exactly 60 years after its destruction by the German army Credit: Dennis Nilsson/Wikipedia.

Holocaust-denying graffiti found on wall in French village burned down by Nazis

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French politicians from across the political spectrum condemned Holocaust-denying graffiti written on a wall in the village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, where the Nazi massacre of many of its inhabitants took place during World War II. French...
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Hiroshima Plus 75: America’s Nuclear Policy Imperative

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“The Button recounts the terrifying history of nuclear launch authority, from the faulty 46-cent microchip that nearly caused World War III to President Trump’s tweet about his “much bigger & more powerful” button. Perry and...
Ysselsteyn German war cemetery in Holland. Credit: Alex Hoekerd/Flickr.

US ambassador to Holland visits cemetery that includes graves of Waffen-SS

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U.S. Ambassador to Holland Pete Hoekstra visited a Dutch cemetery on Thursday where Nazis are buried. “Walked among the graves at Ysselsteyn, a cemetery for German soldiers from WWI & WWII. A terrible reminder of...
Image from the film “Hidden,” about Jewish children who survived World War II and the Holocaust. Credit: The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus.

Holocaust center to present Tisha B’Av film screening, survivor interview

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The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich., will hold a virtual event and film screening of the documentary “Hidden” on July 30, along with an interview with Holocaust survivor Miriam Ferber. The event is timed...
The entrance to the Stutthof concentration camp in Poland, 2008. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

German court convicts 93-year-old SS guard

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A German court convicted a 93-year-old former concentration-camp guard on Thursday on 5,232 counts of accessory to murder. Bruno Dey, who served as a guard at the Stuthoff concentration camp during the final months of World...
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous will air one of its award-winning documentaries highlighting Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during World War II and the Holocaust from July 27 to Aug. 31, 2020. Source: JFR Facebook.

Online movie series to feature rescuers and rescued during years of Holocaust

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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is launching a Monday-night movie series, from July 27 to Aug. 21, each week airing one of its award-winning documentaries that highlight Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews...
The entrance to the Stutthof concentration camp in Poland, 2008. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Germany charges Nazi concentration-camp guard, 95, with war crimes

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A German court announced on Monday that a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration-camp guard was charged with war crimes during the Holocaust. The suspect was a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp in a wooded area near Danzig...