Tag: World War II
‘Rendering Witness’ displays risks artists took while the Holocaust raged in Europe
Artwork made by eyewitnesses who documented their experiences during and shortly after the Holocaust, often in secret and while risking their lives, are showcased in a new exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living...
Michigan’s Holocaust museum exhibit reveals secret history behind capture of Adolf Eichmann
The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus in Farmington Hills, Mich., has announced its newest special exhibit, “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann,” which runs Jan. 26 through mid-June. It reveals the secret...
Italian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz dies at age 91
A man considered the last remaining survivor of Roman Jews who were deported from Italy’s capital to Nazi death camps during World War II died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Piero Terracina was...
Helena Bonham Carter learns of grandfather who helped Jews escape the Holocaust
Actress Helena Bonham Carter discovered that her grandfather helped thousands of French Jews escape the Holocaust in a new TV series starting next week in the United Kingdom.
“My Grandparents’ War,” a four-part series, has...
Truth is not selective: Poland vs. Netflix
Poland’s government won an important victory on the battleground of history last week. It succeeded in persuading the entertainment-streaming service Netflix to amend a newly released World War II-based documentary that implied, through one of its...
Netflix to edit Demjanjuk docuseries after pressure by Polish government
Netflix says it will edit its documentary miniseries “The Devil Next Door,” about alleged notorious Nazi guard John Demjanjuk after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki complained of inaccuracies in the series, Variety reported on Thursday.
Morawiecki said in a letter to...
Jerusalem hosts cornerstone ceremony for monument to heroes of Leningrad Seige
The cornerstone of a monument commemorating the World War II Siege of Leningrad was laid in a ceremony in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The Memorial Candle Monument is dedicated to the estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million...
Trump recognizes US Army veteran who saved Jewish prisoners in World War II
In his speech during the New York City Veterans Day Parade on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump recognized U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, who saved the lives of 200 American Jewish prisoners of...
Upcoming Netflix docuseries focuses on story of Nazi guard John Demjanjuk
A new Netflix docuseries centers on the story of a retired Ukrainian-American autoworker in Cleveland who was accused of being “Ivan the Terrible,” one of the Holocaust’s most notorious SS guards.
In the 1980s, a...
The Americans, the Kurds, the war
Two days after announcing the betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump decided to belittle them for good measure. “Now the Kurds are fighting for their land,” Trump told reporters...