Tag: WWII
Italy’s Jewish community set to mark 80 years since 1938 racial laws
The Jewish community of Italy is holding a series of events beginning Thursday to commemorate 80 years since the Italian Racial Laws were approved under the fascist regime, which restricted the civil rights of...
Dutch red cross apologizes for failing to protect Jews from the Nazis
The Dutch Red Cross offered its “deep apologies” for failing to act to protect Jews during World War II following the publication of a research paper on its inaction.
“The war years are undoubtedly a...
French music icon gets Israeli award for family’s help of Jews during Holocaust
The 93-year-old known as France's Frank Sinatra is due to give a concert in Israel on Saturday
French Armenian singing legend Charles Aznavour was honored in Israel on Thursday for his family's efforts to protect...
Torah scroll that survived the Nazis returns home
But instead of a tattoo, this survivor has a paper tag bearing its handwritten identity hung around its body.
MST #740 is one of 1,564 Czech Torah scrolls that survived the Shoah and were brought...
Lithuania, the land of the happy nazis
Between the dates of September 11 through 12th, Lithuanians, with their nazi colleagues, murdered 43 persons in Uzusalis. The record does not indicate if these particular victims were Jews. These killings were stated to...
Einstein’s pre-WWII letter fearing for Europe sells for $30,000 at auction
An extraordinary letter written by renowned Jewish physicist Albert Einstein featuring his fears for Europe following the 1938 Munich Agreement was sold on Thursday at auction for $31,250 in Los Angeles.
Einstein warned of the...
Jewish artist’s work captures human dignity & betrayal in WW2
Former South African Leora Raikin has taken on the daunting task of cataloguing, preserving and exhibiting the art of her great-uncle, David Labkovski. Most compelling, though, is that she is using the works to...
Court lets US family take museum to court over Nazi-looted painting
Almost 80 years ago, Lilly Cassirer surrendered her family’s priceless Camille Pissarro painting to the Nazis in exchange for safe passage out of Germany during the Holocaust.
For nearly 20 years, the Jewish woman’s heirs...
In Warsaw with father, Ivanka Trump honors Polish Jews killed during Holocaust
While in Warsaw on Thursday, Ivanka Trump visited the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes and the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
In a social media post, President Donald Trump’s Jewish daughter called the...
Greek-Jews in Karditsa unveil monument to thank village that hid them from Nazis in...
Greek-Jews thanked the residents of the village of Amarantos in Karditsa on Sunday who protected them or their relatives from the Nazis during World War II, during the unveiling of a monument of “eternal...