The Books Stolen by the Nazis That Made It Back to the Jewish Victims’ Heirs
The Nazis looted millions of books from Jewish families during the Holocaust. German libraries’ online databases are helping put the situation right
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German Owners of Painting Sought by Italy Say It's Not Nazi-looted Art
18th-century 'Vase with Flowers' disappeared from a Florence museum during WWII. Family of Wehrmacht soldier says he did not personally remove it, but agree to return it given court order
'Islam Is Filth:' Hacker Who Breached Personal Data of German Politicians 'Expressed Far-right Views'
The 20-year-old-student who had disclosed private data of nearly 1,000 politicians reportedly expressed right-wing and anti-Muslim views as part of 'hacktivist' group
Former Nazi Guard Deported After Years of Living in U.S. Dies at 95
Jakiw Palij, who may have been present when thousands of Jews were massacred, was deported to Germany last year after a legal battle that lasted over a decade
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Accused of Whitewashing FDR’s Record on Saving Jews From the Nazis
Museum curator fights back, saying a group of historians is misrepresenting how ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ exhibition portrays Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to take in Jewish refugees in the 1930s and ’40s
Heil Heavens? NASA Gives Far-off Space Object Nazi-friendly Name
It’s a moment that could define the future, but the name 'Ultima Thule' is one from the past
WATCH Ukrainians March to Celebrate Anniversary of Nazi Collaborator's Birthday
Thousands of Ukrainians marched through the streets of central Kiev holding torches to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Ukrainian nationalist hero Stepan Bandera's birth
Holocaust Memorial for Greek Jews Sent to Auschwitz Vandalized
The memorial in West Macedonia was covered with black spray-paint , the local state-run news agency reported
Ukraine Designates National Holiday to Commemorate Nazi Collaborator
Separately, the state banned 'Book of Thieves' which criticizes the anti-Semitic actions of a different national leader for 'inciting ethnic, racial and religious hatred'
Germany Allocates $1.1m to Create Museum at Former Nazi Extermination Camp
The Museum and Memorial Site in Sobibor is being created at the initiative of Poland in coordination with Israel, the Netherlands and Slovakia and will open by 2020
Finland Investigating Involvement of 1,400 Citizens in SS War Crimes
Government-appointed historians are examining documents at Yad Vashem, including from Eichmann's trial
After 80 Years, Germany Agrees to Compensate Kindertransport Survivors
Nearly 10,000 children, almost all of them Jewish, were sent to Britain on the Kindertransport from Nazi Germany, including Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia annexed to Germany
How a Nazi Sympathizer Helped Found One of Sweden's Most Powerful Parties
The Sweden Democrats did well in the recent elections and have deadlocked the country’s politics. Now, a trio of researchers has traced just how deep the party’s Nazi roots run
German Nazi Guard Collapses During Trial, Proceedings Canceled
Due to German legal regulations preventing overly long gaps in trials, the court had no choice but to end the proceedings against the 94-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard
Israeli Journalist and Holocaust Survivor Noah Klieger Dies at 92
The Yedioth Ahronoth journalist spent his career covering Nazi war crime trials and lecturing about the Holocaust
WATCH On Fox, GOP Congressman Accuses George Soros of Turning on Fellow Jews, Damaging Israel
'Abhorrent that a sitting Congressman propagated debunked Soros conspiracies,' the ADL tweeted in response
Meet the Lonely Ukrainian Jew Fighting His Country’s New Fondness for Nazis
The current anti-Russian government has enlisted history in its cause, working to rehabilitate people and groups that fought against the Soviet Union — no matter what crimes they may have committed against the Jews
Fox News' Tomi Lahren Claiming Immigrants Carry Diseases Compared to Nazi Propaganda
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Lahren said that watching tear gas being fired at the crowd, which included children, was the 'highlight of her Thanksgiving'
Opinion Netanyahu’s Formula Is Doubly Dangerous in an Israel Prone to Fascism
His blind followers ignore the evidence before them and believe his every word, as if they were members of a cult
Former Gestapo HQ in Germany Reopens as Historical Education Center
After a drawn-out planning procedure, and multiple delays, the Hotel Silber, is opening Tuesday in Stuttgart
Dutch Railways Working to Offer Compensation to Holocaust Victims
The national company 'operated trains in service of' Nazi regime, according to official statement, acknowledging 'black page in the history of our country and our company'
95-year-old Alleged SS Camp Guard Charged as Accessory to the Death of Over 36,000 People
Hans H., whose last name wasn't released because of privacy regulations, is accused of serving as an SS guard in the northern Austria camp from mid-1944 to early 1945
German Owner Refuses to Return Nazi-looted Degas Painting to Jewish Heirs
A German art gallery says its client wants the family to pay $3.4 million for Mlle. Gabrielle Diot, which the Gestapo stole out of Jewish art dealer Paul Rosenberg's safe
Holocaust Researcher Sues Polish Group Accusing Him of 'Slandering Poland's Name'
Historian Jan Grabowski, of the University of Ottawa in Canada, brings lawsuit against the Polish League Against Defamation, an organization allied with Poland's conservative ruling party
German Foreign Minister: We Must Talk About Nazi Crimes Against non-Jewish Poles
Heiko Maas calls for changing the 'culture of remembrance' ■ Polish embassy in Germany says Berlin discussion of WWII too narrow, Polish victims 'completely forgotten'
100 Years to End of World War I: Rare Jewish Photos
A look at the Jewish heroes of 'the war to end all wars'
80 Years On, Kindertransport Survivors Call for New British Rescue Mission for Child Refugees
Leslie Brent and Lord Alf Dubs among those urging government to take in more migrant children, like the 10,000 mainly young Jews who were saved from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940
Former SS Guard at Stutthof Tells Court He Was Never a Nazi
'I was too frightened to protest,' the 94-year-old defendant claims during his trial in response to accusations he was accessory to the murder of hundreds
The Charming Belgian Jew With a Huge anti-Semitic Propaganda Collection
Belgian Arthur Langerman has spent decades accumulating one of the world’s largest collections of anti-Semitic posters, postcards and illustrations. But he was shocked by the response when he tried to find a home for it in Israel
WATCH Trudeau's anti-BDS Message During Apology for Turning Away Jews During WWII Continues to Make Waves
Justin Trudeau apologized last week for the Canadian government's failure in 1939 to admit a ship carrying 907 German Jews fleeing Nazi persecution - and took a swipe at BDS