Posts Tagged: World War II
Dutch Police Arrest Pro-Palestinian Protesters at World War II Anniversary Event
Dutch police arrested five pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday during a World War II anniversary event in Wageningen, central Netherlands. A police spokesperson said the arrests were...
Antisemitism Data Illustrates the ‘New Normal’
JNS.org - As we mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the liberation of the concentration camps, that terrible chapter...
70 Percent of Holocaust Survivors Worldwide Will Be Gone Within a Decade, Groundbreaking Report Reveals
A first-of-its-kind report released on Tuesday reveals staggering numbers about the global population of Holocaust survivors, including an estimated count of how many will still...
The US State Department’s Hostility Toward Israel
JNS.org - The role of the US State Department in preventing the rescue of European Jews during World War II is well known. Top officials...
Half of Americans Can’t Name a Single Nazi Concentration Camp, New Survey on Holocaust Knowledge Finds
Basic knowledge of the Holocaust is lacking in eight countries surveyed by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), but a majority...
Joseph Taught Us How to Turn Our Enemies Into Allies
World War II was so cataclysmic that even now, when someone says “The War,” no one has to ask them which one they mean. The...
Trump Warns US Jews in Most Danger Since Holocaust
JNS.org - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Saturday that Jews in the United States are facing their greatest threat since World War II. “What’s...
Arthur Szyk in Connecticut: A New Look at a 20th Century Master
The work of Polish-Jewish painter Arthur Szyk, a miniaturist who savaged Nazis and championed values of human dignity through his lavishly detailed works, is having...
Discovery of Dutch Prince’s Nazi Membership Card Revives Calls for Inquiry
The discovery of a Nazi membership card in the name of late Dutch Prince Bernhard, a German who married into the Dutch royal family in...
Romania Marks Decision to Teach Jewish History, Holocaust in Schools
Romania, a former ally of Nazi Germany, on Tuesday marked its decision to make the Holocaust and Jewish history part of the school curriculum, with...
Canada House Speaker Apologizes for Recognition of Veteran Who Fought for Nazis
The speaker of Canada's House of Commons on Sunday apologized for praising an individual at a parliamentary meeting who served in a Nazi unit during...
Kate Winslet Stars as World War II Photographer Lee Miller Alongside Andy Samberg in New Film
The biopic Lee, which made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, stars actress Kate Winslet as Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a...
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Reveals Glimpse of ‘Timeless and Timely’ New World War II Series
The cast and crew behind Netflix's upcoming four-part limited series All the Light We Cannot See, which is set in Nazi-occupied France during World War...
Jewish Group Condemns ‘Miss Hitler’ Beauty Pageant, Exposes Frontrunner Called ‘Aryan Angel’
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), a leading Jewish human rights group, on Monday denounced the upcoming "Miss Hitler" beauty pageant hosted by Russian social media...
