Posts Tagged: World War II
‘Mini-Deal,’ Maximum Mistake
JNS.org - Both Winston Churchill and Abba Eban have been credited with saying, “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing… after...
‘No Right to Nazi Propaganda’: Protestors March Against Neo-Nazi Rally in German Town
A group of about 150 far-right extremists and neo-Nazis marched over the weekend in residential areas of a German town for a torchlight commemoration of...
New York Times Marks World War II Anniversary With Harsh Criticism of US
The New York Times marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II with a special print section that makes it sound like...
Hiroshima Marks 75 Years Since Atomic Bombing in Scaled-Back Ceremony
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor...
Jewish Group Slams Polish Public TV for ‘Hateful’ Role in Presidential Race
A leading Jewish group criticized Poland's public broadcaster on Friday for its "hateful" role in a tight presidential election race that pits the conservative incumbent...
British World War II Soldier Who Liberated Bergen-Belsen Dies at 95
A World War II veteran who was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at its liberation, and likely one...
World War II and the Post-COVID World
May 8th is the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. It marks the final defeat of the Nazis,...
German Branch of Catholic Church Admits ‘Complicity’ in World War II
The German branch of the Catholic Church has admitted its “complicity” in World War II, the British newspaper The Times reported on Friday. The “confession of...
New York Times World War II-Era Diary Project Gets History Wrong
The New York Times devoted the front of a recent Sunday arts section and four full broadsheet pages inside to World War-II-era Dutch diaries. The Times...
No ‘Smoking Gun’ in Wartime Archives of Pius XII on Holocaust, Vatican Says
The Vatican will on March 2 open up its archives on the wartime pontificate of Pius XII to allow scholars to probe accusations that he...
Italians Protest Antisemitism After Resistance Fighter’s House Defaced With Nazi-Style Graffiti
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of the Italian town of Mondovi to protest against antisemitism after the house of a former World War...
Cousins Separated as a Result of World War II Reunite 75 Years Later in Israel
JNS.org - Two cousins who were separated 75 years ago by World War II reunited in Israel on Saturday. Morris Sana, 87, and his cousin Simon...
British War Graves in the Netherlands Defaced With Swastikas
A number of gravestones of British and Commonwealth World War II soldiers in the Netherlands have been defaced with swastikas and other markings, Agence France-Presse...
Is World War II History Still Relevant?
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, when German forces invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, is the...
