World war ii
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future
Vilnius was a major center of Jewish thought, famed for both its religious tradition and modern secular Jewish culture. It was home to the 18th-century Vilna Gaon, a highly influential sage.
UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches
Editor's Notes: Germany’s ‘good Jews’ thought they were safe, New York should pay attention
Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia
Coming together again: What D-day teaches about Israel, Iran, and unity - opinion
The alliance that won World War II stands divided as Iran emerges as a modern challenge.
The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests - opinion
The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts are projected: Zionism and anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Israel and Palestine, the meaning of antifascism, and more.
For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas - opinion
A weakened Hamas, expanding Israeli control, and regional backing are reshaping Gaza’s future.
Star of David band, siddur found under attic floorboards in building from Bedzin's Jewish Ghetto
“Someone had prepared a special place for [the siddur] in the attic,” the foundation explained. “Behind a separately partitioned space. Under a constructed hatch. Alone. Without other objects."
‘Copenhagen’ in Jerusalem revisits the Nazi-era meeting that shaped the nuclear age
Copenhagen in Jerusalem’s Khan Theatre probes truth, memory, and nuclear ethics through the enigmatic 1941 meeting of Bohr and Heisenberg.
Jewish communities worldwide mark Liberation and Rescue Day amid rising antisemitism
Jewish communities worldwide mark Liberation and Rescue Day under the theme “From generation to generation in the face of antisemitism,” with Holocaust survivors, leaders, and diplomats attending.
Collection of documents of Ustasha Atrocities presented at the Begin Center - opinion
Despite the fact that plaques mark the names of central death camps and murder sites in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, the general public is unfamiliar with others targeted in the Holocaust
Nazi-looted painting found in home of Dutch SS collaborator's descendants
Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, was in the collection of Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikker before it was taken when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands.
On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad
Eichmann was hanged at midnight on June 1, 1962; he was the only person in Israel’s history to be executed by the state.
Agents of chaos are reshaping a world beyond post–World War II norms - opinion
Agents of chaos should be the ones who are given no quarter by the public whenever the opportunity arises.
