1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (84+ words) An oral history project organized by former schoolteacher Matthew Rozell to interview World War II veterans uncovered little-known stories from the conflict, including the liberation by American troops of 2,500 Holocaust survivors from a so-called "death train" in April 1945. Correspondent Seth…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (526+ words) Tammy Borden hold her book Waltraud, which tells the tale of her mother growing up in Nazi Germany. Borden was a featured speaker during a Society for Learning Unlimited program at the Beloit Public Library on Wednesday. BELOIT – Wisconsin author…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) The Alternative for Germany party won nearly 44% of the vote in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, a result that has horrified 83-year-old Eva Umlauf — a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz who now heads the International Auschwitz Committee. In…...

5+ day, 17+ min ago   (856+ words) Jewish pop star Pink weighs in after Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ speech at Ed Sheeran concert This isn’t a Jewish restaurant. So why is it making challah, knishes and matzo balls? She found a coral reef that shouldn’t exist. Now she’s…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (452+ words) A plaque commemorating the life and sacrifice of Scottish Christian woman, Jane Haining, has been unveiled at Auschwitz. Haining was born in Dumfriesshire in 1897. In 1932 she moved to Hungary to serve as matron of the Scottish Mission School in Budapest....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (671+ words) The name of a Scottish missionary who was murdered by the Nazis after caring for Jewish schoolgirls in Budapest has been added to a special memorial wall at Auschwitz. Miss Haining, who grew up near Dunscore in Dumfries and Galloway,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (586+ words) Stephen Ruiz is an editor and writer at We Are The Mighty. His writing revolves mostly around military history and sports stories, but it can branch into other areas. Stephen has more than 35 years of journalism experience. His career began…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (836+ words) JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | I recently watched a documentary about the campaign to oppose the German American Bund rally held at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 20, 1939. The film brought back memories of my grandfather, Abraham Levy, and the price he paid for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (738+ words) KIBBUTZ NA’AN, Israel—The personal wartime diary, assiduously written by the young mother, detailed the infant’s early development, from his first smile to his weight and even a curl of his hair. It was Jacqueline Meents-Lenstra’s first experience of parenthood....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (515+ words) Kate Bernath, a Shoah survivor who will turn 99 this weekend, shared her history in a conversation at her home in Randolph, New Jersey earlier this month. Her positivity shone through as she said, “Never give up hope, even though people…...