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No support for Jews fleeing Nazi Germany at Evian conference
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (744+ words) In July 1938, a conference was held in Evian, France, to address the issue of Jews being persecuted by the Nazis in Germany and Austria. Almost nobody in the world was willing to take them in as refugees. From July 6 to…...
The 10 dark days of Evian
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (673+ words) In July 1938, an international conference was held in Evian, France, to decide the fate of Jews from Germany and Austria. Almost no one in the world was willing to take them in. From July 6 to 15, 1938, representatives from 32 countries and dozens…...
Kielce pogrom in Poland: 80th anniversary of 1946 massacre
1+ week, 5+ day ago (867+ words) Just over a year after World War II ended, a mob in the Polish city of Kielce killed around 40 Jews, some of them Holocaust survivors. A lie about ritual child murder escalated the violence. Eighty years ago, the city of…...
No tanks: What V-Day parade says about Russia's military
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (52+ words) DW.com Russia marked Victory Day with a scaled‑back parade, skipping tanks and heavy weapons. With Russia's war in Ukraine now longer than the Soviet Union's fight in World War II, experts say the strain on Russia's military is…...
Secret agreements and Nazi art
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (97+ words) DW.com Secret agreements and Nazi art This browser does not support the video element. More on History from Middle East More on History from around the world More from this show Arts Unveiled — Experiencing and understanding the art world…...
Ukraine war: Will the Victory Day ceasefire hold?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (114+ words) DW.com Ukraine war: Will the Victory Day ceasefire hold? This browser does not support the video element. Victory Day, one of Russia's most important patriotic holidays, marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and is traditionally celebrated with a…...
Were Grandma and Grandpa Nazis?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) What did our forebears do during the Nazi era? A subject long shrouded in silence in German families. Now, the US National Archives has made millions of NSDAP membership cards available online. But the records are incomplete: According to the…...
Instagram accounts trivialize the Holocaust
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (445+ words) In Instagram posts, Nazi perpetrators are glorified, while their war crimes and role in the Holocaust are omitted. Victims' organizations call it an "attack on the dignity of the survivors." The dissemination of hate symbols, generally, does not seem to…...