News for World War II Austrian town to remove memorial to three Waffen SS soldiersTown of Imst planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II. Jewish WWII RAF pilot, one of the last remaining 'Dambusters,' dies at 100Lawrence "Benny" Goodman was a "Jewish hidden hero" who played an instrumental part in British air campaigns against Nazi infrastructure. Outrage in France after Nazi massacre memorial defacedFrench Pres. Macron vows to find out who desecrated memorial to nearly 700 victims of Nazi massacre. Seth MacFarlane adapting Herman Wouk WWII novels for miniseries“Family Guy” creator is adapting late Jewish author’s epic World War II novels “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” into TV series. When WWII ended there was no armistice, there was surrenderMay 8, 1945 is the day that Nazi Germany recognized its defeat and had to agree to total surrender. And that brought peace. Opinion. Rothschild heir accuses Vienna of 'perpetuating' Nazi laws: reportsDescendant of Rothschild family sues Vienna, demands cancellation of sanatorium sale and pro-city clause. 'Those who colluded with Hitler now demolish Soviet memorials'Putin cites WWII archives showing Poland wanted to ‘erect magnificent monument’ to honor Hitler’s plan to send Jews to Africa to perish. Krispy Kreme owner donates millions to atone for Nazi pastReimann family announces donation to Holocaust survivors after investigation finds their Nazi ancestors used slave labor during WWII. Nazi comedy 'Jojo Rabbit' wins Toronto film fest prizeWorld War II 'anti-hate satire' wins prize with history of predicting Oscars success. Live: Pence speaks at ceremony marking start of WWIIUS VP delivers remarks in Warsaw at ceremony marking 80th anniversary of outbreak of World War II. 'I put two bullets in German officer's head'French Resistance heroine Madeleine Riffaud recalls how she led Resistance soldiers in the fight against Germany during World War II. Former SS soldier charged with denying Holocaust in GermanyKarl Munter, 96, indicted for questioning extent of the Holocaust and offensive comments about a massacre of French civilians during WW II. Argentina removes Haiti ambassador following controversial tweetArgentina removes its ambassador to Haiti following his tweet which angered Jewish groups. France ramps up efforts to return stolen WWII Jewish assetsFrench government launches project to return cultural artifacts stolen from Jews in World War II. Tens of thousands mark Day of Liberation and RescueThroughout world were rallies of prayer and thanksgiving to commemorate surrender of Nazis and rescue of remnant Jews of Europe. Photos of Holocaust survivors defaced in ViennaPhotos of Holocaust survivors exhibited on a central Vienna street defaced with swastikas. Poland clarifies PM's comments on restitutionPolish Embassy in Israel releases full quotation of PM Morawiecki's comments on paying restitution to Jews who survived World War II. Polish PM: Restitution to Jews - a victory for HitlerPolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki makes clear he opposes paying restitution to Jews who survived World War II. Auschwitz Museum protests camp photos on items sold onlineAuthorities at Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum protest to online vendor selling items bearing photos of the former Nazi death camp. Diary of WWII’s Monuments Man given to National ArchivesDiary of S. Lane Faison Jr., prominent historian who identified Nazi-looted art, given to National Archives. German court drops case against former Nazi camp guardCase against former Stutthof guard Johann Rehbogen dropped due to his health. Thousands march in Greece in memory of Holocaust victims2,000 people hold silent march in Thessaloniki on anniversary of the departure of first train taking Jews to Auschwitz. Jewish groups praise Vatican's decision to open WWII archivesAmerican Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League welcome Vatican's decision to open the archives of Pius XII. Schindler's personal possessions to be auctioned offBoston-based auction house to put up several personal possessions of German industrialist who saved about 1,200 Jews during World War II. Serbian opposition leader apologizes to Jewish communitySerbian opposition leader apologizes after being accused of embracing supporters of a Nazi collaborator during World War II. Plans for sausage museum at Buchenwald spark outcryFormer Nazi camp which held hundreds of Jewish prisoners to be turned into sausage museum, sparking criticism. Former Nazi guard dies after being deported from USFormer Nazi labor camp guard Jakiw Palij, who was deported from US to Germany in August, dies at 95. French Resistance fighter who saved Jews from Nazis, dies at 108Georges Loinger, a Jewish member of the French Resistance who saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis, dies at 108. Polish court rules against WWII drama on German TVCourt in Poland rules that World War II drama commissioned by German public TV channel misrepresented compensation. Poland honors last surviving fighter from Warsaw Ghetto UprisingWarsaw observes moment of silence in honor of last surviving fighter from Ghetto uprising. 'May his memory live on,' says Polish president. Last fighter from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising passes awaySimcha Rotem, last surviving fighter from the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising by Jewish partisans against the Nazis, dies at 94. Former Majdanek guard 'too sick' to face trialGerman court says it won't put on trial 97-year-old former guard at Majdanek death camp due to his health. Germany to compensate Kindertransport survivorsFollowing negotiations with the German government, compensation will be paid to Holocaust survivors who were children in Kindertransport.Trial of former Nazi guard collapses over his healthJudges end proceedings in trial of former SS guard at Stutthof due to questions about his health. Former Nazi death camp guard charged with accessory to murderGerman prosecutors charge 95-year-old with more than 36,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Mauthausen camp. Poland: Prosecutor demoted for not probing articles on HolocaustPolish demotes prosecutor who nixed probes against US researcher for claiming Poles killed more Jews than Germans during World War II. Canada apologizes for turning away Jews who fled NazisCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologizes for Canada's refusal in 1939 to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany. Dutch Nazi art probe rejects Kandinsky claimHeirs of Jewish art collector lose bid to reclaim a Kandinsky painting sold to Amsterdam's famous Stedelijk Museum during WW II. Father of Holocaust denial movement dead at 89French academic Robert Faurisson, who helped build Holocaust-denial movement, dies at age 89. German President apologizes for the HolocaustFrank-Walter Steinmeier apologizes for the Nazis' crimes during a visit to a concentration camp in Greece. 'An attack on Jews is an attack on all of Denmark'President Rivlin participates in ceremony marking 75th anniversary of the rescue of Danish Jews at the Great Synagogue in Copenhagen. Ex-Nazi soldier loses final appeal to keep Canadian citizenshipCourt: 'Reasonable' to strip citizenship from former Nazi who lied in order to enter Canada. Nazis’ aerial photography helps map, preserve Jewish cemeteriesGerman government funding effort to use Nazi photographs to find, preserve Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe.Former SS guard to stand trial over deaths at Stutthof94-year-old to go on trial on charges of complicity in mass murders of several hundred prisoners at Stutthof concentration camp. New book reveals depth of French collaboration with Nazis'The State Against the Jews' reveals French authorities were willing collaborators in hunting down, deporting Jews to concentration camps. UK ignored rise of anti-Semitism in WWII, documents showNewly-released documents show British authorities ignored massive increase in anti-Semitism in UK during World War II. Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank’s father in 1942 to be soldUnopened letter discovered among deceased stamp collector's belongings to be auctioned off.Poland obtains WWII archive showing efforts to save JewsPoland obtains archive that documents efforts by Polish diplomats to get Jews out of Europe. Jewish US soldier buried 74 years after going missing in WWIIHometown hero David Rosenkrantz buried by family in California, after having been listed as missing since World War II. The July 1938 Conference that sealed the fate of European JewryThe Evian Conference on Jewish refugees from Nazism gave Hitler the green light to implement the Final Solution. Anne Frank’s family was never denied US visas, study statesNew study shows Frank family's documents, visa applications, were lost, not rejected.Soldier who played cantor during WWII 'tried his best'Max Fuchs, US soldier who led historic Jewish service in Germany during WWII, dies at 96. Pushing Poland to acknowledge destroyed Jewish cemeteryHaredim flock to Polish schoolyard where they say a cemetery used to stand. This Jewish man survived World War II -- in Axis-era JapanSon of Russian-Jewish immigrants says his best friend was a member of Hitler Youth, but he 'didn't feel he was living among the enemy.' Einstein letters on the auction blockLetters written by Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa, including one written during and about the Holocaust, are up for auction. Holocaust survivor who comforted Anne Frank passes awayGena Turgel, who comforted Anne Frank at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp before her death, dies at 95.101-year-old Jewish British World War II vet honored by QueenMordaunt Cohen receives Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to education about World War II. |
