For now, both Russian and Ukrainian symbols will be allowed at commemorations in Berlin marking the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty
The release of a map sketched by a German soldier had touched off a gold rush in a tiny village, but an early-morning excavation failed to solve the mystery.
Ukraine War ‘Turned Everything Upside Down’ in This Polish Town
A Polish town that was once occupied by the Soviets used to embrace its history with military re-enactments and Lenin banners. But “nobody wants to be reminded of Russia these days.”
Dutch to Make Public the Files on Accused Nazi Collaborators
Historians and archivists are excited and concerned about providing unfettered public online access to investigators’ files that have been restricted since the end of World War II.
Credit Suisse Accused of Impeding Hunt for Accounts Linked to Nazis
The Senate Budget Committee opened an investigation after Credit Suisse fired a lawyer it had hired to oversee an independent inquiry hunting for accounts linked to Nazis who went to Argentina.
Traute Lafrenz, Last Survivor of Anti-Hitler Group, Dies at 103
As a member of the White Rose, a small anti-Nazi resistance group, she used peaceful tactics to try persuading Germans to turn against Hitler.
Robert Hébras, Last Survivor of a 1944 Massacre in France, Dies at 97
Dead bodies shielded him as the Nazis killed 643 people in Oradour-sur-Glane. He spent his life keeping the memory of the slaughter alive.
When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma
Western museums are major tourist attractions, drawing travelers from around the world. But what responsibility do we bear as spectators for patronizing institutions that display what critics say are stolen works?
Solomon Perel, Jew Who Posed as a Hitler Youth to Survive, Dies at 97
His masquerade — a tale recounted in a memoir and in the film “Europa Europa” — saved his life. But “to this day,” he said, “I have a tangle of two souls in one body.”
Ronald S. Lauder Reaches Agreement on Klimt Painting With Jewish Heirs
Mr. Lauder agreed to the restitution and repurchase of the painting from the relatives of an art collector who fled Europe in 1941 to avoid Nazi persecution.