The anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
Hikers Stumble Upon a Pile of Gold Coins, Igniting a Historical Hunt
The discovery of coins and jewelry in the Czech Republic worth up to $680,000 raises a tantalizing mystery for historians and amateur sleuths: Who buried the treasure?
Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103
During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a girls’ school in Ivory Coast.
Amsterdam’s Mayor Apologizes for City’s Role in the Holocaust
The city “horribly abandoned its Jewish residents,” more than 60,000 of whom were deported and killed during World War II, Mayor Femke Halsema said on Thursday.
Irmgard Furchner, Secretary at a Hub of Nazi Atrocities, Dies at 99
Her work for the commandant of a concentration camp in German-occupied Poland led to her conviction as an accessory to more than 10,000 murders.
The Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write
For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?
The Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write
For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?
Unburying the Remains of the Third Reich
As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.
As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.
Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.
Bardella, Leader of France’s Far-Right National Rally, Heads to Israel
As Jordan Bardella, its young president, tries to distance the party from its history of antisemitism, it is making common cause with Israel against “Islamist ideology.”