The company had set up special trains on behalf of the Nazis to carry Jews and other victims to transit points for deportation to death camps.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
The Holocaust Survivor Who Deciphered Nazi Doublespeak
The personal papers of one of World War II’s earliest historians reveal an obsession with how Nazis distorted the German language.
Nazis Killed Her Father. Then She Fell in Love With One.
Their billionaire descendants, who control Krispy Kreme, Stumptown and other brands, are grappling with the exposure of an unspeakable secret.
5 Books That Shed Light on D-Day
These books — some classics, some published this year — tell the stories of the soldiers and spies who fought to defeat the Axis forces.
Semyon Rozenfeld, Last Known Survivor of Death Camp Escape, Dies at 96
Mr. Rozenfeld escaped the Sobibor camp in Poland in 1943 along with about 300 other prisoners. He was among fewer than 60 who survived the war.
Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary
His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for his homosexuality.
Amid Rising Anti-Semitism, German Official Advises Jews Against Wearing Skullcaps in Public
Many were dismayed by Felix Klein’s comment that he couldn’t recommend that Jews wear their skullcaps everywhere in Germany.
A Friend to Israel, and to Bigots: Viktor Orban’s ‘Double Game’ on Anti-Semitism
Hungary’s leader has backed Jewish institutions and causes, and befriended Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel — while making use of anti-Semitic tropes.
They Resisted Hitler. They Were Executed. At Last, They Lay at Rest.
After the prisoners were killed, their bodies were given to a researcher. More than 75 years later, hundreds of slides bearing microscopic remains were buried.
A Holocaust Story for the Social Media Generation
Eva Heyman kept a diary until she was sent to Auschwitz in 1944. An Instagram version of her story goes live this week, but some Israelis say it trivializes the Holocaust.