Nearly half of the Canadians surveyed could not name a single concentration camp or ghetto. The groups behind the study said it showed the pressing need for better Holocaust education.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
The Horrors of Auschwitz at a Museum in New York
With “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.,” the Museum of Jewish Heritage will devote much of its building to artifacts from that Nazi death camp.
The Hunt for the Nazi Loot Still Sitting on Library Shelves
The art stolen by the Nazis has gotten more attention, but millions of books were also looted from Jews, and others, and have yet to be returned.
Jakiw Palij, Former Nazi Guard Deported After Decades in U.S., Dies at 95
Mr. Palij had lived for decades in Queens. Although ordered deported in 2004, no country agreed to take him for 14 years.
Offered Free Tickets for ‘Schindler’s List,’ Germany’s Far Right Sees a Provocation
A German movie theater wanted to start a discussion about history and the Holocaust, but the AfD called the offer a “tasteless instrumentalization.”
Uffizi Prods Germans to Return Painting Stolen in World War II
A German family has the artwork, and refuses to give it back. The Italian museum has mounted a publicity campaign in an effort to get German authorities to intervene.
37 Tombstones Desecrated at Jewish Cemetery in France
The spray-painting of swastikas and other Nazi symbols on Jewish graves near Strasbourg was only the latest in the region amid fears that anti-Semitism is increasing.
Overlooked No More: Noor Inayat Khan, Indian Princess and British Spy
Khan, who was recently suggested as the new face of the £50 note, was an unlikely candidate to engage in espionage in World War II, but she did so with a “steely strength of will.”
Looking to History and Recent Events, German Leaders Defend Democracy and Pluralism
On a date freighted with historic meaning, Germany’s president calls for “an enlightened patriotism,” or national pride without bigotry.
Trudeau Apologizes for Canada’s Turning Away Ship of Jews Fleeing Nazis
In 1939, Canada refused desperate pleas for asylum by the captain of the St. Louis, a ship with more than 900 passengers. Most were Jews fleeing Germany.