Germany argued against the accusation brought by Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice, but Germans are questioning their country’s unwavering support for Israel.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
New England Journal of Medicine Ignored Nazi Atrocities, Historians Find
The New England Journal of Medicine published an article condemning its own record during World War II.
Adidas Stops Customization of Germany Jersey for Fear of Nazi Symbolism
The apparel giant moved quickly to block the sale of shirts bearing the No. 44, which resembled a banned Nazi logo in the uniform’s new lettering.
Norman Miller, German Refugee Who Helped Arrest a Top Nazi, Dies at 99
At 15, he escaped to England. At 20, he enlisted in the British Army and identified a German minister — whose roles included deporting Dutch Jews to labor camps — as he tried to flee.
Josette Molland’s Testimony: Scenes of Life in Nazi Camps
In the 1980s, she created a series of paintings depicting the horrors she endured in forced-labor camps during World War II.
Josette Molland, Who Told of Life in Nazi Camps Through Art, Dies at 100
She endured horrors as a captured member of the French Resistance, and to ensure that her story, too, would survive, she depicted them years later in a series of stark paintings.
With a New Holocaust Museum, the Netherlands Faces Its Past
The new institution in Amsterdam is the first to tell the full story of the persecution of Dutch Jews during World War II.
Alderney Is a Small Island With a Dark History
It’s 10 miles from France, but Alderney feels like a windswept remote haven. During World War II, Nazi atrocities happened on its soil.
Alfred Grosser, Champion of French-German Reconciliation, Dies at 99
A German-born Jew who became a French writer and activist, he devoted his life to healing the divide between two historic enemies after the trauma of World War II.
How the far right is chipping away at a postwar taboo
The traction gained by ultranationalist parties over the past decade may be a sign that an important consensus is breaking down.