Many have used an old word to refer to recent events. Is it accurate?
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100
Humiliated by a Nazi officer as a teenager, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.
Party Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian Government
A new coalition includes a party led by a politician notorious for antisemitic remarks, another blow to the longstanding refusal by Europe’s mainstream parties to join with those seen as extremist.
Yehuda Bauer, 98, Scholar Who Saw Jewish Resistance in Holocaust, Dies
A leading historian of antisemitism, he countered the prevailing narrative of Jewish victimhood and later pushed back against efforts to diminish the Holocaust’s significance.
Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor, Author and TikTok Star, Dies at 100
She survived Auschwitz, wrote a best-selling memoir, “Lily’s Promise,” and spoke to a following of 2 million fans on TikTok.
Naftali Herstik, Soulful and Influential Cantor, Dies at 77
Part of a long line of cantors, he led services at the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem for 30 years and helped train the next generation.
Donald Sheppard, British D-Day Veteran, Dies at 104
He helped liberate Bergen-Belsen, the Nazi concentration camp where Anne Frank had died.
Germany’s State Elections Are Likely to Reveal a Still-Divided Country
Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin.
A Nazi Villa So Tainted Berlin Can’t Give It Away
The former estate of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, is too expensive to keep and perilous to sell. No one knows quite what to do with it.
A Nazi Villa So Tainted Berlin Can’t Give It Away
The former estate of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, is too expensive to keep and perilous to sell. No one knows quite what to do with it.