He escaped as a teenager and later became one of the Ritchie Boys, a secret Army program that recruited refugees to gather battlefield intelligence.
Tag: Jews and Judaism
Belgian Railway Earned Millions for Holocaust Trains, Report Finds
The Nazis paid the national rail company for transporting Jews, Roma and members of the resistance to concentration camps during World War II, according to the report.
In Israel, Hanukkah Begins in the Shadow of Two Months of War
The holiday held a new meaning for many Israelis in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, including relatives of people still held hostage in Gaza and reservists called up to fight against Hamas.
Pro-Cease-fire Activists Shut Down Manhattan Bridge for Hours
Hundreds of protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace blocked the Manhattan entrance to the bridge, tying up traffic to and from Brooklyn.
A French Politician Refuses to Be Silent in the Face of Antisemitism
Yaël Braun-Pivet, a secular Jew, cherishes the French ideal of a national identity that subsumes ethnic division — and speaks out when her country falls short.
Between Israelis and Palestinians, a Lethal Psychological Chasm Grows
In a conflict marked by complete incomprehension on both sides, the ability to see each other as human has been lost.
Between Israelis and Palestinians, a Lethal Psychological Chasm Grows
In a conflict marked by complete incomprehension on both sides, the ability to see each other as human has been lost.
Israeli and Palestinian Activists Ask Americans to Take Side of Peace
Sally Abed, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and Alon-Lee Green, a Jewish Israeli, found polarization in America over the war in Gaza. They also found longing for a new approach.
Antisemitic and Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges Across the Internet
Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said.
Palestinian and Israeli Teens Swam in the Same Pool. Then Came Oct. 7.
The teenagers in the Greater Jerusalem swim club made a point of not focusing on their differences. That changed with the war.