A profile of two Jewish Canadian World War II veterans is one example of the evolving scope of war coverage at The New York Times
Tag: World War II (1939-45)
At War: These Jewish World War II Veterans Would Be Legends, if People Knew Their Stories
An estimated 17,000 Jewish Canadians fought in World War II. Many of their stories have never been told, including my grandfather’s.
Survival of the throne: Episode one: Japan Would Make Akihito Emperor, but She Called Him ‘Jimmy’
An American teacher taught the young prince he would never be a god. But he just might help heal his country.
Survival of the throne: episode two: The Long Shadows of a Failed War
A Japanese royal sought to make peace with the lands his country had once conquered. But at home, too, there were fences to mend.
Survival of the throne: Episode one: His Father Was Called a God. She Called Him ‘Jimmy.’
Prince Akihito would never wield the power of Japanese emperors of old. But he just might help heal his country.
Belarus Building Site Yields the Bones of 1,214 Holocaust Victims
Activists, who say the city knew about the mass grave for slaughtered Jews, ask why a permit was issued.
At War: The Men Who Went Down With a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
After publishing our story about the hunt for the sunken U.S.S. Wasp, dozens of readers shared the experiences of husbands, brothers, fathers, uncles, grandfathers and great-uncles who had served on board.
Germany’s Second-Richest Family Discovers a Dark Nazi Past
The Reimann family, with stakes in well-known brands like Krispy Kreme and Pret A Manger, have discovered that their predecessors used forced laborers.
A Painting Looted by and Returned to Nazis Finally Goes to Its Jewish Owners
The painting, “View of a Dutch Square,” had been bought by St. Victor’s Cathedral in Xanten without knowing that it had been looted, in 1963.
Past Tense: Women With Axes: Looking Back at World War II ‘Lumberjills’
Meet Rosie the Riveter’s British cousins.