Holocaust survivor to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the far-right was used ...
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When U.S. & Germans Became Allies - The Battle of Itter Castle
A WWII story you’ve never heard before! As the Nazi regime collapsed in May 1945, American soldiers found unlikely allies in ...
Elon Musk’s Downplaying of Germany’s Nazi Past
Readers discuss the Auschwitz anniversary and a Musk speech. Also: Threats against Dr. Fauci; resign, or else; police use of ...
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
The solemn commemoration came amid a worldwide spike in antisemitism and new surveys suggesting basic knowledge of the ...
I didn’t have to tour Auschwitz to know unspeakable evil happened there
I did not need to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps to know they were unspeakably evil. However, my somber visit ...
Pittsburgh families tell survivors' stories from Auschwitz 80 years later on Holocaust Remembrance Day
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the families of two survivors who resettled in Pittsburgh shared their stories.
Medals of elite paratrooper spark bidding frenzy
The medals belonged to Captain Leslie Scott, part of a special unit made up of just 360 Allied parachute-trained special ...
Full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex opens in NYC
A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank penned her famous diary opened in New York City on Monday as the ...
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Survivors and World Leaders Gather to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
The Nazis murdered an estimated 1.1 million people at the death camp in southern Poland before its liberation on January 27, ...
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Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after liberation
Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number ...
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate lit up to commemorate Holocaust victims
The landmark Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was lit up after sunset on Monday to commemorate the victims of Auschwitz, 80 years ...
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.