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Russia declassifies files revealing how Soviet citizens collaborated with Nazi invaders

Among identities uncovered in FSB documents is Ivan Talman, key figure in the Nazi extermination effort, who evaded justice for years by hiding in Siberia

Itamar Eichner | 05.18.25

Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in their Berlin laboratory, circa 1912

The chemist who saved a life during the Holocaust

Fritz Strassmann was a partner in one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century; during World War II, he risked his life to save a Jewish woman and was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.10.25

חיילים בניו יורק חוגגים בעקבות הידיעה על מותו של היטלר

80 years after VE-Day, the West still has not learned to pre-empt disaster

Opinion: VE-Day serves as both a moment of remembrance and a stark warning—highlighting how Western democracies’ failure to act decisively in the past continues to echo in today’s global crises

Dan Zamansky | 05.08.25

Testimony of Sachsenhausen Nazi camp commandant revealed: 'We conducted painful experiments on humans'

Russia’s federal intelligence service released for the first time the 1946 interrogation transcript of Anton Kaindl, a former concentration camp commandant admitted that under his leadership, Sachsenhausen became a center for the extermination of Soviet prisoners and deadly human experiments

Itamar Eichner | 04.27.25

New exhibition in Berlin reveals the 'Blonde Beast': Reinhard Heydrich and his terror career

The man who headed the Nazi terror apparatus and organized the Final Solution is featured in a new exhibition in Berlin, revealing how Heydrich turned into one of the most cruel and frightening figures in the Nazi regime

Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern | 04.24.25

After a century: Jewish tannery's iron stamp returns to descendants in Israel

Chance discovery of old iron stamp from the Goldman family tannery in Poland leads to safe return to family after 100 years and tells the tale of harsh conditions during the Nazi occupation

Itamar Eichner | 04.24.25

How Hank Greenberg fought antisemitism, defeated the Nazis and became a baseball legend

The 6-foot-4 Orthodox-born Jew overcame early setbacks to become a two-time AL MVP, four-time All-Star and WWII veteran, battling antisemitism, supporting Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough and forging a legacy that transcended baseball

David Sarnow | 04.23.25

Nazi salute at Holocaust memorial: Three desecrate Drobytsky Yar site in Ukraine

Three individuals spark outrage after performing Nazi salutes and defacing a plaque at Drobytsky Yar, the site where over 17,000 Jews were murdered during the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 04.23.25

Amsterdam mayor to issue historic apology for city's wartime persecution of Jews

Mayor Femke Halsema will formally apologize to Amsterdam’s Jewish community for the city's collaboration in Nazi persecution during WWII; The municipality will also allocate €25 million toward cultural and social initiatives, aiming to strengthen and support Jewish life in Amsterdam

Yogev Israeli | 04.15.25

Yad Vashem brings to life 5,000 Jewish communities lost in the Holocaust

The installation, a joint initiative between museum and EU, projects light, sound and animation onto the Valley of the Communities’ walls, telling story of more than 5,000 communities that existed before the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 04.02.25

Polish woman returns 1000 items taken from Jews in Auschwitz

Woman approaches Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation on condition of anonymity and asks to donate the trove taken by her father, who cleaned the camp after World War II

Itamar Eichner | 01.26.25

Investigators expose Credit Suisse's dark Nazi ties

New investigation reveals Credit Suisse, now part of UBS, withheld evidence during 1990s probes into its Nazi ties; Researchers uncovered client files flagged as Nazi-affiliated, raising questions about the bank’s transparency and its handling of assets tied to Holocaust atrocities

News Agencies | 01.05.25

The West has let dictators run free and disaster is close at hand

Opinion: The West has failed to break the years-long pattern of insufficient or absent resistance to dictatorships and now faces multiple crises simultaneously

Dan Zamansky | 12.25.24

Nazi documents show discrimination against Jewish doctors

Newly discovered ledgers show Nazi practices aiming to siphon out Jewish doctors from Germany and change their titles to 'caregivers'; documents to be presented at Yad Vashem

Itamar Eichner | 12.01.24

Dutch government returns art stolen by Nazis to Jewish owners

After a long campaign by the Dutch Jewish community and the State of Israel, a Netherlands minister says restitution policy is 'not merely about justice; it is about humanity'

Itamar Eichner | 09.16.24