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Honoring Jewish soldiers killed on D-Day
In a special ceremony, Rabbi Mordechai Lewin read the names of more than 200 Jewish soldiers who fell in the invasion and in the battles that followed
Itamar Eichner
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06.13.24
How Jewish WWII soldiers kept kosher in British military
Marvin Kersh landed on Normandy beach on D-Day and took part in the liberation of a concentration camp; But had to explain to his superiors why he refused to eat non-kosher meat, a position which almost saw him court-martialed
Itamar Eichner
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06.09.24
After mistakenly buried with Nazis, US Jewish GI to be interned in US
1st Lt. Nathan Baskind succumbed to his wounds in a German hospital days following the invasion of Normandy, buried with Nazi soldiers in mass grave
Daniel Edelson, New York
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05.31.24
Archaeologists discover trove of Jewish relics near historic Warsaw Ghetto
More than 5,000 items related to pre-war Jewish life found in 2 basements, transferred to Warsaw Ghetto Museum
Itamar Eichner
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05.26.24
Worked together in the lab, murdered together in Auschwitz
Élisabeth and Eugène Wollman made their way from Russia to the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where they worked together for many years on joint and groundbreaking research in microbiology, until the Nazis came
Davidson Institute of Science
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05.17.24
Michael Oren reveals images show liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp
The father of Israeli diplomat Michael Oren fought in the US Army against the Nazis in World War II, and his uncle participated in the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp; rare photos from the family archive reveal the horror of piles of Jewish bodies; 'My father showed me the pictures and said: That's why we need a strong Jewish state,' he recalls
Alexandra Lukash
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05.06.24
'The clothes they sewed saved the family'
Israeli fashion designer Galit Freiman Levi recounts the story of her grandmother Adela who was forced to sew dresses for Nazi officers' wives, saving her family in the process
Itay Yaakov
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05.06.24
Hungarian president apologizes for father's Nazi past
Tamás Sulyok in special event in Parliament honors the memory of thousands of Hungarian Jews murdered by the Nazis with Hungarian approval and apologizes for his country's actions during the Holocaust
Itamar Eichner
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04.19.24
The mathematician who defied concentration camps
Felix Hausdorff, one of the most prominent mathematicians of the 20th century, chose to end his own life rather than face internment in a concentration camp at the age of 73
Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science
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02.09.24
Saving submarine 'Shira': Sunken Italian sub off in Haifa Bay designated as historic landmark
In 1942, the Royal British Navy sunk an Italian submarine off the coast of Haifa, killing everyone on board; fearing that the submarine remains will be damaged, authorities want to mark site as historic landmark to preserve the wreckage
Ilana Curiel
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02.08.24
Never-before-seen footage of Nazi death train liberation unearthed 78 years later
Exclusive: Nearly eight decades after U.S. Army soldiers freed 2,500 Jews from Nazi clutches, newly-discovered footage in the U.S. National Archives reveals poignant scenes of liberation
Itamar Eichner
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07.31.23
Oppenheimer, the story of the father of the atomic bomb also tells his Jewish story
Barbie isn’t the only film opening on Friday – 'Oppenheimer,' which tells the story of the father of the atomic bomb, is a fascinating and even pulsating work about the collision between the political and the scientific, and a wonderful story about a victory that is a defeat
Shmulik Duvdevani, Shira Li Bartov and Andrew Lapin/JTA
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07.20.23
Exodus passenger visits site in France where she boarded the ship bound for Israel 76 years ago
Pnina Gavish and other Jews who boarded the SS Exodus visit the training camp in France which prepared them for life in Israel before they left for the journey
Israel Moskovitz
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07.04.23
99-year-old WWII survivor recounts Nazi siege on Leningrad - 'Even cats and dogs vanished from the streets'
Dr. Raisa Sinitsyna vividly recalls her experience during the 872-day Nazi siege over Leningrad and its aftermath; In those challenging times, she selflessly volunteered at a hospital, not only to secure nourishment but also to pursue her calling as a medical professional
Tzipora Roman
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06.19.23
Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans
Veterans who took part in Battle for Normandy and noncombatants recall the intense war and tell about their personal experiences on the operation that landed the Allies in Europe
Associated Press
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06.06.23
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