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Jewish codebreaker who helped crack Nazi Enigma, Ruth Bourne, dies at 99

Baron served in Britain’s wartime codebreaking unit under strict secrecy, operating early Enigma decoding machines; she was later honored by the British and French governments for her contribution

Itamar Eichner | 12.22.25

British Jewish sailor builds menorah from Nazi submarine fragment

83 years ago, a Jewish sailor in the British Royal Navy crafted a menorah from the battery of a sunken Nazi submarine; now on museum display, it stands as a symbol of hope in the darkest conditions

Gilad Cohen | 12.16.25

Remains of Jewish homes destroyed in World War II uncovered in heart of Berlin

Archaeological excavations in central Berlin reveal the remains of the homes of Jews who were dispossessed during the Nazi era - magnificent buildings and businesses that disappeared in bombings and reconstruction that left no trace of the community that lived there for centuries, and that was never compensated for the loss

Itamar Eichner | 12.10.25

This Jewish World War II story could change how Jews see October 7

ILTV Podcast: Author Aron Heller shares about his new book, 'Zaidy's Band'

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 12.07.25

Selma van de Perre, Jewish resistance hero and Holocaust survivor, dies at 103

Dutch-born Jewish resistance fighter risked her life carrying messages under false identity during World War II and later became a BBC journalist; she survived the Ravensbrück concentration camp and dedicated her life to Holocaust remembrance

ynet | 10.23.25

'My mother Is a hero': Decorated WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Israel

Asia Mamadov fled Kyiv at the outbreak of the war, joined the Red Army at 16 and fought the Nazis until their surrender in 1945; she served in communication, observation and guidance roles, earning numerous medals for her wartime heroism

Israel Moshkovitz | 08.17.25

'I know the hunger': Holocaust survivors say hostage videos trigger memories of Nazi brutality

'Bread and thin soup—we ate grass out of hunger,' recalls Auschwitz survivor Naftali Fürst, saying footage of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski took him back in time; 'When I saw Evyatar’s image, I could hardly breathe,' says survivor Devorah Weinstein

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.02.25

Harold Terens gifts customized hats to his great grandchildren during his 102 birthday party Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Delray Beach, Fla.

At 102, D-Day veteran looks forward to a long-delayed bar mitzvah

World War II veteran Harold Terens, who turns 102 next month, plans to celebrate a milestone he missed in childhood—a bar mitzvah at the Pentagon—decades after surviving D-Day, outliving a secret mission in Iran and marrying on the beaches of Normandy

Associated Press | 07.27.25

20,000 residents evacuated from Cologne after discovery of WWII bombs in city center

An entire hospital and 58 hotels also are being evacuated for an operation to neutralize the 3 old American-made bombs, dropped about 80 years ago by the Allies: 'Anyone who does not evacuate will be forcibly evacuated'

Ynet, News Agencies | 06.04.25

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

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