world war ii

'War in Court': Dutch project reveals names of 425k. WWII Nazi collaborators

The archive, consisting of 32 million pages, includes about 425,000 mostly Dutch people who were investigated for collaboration with German occupiers during World War Two.

By REUTERS
02/01/2025

Is Justin Baldoni Jewish? Ashkenazi heritage and Baha’i faith

While Baldoni identifies primarily as Baháʼí, his mother, Sharon, is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, tracing her roots back to Central and Eastern Europe.

How a Jewish teen’s description of New York City life in 1945 found a new audience of millions

A Jewish teen's journal about lie in New York City in 1945 has gone viral on TikTok.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
12/12/2024

From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport: A personal story of hope

I have vivid memories of my own departure from Germany with the Kindertransport on July 25, 1929, almost one month before the outbreak of World War II.

Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ at the Israeli Opera

“When it was first performed, the work was a way to commemorate terrible days that, it was hoped, will never return, yet to our great sorrow they do,” director Ido Ricklin told The Jerusalem Post.

Aaron Sorkin to write and possibly direct film on Al Schwimmer's daring legacy

Warner Bros. taps Aaron Sorkin for a film on Al Schwimmer, the man behind Israel’s Aerospace Industries.

A Jewish museum in Tulsa held a funeral for remains of Holocaust victims it kept for years

The museum said the remains likely dated back to before the year 2000, when it was more common for museums to accept human remains into their collections.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
23/11/2024
St. Sava cathedral in Belgrade, Petrovic statue

Israel must not engage with those who endanger Jews

Despite Serbia's support for Israel, officials who legitimize Hitler – like Serbian Deputy PM Vulin – should be shunned by Israel, even if they represent friendly nations.

By DR. STEPHEN BLANK
18/11/2024

US WWII warship found years after being sunken by Imperial Japanese Navy

The ship was sunk in 1942 after a fire battle between US forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Over 500,000 ceramic 'ghost coins' from World War II discovered in Kyoto warehouse

Produced during wartime metal shortages, these coins were thought destroyed after Japan's surrender.

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