Jews | War History

Courts Rule to Reinstate Citizenship of Former Nazi Death Squad Member

92-year-old Helmut Oberlander of Waterloo, Ontario, is accused of being a member of a Nazi death squad. The Canadian government is trying to revoke his…

Stolperstien – Artist commemorates Holocaust victims in fast-growing Street Project

Stolpersteine, literally stumbling stones, are an ongoing project which started on the streets of Germany. They are small, square brass plaques, about the size of…

He Gave His All To Save Jews From The Holcaust – So Why Did History Forget a Savior Hero Like Hendrik Drogt?

In 1943, Grijpskerk was a sleepy,  Dutch countryside village of few inhabitants. There was one synagogue, built in 1879, that served only seven Jews –…

U.S. Professor Could Be Jailed On Claims Poles Killed More Jews than Germans during WWII

A Polish-born Princeton professor is fighting a charge of national insult for claiming that during World War II, the Polish people killed more Jews than…

Croatia Jews Avoid Official Holocaust Event Over Neo-Nazi Sentiment

Croatian Jews protested the government’s official Holocaust commemoration ceremony in the Jasenovac death camp by holding their own ceremony a week ahead of schedule. Jasenovac…

Poland Opens Museum to Commemorate Poles Who Saved Jews in WWII

In March, Poland opened the doors to the public at a new museum honoring Poles who lost their lives helping Jews during the World War…

I Am Your Protector – Stands Up For Muslims Who Helped Jews

“I am Your Protector” is an organisation, which according to their website, “is a community of people who speak up and stand up for each…

German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports

During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…

Hermann Goering’s Brother Righteous Among the Nations?

The accolade ‘Righteous among the Nations’ is awarded by the State and people of Israel to non-Jewish individuals who risked their lives to rescue Jews…

How Japan’s Citizens took Part in Helping Jewish Refugees – Saving Countless Lives

During World War II, there was one Japanese tourist who did the unthinkable.  When Europeans were seeking shelter from the Nazis, Tatsuo Osako was there…

A Nazi Legacy: What Our Fathers Did Charts Nazi and Jewish Descendants

A new documentary film has been made that explores the story of two descendants of Nazi officials and a professor whose family was killed in…

The Real Men Behind Tarantino’s Famous War Flick –

Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 war film was partly based on a real story. During WWII, some Jews really did volunteer to go into Nazi-occupied Europe to engage in…