Newly discovered photos of Nazi deportations show Jewish victims as they were last seen alive
Descendants of survivors helped researchers identify 279 deportees and tell their stories. ‘We give previously faceless ...
'They all disappeared here': A pilgrimage to Poland, the burial grounds of Jews
POLAND — The afternoon sun broke through northern Poland’s grey skies as we walked into a golden-yellow field hedged by ...
History Extra11h
The history of the Hitler salute, from its dubious Roman origins to its use by the far right
Is there a difference between the Hitler salute and the Roman salute? Danny Bird explores the story of an instantly ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3h
Just 50 Holocaust survivors will be at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation
The dwindling numbers offer a stark representation of the declining population of survivors who are still able to tell their ...
33 eerie and abandoned World War II places
From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...
Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...
Belarus election poised to extend 30-year rule of Lukashenko, ‘Europe’s last dictator’
With opponents jailed or exiled, Alexander Lukashenko has also brought polling forward, with protests considered less likely ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph23h
Survivors strive to ensure young do not forget Auschwitz
On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first ...
The Taipei Times9h
‘Tell what happened to us’: The last death camp survivors
“We must pass the torch to the young,” said Marek Dunin-Wasowicz, who was in the Polish resistance, and survived the death ...
'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule
Belarusians will vote on Sunday in a presidential election that is all but certain to see President Alexander Lukashenko win ...