I defended my dissertation. When I was done, I headed straight to the airport to head to Poland and Ukraine to volunteer with ...

On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated the Auschwitz network of concentration camps in Poland, freeing some 7,000 ...

In the center of a forest 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) northeast of Warsaw, signposts point the way to a "place of national remembrance." It's mid-January, and Michael Zev Gordon has returned to ...

A historian of the Holocaust and curator of the Auschwitz exhibition, now in Toronto, invites all who gather on Jan. 27 to ...

In the summer of 1940, just as the World War II blitz is about to begin, Jacob Novis, 19, and his sister, Lizzie, 14, are ...

Discover the shortest ceasefire deals in modern history, from WWI's Christmas Truce to recent Gaza truces, and their fragile ...

When the Red Army liberated the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 1945, the ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on ... and methods of action on the issue of the Volhynian ...

World War I had a catastrophic impact on Russia, forcing its withdrawal before the conflict ended, resulting in significant ...

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. When it comes to men's singles, only a handful of names held the top spot over the past two decades ...

MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ruled against a real estate development company that wanted the heritage status removed from First World War fortifications overlooking the St. Lawrence ...