World war ii

From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel

Dov Levin escaped the Kovno Ghetto, fought in the forests, and crossed war-torn Europe alone to reach Israel - documenting every step of a journey defined by loss, resilience, and purpose.

The Ninth Fort Memorial for Kovno Ghetto Jews executed by the Nazis, in Kaunus (Kovno), Lithuania.
Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani

Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner

A portrait of Friedrich Torberg, Jan. 1, 1970.

A lost novel from 1943 that predicted the Holocaust has been recovered

 Children look out of a building as Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages, including those held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, February 22, 2025.

Holocaust survivor, descendants urge High Court to allow Gaza children medical access


Sweden’s funding scandal empowered antisemitic networks, endangered Jews - opinion

Roughly $100 million in public funds in Sweden were diverted to institutional networks tied to radical Islamic actors, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported.

A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

How activists misused Nazi-era Dutch Jewish advocate's name to justify intimidation - opinion

By blocking a lawful public lecture, activists misused Cleveringa’s name and violated the sacred principle on which the academy is founded.

Students for Palestine and other students have occupied the Academy Building at the University of Leiden, November 26, 2025.

Israel Prize-winning director Ram Loevy passes away at 85

After the Six-Day War, Loevy helped set up the Israel Broadcasting Authority and Channel One in the late Sixties. He also taught at several film schools.

Israel-Prize winning filmmaker Ram Loevy.

Israeli Air Force hero Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky passes away at 104

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky will be laid to rest, with a full military ceremony, on Monday at 2:30 PM at the Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery in Tel Aviv.

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky

Steinmeier becomes first German head of state to visit Guernica since 1937 Nazi bombing

The German president laid a wreath at a cemetery housing a mausoleum built in 1973 for hundreds of victims of the bombings.

Spain's King Felipe welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a ceremony at the Royal Palace, in Madrid, Spain, November 26, 2025.

Germany may try 100-year-old alleged Nazi SS guard from WWII POW camp

Although the number of suspects in Nazi crimes is rapidly dwindling due to old age, prosecutors are still working to bring individuals to justice.

Prisoners in the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen, Germany, where Nazi Walther Rauff designed a killing van that fed exhaust fumes straight into the vehicle.

National Book Award in nonfiction goes to ‘One day, everyone will have always been against this'

“It’s very difficult to think in celebratory terms about a book that was written in response to a genocide,” El Akkad said in his acceptance speech.

Omar El Akkad attends the 76th National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 19, 2025 in New York City.

Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism

“For victims of Nazi persecution and Holocaust survivors, this auction is a cynical and shameless undertaking that leaves them outraged and speechless.” said Christoph Heubner.

A march to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp, April 6, 2025. Many of the items due to be auctioned at Felzmann auction house were from the camp.

Hitler claimed Jesus was German and royals were ‘Jews’ in a forgotten interview - study

The book, 'Hitler’s Interviews: The Dictator and the Journalists' by media historian Lutz Hachmeister, is the first comprehensive account of Hitler’s dealings with reporters.

Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) making a speech, 1936.

We must fight antisemitism to save our universities themselves - opinion

Today, American universities occupy the top position that German universities held 100 years ago. Decades after the end of World War II, they have not regained their past global preeminence.

Nazis bar Jews from a university in Vienna in 1938.