World war ii

Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

This was the third time in the past four years that the scientists moved the clock closer to midnight.

The location of the minute hand on its Doomsday Clock has been revealed, indicating what world developments mean for the perceived likelihood of nuclear catastrophe, during a town-hall in Washington, DC, US, January 23, 2026.
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'Never Again': European Jews must be recognized as a protected minority - opinion

 Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

On This Day in 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is liberated by Soviet Army

BBC Broadcasting House, London, UK.

The BBC haunted by bias - and the Israeli connection


Remains of seven Norwegian resistance fighters executed in 1945 found in Oslofjord

Norwegian Police plan to recover the remains and identify them using DNA analysis.

 Oslofjord, Norway.

Albania's secret Jewish history, how its population saved Jews during the Holocaust

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this Muslim-majority nation became a haven for Jewish refugees.

 BERAT, DESIGNATED as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, served as a major hideout for the Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi occupiers. Here, visitors attend the opening ceremony of the renovated Solomon Jewish History Museum in Berat in 2019.

'A Picasso': A window onto a less familiar corner of World War II history - review

Set in 1941 Paris, the play portrays a fictional encounter between legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and a certain Fräulein Fischer.

 'A Picasso' performed by the Bad Bard Players.

Volunteer discovers over a thousand World War II casualties’ remains which await identification

Over 180,000 remain unidentifiable.

Sawaka Nakano, 42, a soldier with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), stands on the flight deck under a rainbow on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's amphibious transport ship JS Osumi (LST-4001) in waters close to Okinawa (illustrative)

Bayeux Tapestry fragment linked to SS project found in Germany

The fragment, found in the estate of textile archaeologist Schlabow, is set to be returned to France this year.

 Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of England in the 11th Century.

'Propaganda Girls': The women who fought to break Axis powers morale - review

Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak reveals yet another untold chapter of the history of women in America.

 HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES Marlene Dietrich (L) and Rita Hayworth serve food to US soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen, Nov. 1942.

'Beyond Borders': The story of a fighting Jew - interview

Rudi Haymann highlighted details about the masses of survivors and displaced people not often discussed in the Holocaust.


Grapevine February 16, 2025: The importance of aiding others

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 RAN GURON, seventh from left, with scholarship recipients.

‘Zone of Interest’ Nazi house to become center to combat antisemitism

“I cannot imagine a more symbolic form of justice... than turning what was once a breeding ground for evil into a space that fights against evil," said philanthropist Elliott Broidy.

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Remains of US soldier missing since World War II identified after 80 years

Bryant, at the time 23 -years-old, was assigned to Company B, 4th Ranger Battalion, a unit known as Darby's Rangers.

Operation Avalanche 1943