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Behind the US Air Force unit that spearheaded the mission to rescue downed airman
The concept of a dedicated pararescue force traces its roots back to the end of World War II. Becoming a PJ is widely considered one of the most grueling undertakings in the military.
This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Putin's warning: Russia is prepared to go to war against Europe
Former Nazi concentration camp guard to go on trial in Hamburg
Bruno Dey, 93, is accused of accessory in the murders of 5,230 prisoners between 1944 and 1945 in the Stutthof death camp, in what is now Poland.
Visiting D-Day beaches: The morning of liberty
Seventy-five years later, June 8, 2019, I stood and gazed at that very same beach and watched the calm, still waters of the English Channel wash up onto the peaceful shore.
Bomb from the second World War defused in Frankfurt, 16,000 evacuated
The bomb, found close to the headquarters of the European Central bank, was unearthed on a construction site at the end of June and weighed 500kg.
Audrey Hepburn fought the Nazis as a teen, according to new book
The book features never-before-published archival photographs, diaries and other records that add a new chapter to the story of a woman who was beloved by so many.
Dutch rail company to pay Holocaust survivors compensation
NS reportedly earned millions of dollars from the Nazis for its work in transporting Jews and other minorities during the Holocaust.
WJC: Croatian Holocaust Monument 'distortion' of history
On June 4, Zagreb City Assembly elected to build a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust in Zagreb city center, and has faced a backlash for its decision.
75 years later: How many Jews fought in D-Day?
Over 4,000 of the soldiers who landed on the Normandy beaches to fight in D-Day were Jewish,” said Walter Bingham, a Germany-born veteran who fought with the British Army in the Normandy landings.
Restored D-Day plane to make first flight on 75th anniversary
In December, Mikey McBryan acquired an old DC-3 plane that had been flown in the D-Day invasion. Since then, he and his crew have been restoring the aircraft piece by piece.
Out of the fires of Lvov
Esther Barbsch was just a girl when she and her family were forced to flee into the interior of the Soviet Union and seek refuge from the German invasion.
Debating how to fight antisemitism, then and now
Seventy-five years ago this spring, president Franklin D. Roosevelt was confronted by a similar dilemma.
