World War II

Worldwide Jewish population nears pre-Holocaust numbers

Israel is home to some 6.1 million Jews; U.S. is a close second with Jewish population of 5.7 million.

Irma Schwager, Austrian-Jewish activist in French resistance, dies at 95

During World War II, Schwager, nee Wieselberg, lived in occupied France, where she recruited German soldiers stationed there to work against the Nazis.

Pope laments failure of world powers to stop Nazis killing Jews, other minorities

Speaking of the railroad routes that the trains took to concentration camps, Francis asked rhetorically of the world powers, “Why didn’t they bomb?”

Global

Luxembourg apologizes for role in WWII persecution of Jews

Global

Hollande warns of new hate at ceremony for resistance fighters

United States

At Times Square, Russian Jewish vets celebrate victory over Nazism

Global

Families of U.S. soldiers return paintings stolen from Germany after WWII

Global

Suitcase containing WWII letters found in Hague restaurant

Global

General Patton: Hero or Anti-Semite?

Global

Italian Nazi camp survivors quit Liberation Day parade

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