How true is The Brutalist? The real-life history of Jewish immigrants in post-WW2 America
Historians and experts, along with the film's star and director, discuss how accurate the Oscars' best picture favourite The ...
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Tale of Jewish war brides explored at Pitt
Following World War II, Jewish survivors — mostly women, but some men — married members of the Allied forces. Speaking with ...
The Times of Israel1d
Tokyo to Kyoto: Tracing Jewish Footsteps in Japan
Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...
Jewish Insider3d
Restitution project genealogists track down rightful heirs of Nazi-looted books
The project has come to the aid of Leibl Rosenberg, an official representative of the Jewish community in Nuremberg, Germany, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency2d
From the Archive: Life in the ‘Shanghai Ghetto’
Over 20,000 Jews fled to Shanghai during World War II. While they found shelter from the Nazis, it was hardly a Shangri-La. Last week, JTA reported that the neighborhood in Shanghai that was home ...
Greek Reporter1d
A Greek Jew’s Daughter and the Rare Auschwitz Survival Story
Nina Angelo wants her Greek Jew father's story as an Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoner to be remembered through her book "Don't Cry ...
Cleveland Jewish News2d
Bill revisited to designate Holocaust refugee home in NY state as national park
The Holocaust Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a place of safety and hope during a dark moment in history,” said the bill’s chief Senate sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
The Forward on MSN3d
A languid and arresting WWII movie — and then it goes haywire
Redolent of Antonioni and Bergman, Rob Tregenza's WWII film 'The Fishing Place' offers moments of beauty and ...
The 12 best war films streaming on Netflix right now - No. 1 is a classic
From the haunting innocence of childhood to the fierce battles of ancient legends, explore the war films captivating ...
Jewish Press1d
Hitler’s Photographer And The Strange Case Of His ‘Jewish Daughter’
The story of the relationship between Hitler and Bernile had been generally unknown until the Alexander Historical Auction House auctioned this photograph to an anonymous, international buyer for a wi ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3d
The Jewish story behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ explained
In addition to rescuing family members, while teaching at Berkeley, he earmarked 3% of his salary to help Jewish scientists escape Nazi Germany. By World War II, his drive to defeat Germany would ...
Holocaust becomes political bludgeon as Netanyahu returns to a country at crossroads
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a week-long trip to Washington, toting a fantastical and radical ...