…the Second World War: ‘Not only did the Polish government ‘not participate’ in the suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - the Polish government, refusing to surrender to Hitler, fled to London, ...

The Second World War saw the majority of Europe succumb to Nazi occupation. The brutal repression that followed triggered ...

Yitzhak Zuckerman, one of the leaders of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, recalled years later that his January 1945 liberation was “the saddest day of my life.” Nevertheless, Dayan noted, “The ...

But there were some notable exceptions to the role, some brave Jews who did choose to fight back against Nazi tyranny instead of submitting meekly to the jackboots. Among them were the heroes of the ...

Glauben devoted his life after liberation to education, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Dallas Holocaust and ...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivor Tova Friedman says she thought she was the "only Jewish child in the world".

On this day in 1945 — 80 years ago — the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau. Some people would say that this marks the beginning of the end of the Holocaust. Ah, but wait. Let us remember this ...

No film or television show can adequately communicate the horrors of the Holocaust. They can, however, function as a warning from history that we must never forget – a message especially relevant as ...

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans, though far from the only one. Some type of ...

Among them were the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising actually occurred in two phases: (1) a smaller-scale uprising that flared up on January 18, 1943 ...

FILE - A group of Jews, including a small boy, is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers on April 19, 1943. (AP Photo, File) The German authorities founded the Auschwitz concentration ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Holocaust Remembrance Day, living survivors, their families and communities are marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Ida Kersz was separated ...