World War II

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki place candles at the Monument to the Victims, inside the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, on Dec. 6, 2019.

Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate

Questions about confronting the Nazi past have been settled in Germany's hi...

Questions about confronting the Nazi past have been settled in Germany's history textbooks, but still cause controversy in villages and towns

The railway tracks leading to the main gates at Auschwitz, seen Dec. 10, 2004.

What Translating a Firsthand Account of Life in Auschwitz Taught Me About the Language of Suffering

When Eddy de Wind wrote 'Last Stop Auschwitz,' he was driven to let others ...

When Eddy de Wind wrote 'Last Stop Auschwitz,' he was driven to let others know what he had suffered. How can that emotion be translated?

Police rounding up Jewish people in the Paris area for deportation to the Drancy internment camp on July 15, 1942.

A Surprisingly Large Percentage of Young French People Don't Know About the Holocaust, Study Finds

The survey also found that 20% of young French respondents believe that ant...

The survey also found that 20% of young French respondents believe that anti-Semitic views are "acceptable"

A newspaper seller carries a hoarding pronouncing the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, on the Strand, heading towards Admiralty Arch in London on Aug. 1, 1939.

Hundreds of Britons Volunteered for a Diary-Keeping Project in 1937. They Left an Invaluable Record of World War II

The founders of Mass Observation couldn’t have known that they’d be uniquel...

The founders of Mass Observation couldn’t have known that they’d be uniquely positioned to capture the hopes and fears of a nation at war

How Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy

World War II was not only the most destructive war in human history but als...

World War II was not only the most destructive war in human history but also the most pharmacologically enhanced. It was literally sped up by speed

Why the U.S. Sent Librarians Undercover to Gather Intelligence During World War II

As bookmen and women became intelligence agents, the ordinary activities of...

As bookmen and women became intelligence agents, the ordinary activities of librarianship—acquisition, cataloguing, and reproduction—became fraught with mystery

The sign overlooking Hollywood, Calif., in 1932

Refugees Fleeing Nazi Germany Reshaped Hollywood. This Forgotten Woman Helped Make It Possible

An estimated ten thousand refugees from Germany and Austria settled in grea...

An estimated ten thousand refugees from Germany and Austria settled in greater Los Angeles between 1933 and 1941

World War II

Germany Is Often Praised for Facing Up to Its Nazi Past. But Even There, the Memory of the Holocaust Is Still Up for Debate

What Translating a Firsthand Account of Life in Auschwitz Taught Me About the Language of Suffering

A Surprisingly Large Percentage of Young French People Don't Know About the Holocaust, Study Finds

Hundreds of Britons Volunteered for a Diary-Keeping Project in 1937. They Left an Invaluable Record of World War II

How Methamphetamine Became a Key Part of Nazi Military Strategy

Why the U.S. Sent Librarians Undercover to Gather Intelligence During World War II

Refugees Fleeing Nazi Germany Reshaped Hollywood. This Forgotten Woman Helped Make It Possible

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