Wwii

Israel to assume one-year chairmanship of Arlosen Archives, comprehensive WWII archive in 2027

In 2025, the Arolsen Archives partnered with Israel’s Central Zionist Archive to digitize over 1300 child tracing files, records originally created for unaccompanied Jewish children after the war.

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026
The Quest, captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton; illustrative.

'Once-in-a-generation' expedition sets sail to survey famed polar expedition ships

Gideon Taylor, president of the World Jewish restitution Organization (WJRO).

Italian Parliament advances groundbreaking bill to return Holocaust-era looted art

The wreck of the Japanese “Hellship” transport Hōfuku Maru, July 3, 2026.

Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years


Drone-mounted tech reveals unexplored World War II battlefield

Using drone-mounted LiDar equipment, researchers revealed striking new archaeological details of the area they investigated.

 German troops advancing past American equipment during the Battle of the Bulge.

'I don't believe in Germans:' Satirical news report mocks Holocaust deniers

"Our high school history books were printed in 1934," explained one fictional Holocaust denier.

People waving Nazi swastika flags argue with conservatives during a protest outside the Tampa Convention Center, where Turning Point USA's (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is being held, in Tampa, Florida, US July 23, 2022

Tiny Pacific island Nauru declares disaster ahead of WW2 bomb operation

The unexploded bomb was discovered by construction workers working on utilities groundworks on July 7.

People rest in a shelter during evacuation before the detonation of a World War II bomb that was found on the factory site of German industrial giant Heraeus in Hanau, Germany, March 1, 2023.

British WWII submarine discovered in Aegean Sea

The "HMS Triumph" was used for missions that included landing agents from the British Special Operations Executive and MI9 organizations.

 The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Triumph (16) underway off Subic Bay, Philippines, during exercises, 8 March 1950.

Researchers find lost WWII sunken ship that killed 1,000 Allied POWs

An American submarine torpedoed the Japanese Montevideo Maru not knowing that there were more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board.

 The SS Montevideo Maru.

Albanian gov't announces museum celebrating Albanians who rescued Jews in WWII

Albania's Culture Ministry has announced an open design competition for architecture design proposals, funded by Israeli philanthropist Alexander Machkevitch.

 The building before the renovation of the museum in Albania.

Bringing peace of mind to the elderly with an aguna at 100 - opinion

Even at the latest stages in life, some people must jump through hoops to end their marriages from years come and gone.

Illustrative photo of two elderly people staring at a beach.

National Geographic releases teaser for Anne Frank show ‘A Small Light’

The limited series will tell the story of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who hid the family of Anne Frank during the Holocaust.

The Frank, van Pels and Gies families celebrate Hanukkah in the upcoming limited series A SMALL LIGHT, from National Geographic and ABC Signature in partnership with Keshet Studios.

Dutch city renames square named for mayor who betrayed Jews to Nazis

In 2020, a local historian discovered that Jetze Tjalma, who had been mayor of Hoogeveen for 30 years until 1958, was the first mayor in Nazi-occupied Netherlands to hand over a list of local Jews.

 A view of Municipality Park, formerly named Mayor Tjalma Park, in Hogeveen, the Netherlands

Maryland auction house sells Hitler's watch for $1.1 mil

An auction house in Maryland sells a watch given to Hitler on his birthday in 1933 for $1.1 million.

Nazi memorabilia found for sale in New South Wales, Australia.