World war ii
Outcry in Germany over controversial plans to demolish Nazi bunker for luxury apartment building
The bunker is part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed over a period of ten years, and which served as the headquarters of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe.
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion
Operation Benjamin: Finding lost Jewish-American war heroes and honoring their memory
An organization tracks down the Jewish heroes of World Wars I and II, and honors them with the symbol of their faith, even more than a century after they made the ultimate sacrifice.
Review: Meet the woman who saved countless art masterpieces from the Nazis
Valland is the real-life heroine of “The Art Spy,” a curator at Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris in the 1940s.
French Jewish WWII spy Marthe Cohn dies at 105
During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to several notable victories.
Argentina's top court finds 80 boxes of Nazi materials in its basement
The Argentinian officials found postcards, photographs, notebooks, and propaganda material from the Nazi regime.
Victory over Nazism and the rise of a Jewish homeland: a personal reflection – opinion
80 years after VE day, a survivor of the Holocaust reflects on antisemtism, the Nazi regime, and the modern State of Israel.
Germany's new challenges 80 years after VE day: AfD, antisemitism, and new politics
EUROPE AFFAIRS: The political climate in Germany is shifting as the AfD rises in power, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust memory and the country’s commitment to Shoah remembrance.
'Israel knows what’s best for national security,’ ambassador to Germany tells 'Post'
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor speaks to The Jerusalem Post on 60 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.
![‘[ISRAELI-GERMAN] relations are not to be taken for granted.’ Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor delivers a speech during a commemoration ceremony at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in Lohheide, northern Germany, in April, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/662496 "‘[ISRAELI-GERMAN] relations are not to be taken for granted.’ Ambassador to Germany Ron Prosor delivers a speech during a commemoration ceremony at the Bergen-Belsen Memorial in Lohheide, northern Germany, in April, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.")
Former chief rabbi Lau at Knesset: Only unity can overcome evil, then and now
Recounting his liberation from Buchenwald, Rabbi Lau described hiding among corpses during the camp's final days.
VE Day in Israel: Celebrating the 80th anniversary and Jewish heroes of the war
The State of Israel also commemorates VE Day on May 9 largely as a result of the massive wave of immigration from the former Soviet bloc during the 1990s.
Why Russia and Israel should celebrate Victory Day over Nazis together - opinion
For Russia and Israel, common historical memory is not just words. It is a common value and a system of coordinates determined by the fates of our heroic ancestors.
