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President Obama's Medal for Karski Shines Light on Poland's Real World War II Record

Alex Storozynski | Posted 05.29.2012

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After escaping Soviet imprisonment and being savagely tortured by the Gestapo, Karski risked his life to sneak past German guards into the ghetto to see how the Nazis were abusing Jews. Karski then disguised himself as a Ukrainian guard to visit a transfer station that sorted Jews on their way to the death camps.

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Propaganda, Public Diplomacy and the Smith-Mundt Act

John Brown | Posted 05.26.2012

Propaganda is an instrument of war used by a government, primarily but not exclusively, against a present or possibly future enemy, and a democratic government should not propagandize its own people.

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8 Famous Americans' Experiences In Nazi Germany

Andrew Nagorski | Posted 05.15.2012

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Berlin underwent an explosion of creativity in the arts and sciences even as it reeled from the consequences of Germany's defeat. It was precisely this chaos, creativity and excitement of the German capital that served as a magnet for many Americans, including numerous celebrities.

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The Threads of Justice That Bind Us All

James Peron | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Helen Joseph, Apartheid, Nazi Germany, Gay Rights, Hans Scholl, Non-Violent Resistance, Sophie Scholl, White Rose Movement, White Rose Resistance Movement, Gay Voices News

The words that Hans Scholl said as he was being led to guillotine should remain our inspiration: "Long live freedom." The fight for freedom is one fight, no matter who fights it, no matter where it is fought, no matter the circumstances.

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Supposed Nazi Surgery Kit Withdrawn From London Auction

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: War Crimes, London Auction, Nazi Germany, Ss Commandant, Anton Burger, Nazi Surgery Kit, Grace Cloke, World War II, Villa Hall Auctions, World News

LONDON — A surgical kit advertised as belonging to a Nazi concentration camp commandant has been withdrawn from sale, and questions have been ra...

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Wannsee at 70: The Lessons of Hatred Endure

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Shoah, Anti-Semitism, Jews, Nazi Final Solution, Nazi Germany, Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, Jewish, The Holocaust, Adl, Wannsee Conference, Adolf Hitler, Berlin, World News

As we commemorate the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, that infamous meeting where the Nazis formally adopted the "Final Solution", let us focus on what was unique about the Holocaust amid the other atrocities of the modern era.

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Stunning Hidden WWII Diaries Reveal Average Germans Knew Much More About War Crimes Than They Claimed

Lev Raphael | Posted 03.19.2012

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A remarkable diary just published should make waves in the U.S. when it's translated from German. The work makes it very clear that ordinary Germans during the War knew a great deal about what was being perpetrated in their name.

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Hitler's Legacy: How Germany's Past Weighs Down Europe's Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.03.2012

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In the wake of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve took drastic measures to shore up the U.S. financial system. Now as Europe enters its worst e...

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Invoking Hitler's Name: A User's Guide

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Genocide, Tea Party, Nazi Germany, Evil, Joe Klein, Celebrity Chefs, Holocaust, Hitler, Wall Street, Pol Pot, Mario Batali, Babbo, Glenn Greenwald, Fox News, Civil Discourse, Mao Zedong, World War II, Stalin, Media News

On November 9, celebrity chef Mario Batali made the mistake of comparing Wall Street bankers to Hitler. (He also threw Stalin in there, but let's keep this simple.)

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German Synagogue Opens On Pogrom Anniversary

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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BERLIN -- Germany's president has inaugurated a new synagogue on the anniversary of the 1938 Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom that was known as "Kristallnacht,...

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Considering Collective Responsibility Through The Lens Of Kristallnacht

Ariel Gros-Werter | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Kristallnacht, Kristallnacht 2011, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust, Mob Mentality, Peer Pressure, Night of Broken Glass, Nazi Germany, Judaism, Holocaust Remembrance, Religion News

Kristallnacht can be considered as more than a Holocaust remembrance day. It is a day to examine the larger repercussions of our actions, and the actions of the groups to which we belong.

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Our Fallout Shelter: Scary Places That Still Haunt Us

John Blumenthal | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Nuclear War, Nazi Germany, Candy Store, Stewart Air Force Base, Fallout Shelter, Hitler, Cold War, Auschwitz, Nostalgia, Swastika, Heart Attack, Radiation, General Practitioner, Fifty News

These papers, unpleasant as they were, we kept. They are part of the family history. They will be passed down to our children and then to their children. That is the hope anyway.

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Reflections on a Visit to Germany

Diane Ravitch | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Nazi Germany, Germany, Berlin, Jewish, Holocaust, Judaism, Auschwitz, Religious Persecution, Berlin Wall, Travel News

Being Jewish is part of my identity. So, the question I asked myself as I packed for the trip was whether I could see Germany as it is now, not as the homeland of the Third Reich.

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Holocaust Stories Yet to Be Told: Toynton's The Oriental Wife

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 11.28.2011

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There are still stories to be told about the Holocaust and its aftermath, and Evelyn Toynton's second novel, The Oriental Wife, belongs on the shelf with the very best of them.

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PHOTOS: Germany's Nazi-Built Airport Gets New Eco-Friendly Purpose

Posted 10.29.2011

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One of Europe's oldest and airports is getting a new lease on life as the home of one of the continent's most unusual urban gardens. As the AFP is...

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PHOTOS: Berlin Wall Photographer Looks Back On Anniversary

Posted 10.12.2011

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BERLIN (AP) — Fifty years after his pictures of the Berlin Wall going up were published around the globe, former AP photographer Peter Hillebrecht s...

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What's Happening to America?

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.09.2011

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A decade ago, I read a book that made a lasting impression on me. It was a memoir called Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner, who had recently passed ...

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Tea Party Candidate Admits Comparing Public Schools To Nazi Germany

Posted 10.01.2011

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Wisconsin tea party organizer and children's book author Kim Simac has admitted to comparing American public schools to the Nazi regime. Simac, als...

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Israeli Orchestra Breaks Taboo By Performing Wagner In Germany

Posted 09.26.2011

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An annual month-long German celebration of composer Richard Wagner took a surprising turn this year by welcoming an Israeli ensemble for the first tim...

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PHOTOS: World Figures Whose Bodies Were Exhumed

Posted 09.20.2011

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German authorities decided this week to remove Rudolf Hess's bones from their Bavarian resting place this week, after reports that the grave of Adolf ...

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Hitler Deputy's Bones Exumed And Burned

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Nazi Germany, Holocaust, Germany, Rudolf Hess, Wunsiedel Cemetery, Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, World War II, World News

BERLIN — The bones of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess were exhumed under cover of darkness, burned and secretly scattered at sea after his gra...

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Germany Observes Unusual Hitler Anniversary

AP | Posted 09.19.2011

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BERLIN -- Germany is holding ceremonies around the country to mark the anniversary of the failed 1944 attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The speake...

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PHOTOS: A Look At London During World War II

Posted 09.18.2011

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July 19 marks the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill's famous "V for Victory" campaign, and in tribute to the spirit of Britons who "would not be c...

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Polish Ceremony Honors Jews Killed During World War II

AP | By CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 09.09.2011

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JEDWABNE, Poland -- Poland's president made a repeated apology during ceremonies on Sunday marking 70 years since Polish villagers murdered hundreds o...

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Hitler's Austrian Hometown Withdraws Honor

AP | Posted 09.07.2011

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BRAUNAU, Austria -- Adolf Hitler is now formally persona non grata in the town of his birth. The town council in the Austrian village of Braunau has ...

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