World War II

The Jewish Nucleus of the Second World War's Atomic Drama

How a group of Jewish physicists helped the United States beat Nazi Germany in the race for nuclear weapons.

Alex Gordon
Sept. 17 2021 12:01AM

Remembering the Great Jewish Historian of Ancient Greece and His Wisdom about the Present

World Wars I, II, and III.

Donald Kagan
Aug. 11 2021 12:01AM

When the Mob Came for the Jews of Baghdad

Eighty years since the farhud.

Joseph Samuels
June 2 2021 12:01AM

A Jewish Marine’s Story of Observance During World War II

Semper fidelis—to God and country.

Mordechai Lightstone
June 2 2021 12:01AM

World War II’s Secret Unit of Jewish Warriors

The X Troop.

Leah Garrett
May 28 2021 12:01AM

When Portugal Became a Magnet for Jewish Refugees

A very temporary haven.

Allan Arkush
April 1 2021 12:01AM

How a Nazi Collaborator Became a Lithuanian National Hero

Uncovering a dark family secret.

Silvia Foti
March 11 2021 12:01AM

The Secret War That Saved the Land of Israel from the Nazis

And the forgotten battle that cost Moshe Dayan his eye.

Amy Spiro
Feb. 3 2021 12:01AM

The Ex-Anti-Semite Who Risked His Life to Fight the Nazis

“Resistance,” then and now.

Kevin Williamson
Nov. 30 2020 12:01AM

A Jewish Prayer for Thanksgiving

“We pray sincerely for America and the ideals of democracy and freedom that are here enshrined.”

Joseph Lookstein
Nov. 27 2020 12:01AM

The Man Who Led the Revolt at the Sobibor Death Camp, and the Fraught Politics of Remembering Him

Alexander Pechersky.

David Bezmozgis
Oct. 22 2020 12:01AM

The Camps Where Canada Kept Hundreds of Jews during World War II

Sent there by the British as enemy aliens.

Julie Masis
Aug. 26 2020 12:01AM

The Story of Holocaust Refugees in Tehran Teaches a Lesson in Jewish Solidarity

Strong enough to break through post-Zionist cynicism.

Allan Arkush
July 6 2020 12:01AM

Eighty Years Later, Portugal Honors a Heroic Diplomat Who Sacrificed His Career to Save Jews

Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

James Badcock
June 23 2020 12:01AM
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