A decorated German soldier in World War I, Richard Stern opposed Nazism from within. After fleeing, he joined the US Army at age 43, and soon became a hero there, as well…
Two-Gun Cohen: Artful Dodger Turned Chinese Legend and Hero of Israel
“He was like a character out of a book. He was like something somebody wrote.”
The Jewish Heroes and Heroines of Victory Day
These Jewish soldiers took part in the liberation of Europe from the clutches of Nazi Germany
Carl Ehrenstein: Expressionist Writer, Cultural Critic and Literary Agent
Rare items from the Carl Ehrenstein Archive
“The Book of Imprisonment and Exile” by Irgun and Lehi Exiles in Africa
Three years into their imprisonment in Africa, the exiles published a book documenting the detention from which they repeatedly tried to escape
The Nazi Period, World War II and the Holocaust
How did the Nazis, within a short time, destroy general conventions of the modern world pertaining to humanity, law and culture?
The Nazi Rise to Power Through the Eyes of Sebastian Haffner
Everything went “strictly by the book,” using means that were permitted by the constitution
The Aliyah of Central European Jews (the “Yekkim”) and the “German Immigrants’ Association News”
In the great frenzy that ensued, many Jews who lived on German territory understood that their lives and property were in imminent danger, and that they had to find alternatives to carry on living
“Transfer Agreement” and the Boycott of German Goods
Jewish organizations appealed to the public to forgo the purchase of goods from Germany
Termination of Employment Letter to Ladislaus Farkas from Fritz Haber
Over 100 scientists were forced to leave large research institutes beginning in 1933, most due to their Jewish origins
