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How Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nazis' surrender in WWII

4:12am May 08, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.

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Dachau's memorial marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp

1:32pm April 29, 2025

The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.

A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis

12:14pm January 07, 2025

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.

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How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris

4:48am October 29, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.

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Estelle Laughlin, 94, survived the Nazi concentration camps along with her older sister and mother. She was photographed in her living room in Lincolnshire, Illinois, on October 6, 2023.

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A Holocaust survivor identifies with the pain of both sides in the Israel-Hamas war

4:45pm January 30, 2024

by Ari Daniel

As a girl of 10, Estelle Laughlin and her family were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, then sent to a concentration camp. She lived through the Nazi genocide. This new war has shaken her to her core.

In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, white nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va.

'Active club' hate groups are growing in the U.S. — and making themselves seen

3:12pm July 19, 2023

by Odette Yousef

Cells of white males have formed in at least 30 states, united around racism and an interest in mixed martial arts. Extremism researchers say they're neo-Nazis looking to mainstream their ideas.

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Triad students hear first-hand accounts of the Holocaust during Remembrance Day

3:08pm May 24, 2022

by David Ford

Nearly 20 teenagers from Early College in Winston-Salem gather at small tables with their bagels, c

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A mosaic panel depicts the liberation of Kyiv by Russia's Red Army in 1943 at Kievskaya metro station in Moscow.

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Putin's claim of fighting against Ukraine 'neo-Nazis' distorts history, scholars say

3:02pm March 01, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement.

Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto around 1940. Food was in short supply.

Health & Safety

The Warsaw Ghetto Can Teach The World How To Beat Back An Outbreak

10:22pm September 02, 2020

by Fran Kritz

A study seeks to learn how hundreds of thousands of Jews, crammed in the ghetto by the Nazis, halted an outbreak of epidemic typhus. Some — including survivors alive today — say frame of mind was key.

Families are still seeking the musical instruments and other items stolen by the Nazis.

Where Are The Thousands Of Nazi-Looted Musical Instruments?

6:56am July 29, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Researchers are still digging into the question and sharing their findings decades after the Nazis sacked the homes of Jews during World War II.

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