World War II

Conditions on the ship worsened. Some passengers were in dire straits, while others clung to sanity. A couple decided to marry. Crumbs of stale bread were collected, kneaded with water, and fried in a pan. An anonymous passenger contributed jam to spread on the prized creation, and thus the wedding took place.

In a time of profound danger for European Jews, Western nations turned their backs. Explore the heartbreaking journey of 937 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis, sent back to a Europe under Nazi threat after being denied asylum.

As Nazi leader Fritz Kuhn began his speech, a bold young man suddenly stormed the stage, seizing the microphone to denounce Hitler and the Nazis in front of 20,000 fervent followers... That man was Isidore Greenbaum, a 26-year-old Jew from Brooklyn.

Under Nazi orders, scientists developed a fake vaccine while secretly crafting a real one to save lives.

The personal ID tags of four Jewish children, sent to the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland, were uncovered in an archaeological dig. Archaeologist Yoram Haimi shares, "I've been excavating Sobibor for ten years, and this was my hardest day."

On this day, the 6th of Tishrei, 74 years ago, the Nuremberg Trials concluded with the sentencing of Nazi regime leaders.

On this day, the 17th of Kislev, 78 years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, prompting the U.S. to join World War II.

On this day, the 2nd of Sivan, 79 years ago, the Nazi occupation of Norway was completed.