World War II

How Jewish fighters resisted the Nazis in 1943, and the story of survivor Ewa Kracowska who lived to tell it

How hundreds of Jewish refugees braved storms, hunger, and war to reach the Land of Israel

During World War II, the Jewish community of Djerba faced grave danger under Nazi occupation. Through wise negotiation and what many saw as divine intervention, disaster was averted.

Imagine the shock on their faces: the soldiers who captured them spoke Hebrew and proudly flew the Star of David. For a Nazi soldier, surrendering to Jews at gunpoint was the ultimate humiliation, a nightmare come to life.

A Remarkable Story of Faith, Courage, and Divine Intervention During World War II

Tortured by the Gestapo, sentenced to death, and miraculously rescued, Irena Sendler’s courage and compassion saved thousands during the Holocaust

Does the name Manuel Quezon ring a bell? If not, prepare to be surprised by this incredible revelation.

From its creation under Nazi rule in 1940 to the Great Deportation, the story of the Warsaw Ghetto reveals both the cruelty of oppression and the courage of Jewish resilience

On November 9, 1938, Nazi Germany unleashed a nationwide pogrom against its Jewish citizens — burning synagogues, destroying homes, and paving the way to genocide

On this day, 74 years ago, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Rare photos taken by German soldiers during World War II expose daily life, forced labor, and the destruction of Jewish communities

A British merchant ship, sunk by a German submarine during World War II in 1943, has been discovered 12 miles west of Netanya. It is the largest sunken ship found off the Israeli coast.

From LEGO bricks to laughing rats, these interesting facts show just how strange and fascinating our world can be

How a German-Jewish mining tycoon used his wealth and influence to rescue thousands during the Holocaust

Two heroes of World War II who risked everything to follow conscience over command and rescue Jews from Nazi terror

A hidden journey, a dream of a tzaddik and powerful prayers that helped turn back the Nazi army at the gates of the Holy Land

How one of history’s most wanted war criminals eluded capture for 35 years, living under a false name in Brazil — and the mystery that still surrounds his final days