World war ii

Jewish WWII British special forces veteran who fought against Nazis in Africa dies, aged 100

Cairo-born Jack Mann served as a radio operator in a reconnaissance and raiding unit formed to fight Nazis in Africa, later joining the SAS and SBS, including a posting in Mandatory Palestine.

Jack Mann, a Cairo-born Jew who was the last survivor of a British special forces unit that fought and defeated the Nazis in the Middle East and North Africa, died in August 2026, aged 100; illustrative.
Jürgen Stroop watches his troops raze the Warsaw Ghetto.

Nazi war criminal's chilling account of Warsaw Ghetto destruction reaches English readers

An employee at a business centre watches the Chinese national flag being raised, in Beijing, China August 26, 2025.

History must not be distorted, ‘Taiwan independence’ is ultimately doomed - opinion

PROF. MAX BERGHOLZ: Wars don’t make history; rather, people make wars, and then those wars change how people operate, and think, and remember.

What brings neighbors to violence? American historian searches history for answers - feature


Outcry in Germany over controversial plans to demolish Nazi bunker for luxury apartment building

The bunker is part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed over a period of ten years, and which served as the headquarters of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe.

Kai Wegner (L,CDU), Governing Mayor of Berlin, Manja Schreiner (C,CDU), Senator for Mobility, Transport, and Christian Gaebler (L,SPD), Senator for Urban Development, view a public housing construction project

'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review

The picture is cropped. A Japanese man standing to one side has been cut away. That man is Kotsuji, and the book is the long work of putting him back.

A JEWISH GIRL and her Chinese friends in the Shanghai Ghetto, 1945, from the collection of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.

Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance

About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil. 

A portrait of the late historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch adorns the facade of the Pantheon before his induction ceremony along with his wife Simonne Vidal in Paris, France, June 23, 2026.

America’s ‘luck’ is running out: The lost industrial engine that powered US greatness - opinion

America’s rise was driven by production and innovation, and its decline may begin with its loss.

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honor over WW2 dispute

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that Poland's decision to strip the award was a mistake.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

Unearth World War II art history through people's eye

The true artistic and historical depth of renaissance of evil.

“Renaissance of Evil masterfully blends history, art, and fiction into an engaging and enlightening story.”

Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition

The five first-place winners of the My Family Story competition had the opportunity to connect to their ancestors and represent various Jewish communities around the world,

Daniel Voloshchuk's handmade Russian project won first-place in the My Family Story competition, exploring the gaps in many Jewish family histories.

Coming together again: What D-day teaches about Israel, Iran, and unity - opinion

The alliance that won World War II stands divided as Iran emerges as a modern challenge.

D-Day: marking 82 years.

The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests - opinion

The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts are projected: Zionism and anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Israel and Palestine, the meaning of antifascism, and more.

A contingent remembering the Jewish Brigade, which fought in World War II, marches during Italy's 80th Liberation Day commemoration in Milan, Italy, on April 25, 2025. The next year, pro-Palestinian activists forced Jewish groups out of the Liberation Day procession.

For the first time in decades, Israel is imposing its will on Hamas - opinion

A weakened Hamas, expanding Israeli control, and regional backing are reshaping Gaza’s future.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.