During World War II, Nazi Germany undertook the imprisonment and summary execution of many of its own citizens, and citizens of the nations they occupied. One of the groups that came under assault was the European Jewish population. More...

Martin Greenfield, a Holocaust survivor, creates perfect suits for U.S. Presidents with unparalleled craftsmanship.

Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who wrote a diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Her powerful story reflects resilience, hope, and the tragic impact of the Holocaust.

We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...

I thought I’d revisit one of my most watched videos, including my 10 More Things about WW2 and some previously unseen content.

When Vladek’s second wife leaves him, Art and Françoise go to stay with him. Art still finds it hard to get along with his father, but he continues recording his story. It’s 1944 and Vladek and Anja have been separated into different...

Art Spiegelman has always wanted to create a graphic memoir of his parents’ story of love and survival during The Holocaust. So, he sits down with his father, Vladek, to hear what it was like as a Polish Jew living under Nazi...

Despite Vladek and Mala’s hectic marital problems, Art continues to record his father’s story. In these chapters, Vladek describes what it was like for Polish Jews in the 1940s. Crafty hiding places, the terror of getting caught, narrow...

This video is a personal account of a Holocaust survivor who reflects on his experiences as a child during World War II, including his deportation to a concentration camp and eventual escape to Switzerland. The video highlights the...

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has also been a Professor at the...

Learn how Dr. Vecht lived during the war. What particular item saved his and his fathers life?<br/>
Voices of the Victims: Romeo Vecht, Part 1

This video provides a comprehensive overview of the causes and events of World War Two, highlighting the rise of fascist regimes, the atrocities committed by the Nazis, and the eventual Allied victory. It emphasizes the importance of...

I've said it before, I'm not a historian, I'm not a teacher, I'm just a curious person who visits important places and I give an honest opinion. Whenever I touch on historic topics around the time of the second world war, people go...

How did Dr. Vecht come to have a certain stamp and what was unique about it? Why is it important for himie to tell these stories?<br/>
Voices of the Victims: Romeo Vecht, Part 2

MOT 1963: AUSCHWITZ TRIALS: VS Men being led into court, Arthur Breitwieser, Wilhelm Boger, Viktor Capesius, VS Men in court, PAN Cameramen filing, HA WS Accused, HA WS Court w/ people sitting in rows, gallery below. (War Crimes statute...

The Holocaust was indisputably one of the most horrific events in human history. It also showcased moments of defiance, and inspirational stories about escaping the Holocaust affirm the endurance of the human spirit, even in the bleakest...

Protesters participated in a "Stop Trump Scotland" protest at Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen, as US President Donald Trump began his five-day private trip to the country at his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire.

It has been 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp where more than a million people were exterminated. Yet the memories of survivors remain fresh and vivid. Belgian Paul Sobol says he still...

Before War broke out in Europe, an agreement was signed between two men who would later become enemies. Stalin and Hitler had agreed not to attack each other.



For most it’s only piece of history but it’s now...

When 17-year-old Siegmund Listwa was liberated from a Nazi death march by U.S. forces in 1945, he made his way to Prague to catch a train back to his native Poland.



When he...

On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivors returned to the death camp where more than a million people were killed.

Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, anti-Semitic crimes in Germany have risen by 20 per cent. CBC's Margaret Evans looks at the possible causes and the impact it's having on the Jewish community.

This may be the last major anniversary at which survivors are present in significant numbers.

A Polish MEP has refused to apologise after sharing an image on social media, depicting a herd of chained cattle wearing the striped prison uniforms of Nazi camps.



Sylwia Spurek, of the...