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ICE Deports Jakiw Palij, 95-Year-Old Former Nazi Death Camp Guard Who Killed 6,000 Jews In One Day

The United States had worked for nearly 14 years to deport Jakiw Palij, but no country would accept him — until now.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 22, 2018

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ICE Deports Jakiw Palij, 95-Year-Old Former Nazi Death Camp Guard Who Killed 6,000 Jews In One Day

The United States had worked for nearly 14 years to deport Jakiw Palij, but no country would accept him — until now.

By Caroline Redmond • August 22, 2018

Nazi Camp Guard Maria Mandl Sent 500,000 Women To Their Deaths – And Loved Every Minute Of It

Maria Mendl was a violent female guard who rose the ranks at the infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. She was known for her quick temper, cruel punishments, and ruthless beatings, all of which earned her the nickname "The Beast."

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 3, 2018

Nazi Camp Guard Maria Mandl Sent 500,000 Women To Their Deaths – And Loved Every Minute Of It

Maria Mendl was a violent female guard who rose the ranks at the infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. She was known for her quick temper, cruel punishments, and ruthless beatings, all of which earned her the nickname "The Beast."

By Gina Dimuro • July 3, 2018

Porajmos: The Forgotten Gypsy Holocaust The World Ignored

During the Porajmos, the Nazis exterminated a quarter of Europe's Roma population, yet this brutal genocide went unacknowledged for decades.

By Mark Oliver • May 31, 2018

Porajmos: The Forgotten Gypsy Holocaust The World Ignored

During the Porajmos, the Nazis exterminated a quarter of Europe's Roma population, yet this brutal genocide went unacknowledged for decades.

By Mark Oliver • May 31, 2018

Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • Apr 12, 2018

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Shocking Number Of Millennials Ignorant Of Holocaust, Poll Finds

Of 1,350 American adults interviewed, 70 percent say fewer people seem to care about the Holocaust than they used to.

By Kara Goldfarb • April 12, 2018

Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

Though he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued to risk it all to help every Jewish citizen he could.

By Gina Dimuro • Apr 11, 2018

Chiune Sugihara – The Japanese Holocaust Savior You’ve Never Heard Of

Though he could have lost his job, and his life, if the government found out, Chiune Sugihara continued to risk it all to help every Jewish citizen he could.

By Gina Dimuro • April 11, 2018

The Dachau Reprisals: When U.S. Troops Took Revenge On Concentration Camp Guards

U.S. troops were shocked by the death and suffering they found at Dachau while liberating the camp in April 1945 — and they responded by massacring dozens of the SS guards.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 1, 2018

The Dachau Reprisals: When U.S. Troops Took Revenge On Concentration Camp Guards

U.S. troops were shocked by the death and suffering they found at Dachau while liberating the camp in April 1945 — and they responded by massacring dozens of the SS guards.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 1, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • Feb 7, 2018

Disturbing Photos Captured Inside The Jewish Ghettos Of The Holocaust

Before the concentration camps, the Nazis' victims endured another kind of hell inside the walls of the Jewish ghettos.

By Mark Oliver • February 7, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • Feb 1, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong • February 1, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 31, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie • January 31, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski • Jan 7, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski • January 7, 2018

Kazimierz Piechowski And The Great Auschwitz Escape

Kazimierz Piechowski's daring and heroic escape would be the catalyst for the infamous Auschwitz prison tattoos.

By Katie Serena • Sep 20, 2017

Kazimierz Piechowski And The Great Auschwitz Escape

Kazimierz Piechowski's daring and heroic escape would be the catalyst for the infamous Auschwitz prison tattoos.

By Katie Serena • September 20, 2017

How Three Doctors Invented A Disease To Fool The Nazis And Save Jewish Lives

The little-known story of Syndrome K, which stayed secret for 60 years after the war.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 15, 2017

How Three Doctors Invented A Disease To Fool The Nazis And Save Jewish Lives

The little-known story of Syndrome K, which stayed secret for 60 years after the war.

By All That's Interesting • August 15, 2017