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X-ray analysis reveals overpainted fascist symbols
2+ hour ago (649+ words) Eurek Alert! Left: The painting depicts a corner of Munich's Odeonsplatz, with the Bavarian flag flying over the square. X-ray fluorescence analysis shows where areas have been overpainted with titanium white. Right: False-colour representation of the reconstructed painting featuring the…...
Global Geographies of the Holocaust: Mapping Jewish Refugee Resettlement - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (490+ words) Application deadline: Friday, July 17, 2026 In recent years, the terrain of Holocaust studies has shifted to encompass experiences of Jewish flight and rescue across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Despite this "remapping" of the Holocaust (Grossmann 2012), there remains a critical gap…...
A legacy on the beaches: Sky Soldier honors WWII heroes in Normandy
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (144+ words) U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Torrance, the fire support noncommissioned officer for "Attack Company," 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), poses for a photo before conducting a parachute jump near La Fiere bridge at the Iron Mike Drop Zone…...
Pennsylvania woman works to preserve her family's legacy as the first Black residents in Levittown
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (487+ words) June 8, 2026 / 6: 47 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia A Pennsylvania native is helping preserve her family's place in Civil Rights history nearly seven decades after they became the first Black family to move into Levittown in Bucks County." Lynda Myers was just one…...
Jennifer and Mel Mc Mullen, shown in a 1945 photo, will celebrate their 80th anniversary at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (159+ words) Sioux City Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Minervas restaurant in Sioux City to close, for real this time Bertrand again calls for 'public nuisance' declaration for Warming Shelter 33-year-old Le Mars man dies of injuries sustained in…...
Did the Thin Blue Line distinguish German Police Officers from Nazis? - Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (636+ words) CN: Nazis, ICE, police, family stories I don't think history will preserve that thin blue line. History will show law enforcement and military as part of the overarching ICE/Nazi side and private citizens as the Resistance with the victims…...
Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (29+ words) Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection Look through a curated list of frequently searched collection types and themes....
New England's First Holocaust Museum Under Construction Near Boston Common
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (300+ words) Construction is currently underway on what will become New England's first Holocaust museum at Tremont and Park streets in Boston. A new Boston museum will honor the legacy and memory of Holocaust survivors. Construction is currently underway on what will…...
Honouliuli historic site opens for guided tours this summer
13+ hour ago (44+ words) KITV For the first time, the public can take guided tours of Honouliuli National Historic Site " a former World War Two internment camp " beginning July 18, as Hawaii marks 80 years since the site closed....
Germany returns stolen WWII artifacts to Poland in historic gesture
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (326+ words) Feels like: 24. 6 C24. 6 F | Clear Germany is set to return several priceless cultural treasures looted from Poland during World War II, according to a report by the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza. The handover is scheduled to take place this month. It…...