The Gerda III, Worthy and Seaworthy
The 1926 lighthouse tender's real claim to fame comes from rescuing Danish Jews during the Holocaust.
Big Sonia: A Grandmother-Granddaughter Conversation
Documentarian Leah Warshawski captures the story and impact of her larger-than-life grandmother in the film Big Sonia.
Passage Over the Pyrenees
During World War II, refugee Jews fled from Nazi-dominated France to Spain over the treacherous Pyrenees mountain range.
A Guest at the Shooters’ Banquet
In her new memoir, Rita Gabis tells of unearthing facts about her once-beloved grandfather, the chief of police from 1941 to 1943 under the Gestapo in the Lithuanian…
Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning
In his controversial new history of the Holocaust, Timothy Snyder argues that anti-Semitism cannot fully explain the behavior of those involved in the murder of the Jews.
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
Drawing on the opened Vatican archives covering Pius XI’s papacy, this invaluable book sheds light on the pope’s early support for Mussolini as well as the Vatican’s institutional…
Lost and Found
Elizabeth Rynecki has dedicated her life to tracking down her great-grandfather's artwork.
The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler
The Nazis dictated the terms of every American film screened in Germany—even after World War II broke out.
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