As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of that liberation. Commemorations are taking place ...

Ilana Kantorowicz Shalem was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, and is one of the youngest Holocaust ...

I did not need to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps to know they were unspeakably evil. However, my somber visit ...

Confronted by a confusing and complex national history, Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk decided to embrace myth rather than ...

On Jan. 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated the Auschwitz network of concentration camps in Poland, freeing some 7,000 ...

In a world where technology races forward and historical memory often fades into the background, Harley Lippman manages to bridge the gap.

There’s an old British expression, “a curate’s egg.” The story goes that a couple once hosted their vicar for dinner and ...

The grave of a famous architect no one knew was buried in Allerton has been found and refurbished. A ceremony took place at Allerton Cemetery on Wednesday, January 21 to unveil a new memorial stone ...

I didn’t plan to visit Fort VII, Poznan’s infamous “laboratory of murder,” three times in two weeks. But after walking through its silent corridors alone for the first time, I realized this wasn’t a ...

It is far from certain that Russia is behind a string of recent sabotage incidents affecting Poland’s railway lines and power grid. On November 16, a blast damaged a section of the rail line between ...

The community of Poland, Ohio, is rich in history and tradition. There are more than 75 19th century homes in the village, many of which have been restored to their past glory. Located at the center ...