Introduction During the Third Reich, genealogy research thrived as one of the most crucial industries, fueled by the Nazi obsession with “pure” Germanic or “Aryan” ancestry. This requirement extended to Party Members, SS personnel, and bureaucrats, who had to prove their lineage to retain their positions. Spearheading these investigations was SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, the […]
Introduction: The Manhattan Project, a monumental scientific and military endeavor, was shaped by a remarkable group of Hungarian Jewish refugees whose contributions were indispensable. This distinguished cohort, consisting of John von Neumann, Edward Teller, Eugene Paul Wigner, Leo Szillard, Robert Capa, and Michael Curtiz, not only played pivotal roles in the development of the atomic […]
The Israel-Palestine conflict is a complex and deeply rooted issue that has shaped the history of the Middle East for over a century. To understand the origins of this conflict, we must delve into the tumultuous period of World War I, when British double-dealing and conflicting promises ignited tensions between Arabs and Jews in the […]
Simon Wiesenthal, one of the most well-known Nazi hunters of the 20th century, once said, “When history looks back, I want people to know that the Nazis could not kill millions of people with impunity.” Wiesenthal dedicated his life to hunting down Nazi war criminals, but he was not the only one. In fact, there […]
During World War II, thousands of men of Jewish descent and hundreds of what the Nazis called “full Jews” served in the military with Hitler’s knowledge. The Nazis allowed these men to serve, but at the same time, they exterminated their families. Hitler loathed Jews, but he also needed experienced commanders and fighters. The existence […]
Introduction Esther is one of the most beloved figures in Jewish history. She was a young Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from certain death at the hands of the Persian king’s advisor, Haman. The story of Esther, a Jewish queen who saved her people from genocide, is a testament […]