The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nazi-germany/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:11:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nazi Germany | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nazi-germany/ 32 32 Israeli consul general in NY likens Mamdani’s policies to Nazi Germany https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-consul-general-in-ny-likens-mamdanis-policies-to-nazi-germany/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:27:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3896560 'Who boycotted Jews? The Third Reich!' Ofir Akunis says in Rosh Hashanah interview; progressive Jewish movements find his approach unhelpful at fretful time for community

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]]> Danube River’s water levels drop so low that sunken Nazi warships are emerging https://www.timesofisrael.com/danube-rivers-water-levels-drop-so-low-that-sunken-nazi-warships-are-emerging/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:41:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3876124 Drought has caused Europe's longest river to dry up, revealing Nazi Black Sea fleet, which was purposely sunk by Germans in 1944 amid Soviet advance

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]]> New museum opens at UK mansion where captive Nazi officers were spied on to glean secrets https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-museum-opens-at-uk-mansion-where-jailed-nazi-officers-were-spied-on-to-glean-secrets/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:29:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3874040 'Listeners,' mostly Jewish refugees, transcribed conversations of high-ranking POWs during World War II who were lulled by comforts to disclose intel that was used against Germany

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]]> New Treblinka research uncovers forgotten role of women in 1943 death camp revolt https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-treblinka-research-uncovers-forgotten-role-of-women-in-1943-death-camp-revolt/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:06:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3826175 Apart from two female survivors, all testimony about Treblinka came from male inmates. In a new book, historian Chad S.A. Gibbs restores Jewish women's overlooked place in camp resistance

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]]> How the sewers under Nazi-occupied Ukraine gave rise to unexpected Holocaust heroes https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-sewers-under-nazi-occupied-ukraine-gave-rise-to-unexpected-holocaust-heroes/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:58:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3763380 Ignacy Chiger died half a century ago, but his newly published war memoir raises complicated questions of Judenrat's Jewish communal responsibility versus allegations of complicity

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]]> WWII vet who shielded Jews at Nazi POW camp at gunpoint gets medal of honor https://www.timesofisrael.com/wwii-vet-who-shielded-jews-at-nazi-pow-camp-at-gunpoint-gets-medal-of-honor/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 04:26:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3767130 Highest US military distinction awarded posthumously to Roderick W. Edmonds, who refused to let Nazis separate Jewish prisoners of war in 1945

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]]> The real Holocaust history behind Oscar-nominated short animation ‘Papillon’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-real-holocaust-history-behind-oscar-nominated-short-animation-papillon/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:48:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3761593 Film is based on extraordinary life of Jewish star swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed for France at 1936 Berlin Olympics, fought with the resistance and survived Auschwitz

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]]> Greece to claim possession of Nazi atrocity photos found on eBay, minister says https://www.timesofisrael.com/greece-to-claim-possession-of-nazi-atrocity-photos-found-on-ebay-minister-says/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:30:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757285 Culture minister says an 'entire collection' of photos apparently taken by a Nazi serving in Greece has been declared a national monument 'due to its particular historical value'

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]]> Nazis restored old manuscripts to hunt down Jewish ancestry, researcher finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/nazis-restored-old-manuscripts-to-hunt-down-jewish-ancestry-researcher-finds/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:10:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757092 University of Oxford expert uncovers role of paper restorers and bookbinders in deciphering church and civil records to compile 'hitlist' of Jews

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]]> Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-nazi-linked-accounts-discovered-at-credit-suisse-us-lawmaker-says/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:53:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3747242 Wartime accounts for the German Foreign Office, a German arms manufacturer and the German Red Cross discovered, as well as new details on scheme to help Nazis flee to Argentina

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]]> As Germany rearms, Holocaust-begotten ties with Israel take on increasing importance https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-germany-rearms-holocaust-begotten-ties-with-israel-take-on-increasing-importance/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:55:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3711282 Delivery of Jerusalem's Arrow 3 missile defense system to Berlin marks historic reversal, reflecting growing relationship forged by guilt and anchored today in strategic necessity

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]]> Germany probing 100-year-old suspected Nazi POW camp guard https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-probing-100-year-old-suspected-nazi-pow-camp-guard/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:39:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3696625 Prosecutors allege suspect took part in executions between December 1943 and September 1944 at a camp that mostly held Soviet prisoners

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]]> Auschwitz launches a virtual film set of its grounds, and sparks an ethical debate https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-launches-a-virtual-film-set-of-its-grounds-and-sparks-an-ethical-debate/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:29:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620463 'Picture from Auschwitz,' a brick-by-brick digital reproduction of the Nazi camp created by the memorial, earns praise despite fears of AI-fueled distortion of Holocaust content

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]]> Rare Nazi Enigma machine auctioned off for almost half a million euros https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-nazi-enigma-machine-auctioned-off-for-almost-half-a-million-euros/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:20:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3692758 Machine's code was famously decoded by Alan Turing and his team, contributing to allied war effort; German Admiral Karl Doenitz ordered sophisticated M4 model in 1941

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]]> German pastor discovers his grandfather was Holocaust architect Heinrich Himmler https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-pastor-discovers-his-grandfather-was-holocaust-architect-heinrich-himmler/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 05:17:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685858 After recognizing his grandmother as the SS master's lover in a photo, couples therapist Henrik Lenkeit's research confirmed he is grandson of notorious SS leader

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