What's happened
Historians reveal previously unknown acts of heroism during the Holocaust
Why it matters
The discovery of previously untold stories of heroism during the Holocaust sheds light on the resilience and bravery of individuals in the face of unimaginable adversity.
What the papers say
The Times of Israel highlights the story of Janina Spinner Mehlberg, while Axios focuses on the digitization of Alfred Wiener's unfinished manuscripts and correspondence. The NY Post and The Guardian both cover the discovery of photos and personal stories related to the Holocaust, but with different emphases.
How we got here
Recent efforts to digitize and preserve historical documents related to the Holocaust have led to the discovery of previously unknown stories of heroism and tragedy.
More on these topics
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Jews or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah.
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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe
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National Socialism, more commonly known as Nazism, is the ideology and practices associated with the Nazi Party—officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party —in Nazi Germany, and of other far-right groups with similar ideas and aims.