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A remote, forgotten Nazi hideout? Archaeologists shine light on Argentine history.
Sorry, folks: Despite some breathless headlines, no one has found actual Nazis hiding out in a remote stone building in northeastern Argentina. But a team of Argentine archaeologists says it may have uncovered a secret Nazi hideout dating back to World War II. "Apparently, halfway through the Second World War, the Nazis had a secret project of building shelters for […]
A Swiss musem accepts a ‘Nazi art’ collection — and vows to return stolen works
The Kunstmuseum of Bern, Switzerland, has agreed to accept a collection of priceless art hoarded by the son of Hitler’s art dealer. The museum, along with the German government, has also pledged to investigate and return pieces stolen from Jews during World War II, a potential watershed moment.
Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime
70 years ago, Ella Weissberger stood on stage as a cat in the first performances of the children’s opera Brundibar. The stage was in a Nazi concentration camp and she was a prisoner. Weissberger still attends performances and shared her story with The World’s Nina Porzucki.