Rostov-on-Don Holocaust: Delayed Awareness, Widespread Impact
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Mius-Front search group highlighted the mass killings of Jews and Roma in Rostov-on-Don in August 1942, despite prior awareness of similar events in Taganrog; ongoing efforts are mapping genocide sites across the region.
Rostov-on-Don Holocaust: Delayed Awareness, Widespread Impact
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Mius-Front search group highlighted the mass killings of Jews and Roma in Rostov-on-Don in August 1942, despite prior awareness of similar events in Taganrog; ongoing efforts are mapping genocide sites across the region.
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40% Bias Score
Auschwitz Liberation: 80 Years Since Soviet Forces Freed Nazi Death Camp
Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp on January 27, 1945, finding approximately 7,000 survivors among the estimated 1.1 million murdered there; mostly Jews, but also Poles, Roma, and Soviet POWs.
Auschwitz Liberation: 80 Years Since Soviet Forces Freed Nazi Death Camp
Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp on January 27, 1945, finding approximately 7,000 survivors among the estimated 1.1 million murdered there; mostly Jews, but also Poles, Roma, and Soviet POWs.
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12% Bias Score
Apeldoorn Remembrance Center Opens, Recounting 1943 Deportation to Auschwitz
On January 21, 1943, Nazi forces deported 1131 Jewish patients and staff from Het Apeldoornsche Bosch psychiatric institution in Apeldoorn to Auschwitz, where most were murdered; a renewed remembrance center opened to honor the victims and educate future generations.
Apeldoorn Remembrance Center Opens, Recounting 1943 Deportation to Auschwitz
On January 21, 1943, Nazi forces deported 1131 Jewish patients and staff from Het Apeldoornsche Bosch psychiatric institution in Apeldoorn to Auschwitz, where most were murdered; a renewed remembrance center opened to honor the victims and educate future generations.
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32% Bias Score
SS Athenia Sinking: First Act of WWII, Risking US Entry
On September 3, 1939, German U-boat U-30, commanded by Fritz-Julius Lemp, mistakenly torpedoed the SS Athenia, killing 118, including 28 Americans, violating wartime rules of engagement and risking US entry into the war. The Nazi regime covered it up.
SS Athenia Sinking: First Act of WWII, Risking US Entry
On September 3, 1939, German U-boat U-30, commanded by Fritz-Julius Lemp, mistakenly torpedoed the SS Athenia, killing 118, including 28 Americans, violating wartime rules of engagement and risking US entry into the war. The Nazi regime covered it up.
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48% Bias Score
Editions de Minuit: Resistance and Legacy
La Bataille du Silence" and "Une Archive" detail the founding of Ćditions de Minuit in Nazi-occupied France in 1942, its clandestine publications as an act of resistance, and its continued post-war engagement with anti-colonial struggles, as witnessed through the lens of JĆ©rĆ“me Lindon's son, Mathieu...
Editions de Minuit: Resistance and Legacy
La Bataille du Silence" and "Une Archive" detail the founding of Ćditions de Minuit in Nazi-occupied France in 1942, its clandestine publications as an act of resistance, and its continued post-war engagement with anti-colonial struggles, as witnessed through the lens of JĆ©rĆ“me Lindon's son, Mathieu...
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40% Bias Score
Ukraine, Poland to exhume WWII massacre victims
Ukraine and Poland agreed to exhume the victims of World War II massacres committed by Ukrainian nationalists, starting in April; Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Poland on Wednesday following this agreement, resolving a historical dispute that strained relations for years.
Ukraine, Poland to exhume WWII massacre victims
Ukraine and Poland agreed to exhume the victims of World War II massacres committed by Ukrainian nationalists, starting in April; Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Poland on Wednesday following this agreement, resolving a historical dispute that strained relations for years.
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40% Bias Score
Russia Shifts WWII Focus, Excluded from Auschwitz Anniversary
Russia's focus on Soviet WWII suffering, not just the Holocaust, is highlighted by a new St. Petersburg memorial and the non-invitation of Russian officials to the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, causing tension with Western nations.
Russia Shifts WWII Focus, Excluded from Auschwitz Anniversary
Russia's focus on Soviet WWII suffering, not just the Holocaust, is highlighted by a new St. Petersburg memorial and the non-invitation of Russian officials to the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, causing tension with Western nations.
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56% Bias Score
Six-Day Commemoration Honors 100,000 Dutch Holocaust Victims
From January 23rd to 28th, the names of over 100,000 Dutch Holocaust victims are being read aloud at the former Westerbork camp site in the Netherlands; the event includes various activities such as lectures and a theatrical performance, and is livestreamed on nos.nl.
Six-Day Commemoration Honors 100,000 Dutch Holocaust Victims
From January 23rd to 28th, the names of over 100,000 Dutch Holocaust victims are being read aloud at the former Westerbork camp site in the Netherlands; the event includes various activities such as lectures and a theatrical performance, and is livestreamed on nos.nl.
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32% Bias Score
Netherlands to Fully Open WWII Collaboration Archives Amid Privacy Concerns
Dutch Education Minister Eppo Bruins is preparing legislation to fully open controversial World War II digital archives containing 425,000 names of suspected collaborators, delayed due to privacy concerns, with only a list of names initially released online, causing significant public demand and con...
Netherlands to Fully Open WWII Collaboration Archives Amid Privacy Concerns
Dutch Education Minister Eppo Bruins is preparing legislation to fully open controversial World War II digital archives containing 425,000 names of suspected collaborators, delayed due to privacy concerns, with only a list of names initially released online, causing significant public demand and con...
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48% Bias Score
WWII MP Deaths Commemorated on 80th Anniversary
The Speaker of the Commons will commemorate 24 MPs who died during WWII on the Order Paper, highlighting the sacrifices made during the war and marking its 80th anniversary. The event includes the memorializing of one MP who perished in a train crash, and another lost at sea.
WWII MP Deaths Commemorated on 80th Anniversary
The Speaker of the Commons will commemorate 24 MPs who died during WWII on the Order Paper, highlighting the sacrifices made during the war and marking its 80th anniversary. The event includes the memorializing of one MP who perished in a train crash, and another lost at sea.
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64% Bias Score
Kamp Amersfoort Exhibition Reveals Diverse Deportees' Fates
A new exhibition at the National Monument Kamp Amersfoort reveals that over 30,000 prisoners were deported from the camp to at least 177 locations during WWII; it highlights four destinationsāZwolle, Mauthausen, Neuengamme, and Natzweilerāshowcasing the diverse experiences and suffering endured.
Kamp Amersfoort Exhibition Reveals Diverse Deportees' Fates
A new exhibition at the National Monument Kamp Amersfoort reveals that over 30,000 prisoners were deported from the camp to at least 177 locations during WWII; it highlights four destinationsāZwolle, Mauthausen, Neuengamme, and Natzweilerāshowcasing the diverse experiences and suffering endured.
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24% Bias Score
Audrey Hepburn: From Secret Dancer to Resistance Courier During WWII
During WWII, Audrey Hepburn, despite her family's complicated political leanings, participated in secret ballet performances to fund the Dutch Resistance, later becoming a courier delivering vital messages, risking her life to aid the Allied cause.
Audrey Hepburn: From Secret Dancer to Resistance Courier During WWII
During WWII, Audrey Hepburn, despite her family's complicated political leanings, participated in secret ballet performances to fund the Dutch Resistance, later becoming a courier delivering vital messages, risking her life to aid the Allied cause.
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44% Bias Score