WFTS: Two Friends Who Fled Nazi Germany Reconnect 82 Years Later
The two best friends were separated from each other when they were nine years old.
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97-Year-Old Reflects On Surviving The Holocaust And COVID-19
97-year-old Lily Ebert spoke to Newsy about the importance of Holocaust Memorial Day and her recent recovery from COVID.
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Germany Plans To Pay 240,000 Holocaust Survivors $662M
Payments will be made over the next two years to Holocaust survivors struggling with the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic.
75 Years After A-Bomb Dropped in Japan, Survivors Still Suffer
A-bomb survivors in Japan now in their 80's and 90's are prone to solid cancers like breast and lung cancers.
Knocking Down Statues Is About Way More Than The American Confederacy
Protesters are tearing down statues around the world. It's a global reckoning with the White supremacist past that built the world we know.
Holocaust Survivors Remember Liberation Of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Holocaust survivors commemorate 75th year since Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated.
World Leaders Gather In Commemoration Of Holocaust
The World Holocaust Forum marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Senate Passes Resolution To Officially Recognize The Armenian Genocide
In October, the House voted 405-11 in favor of recognizing the Ottoman Turk-led genocide that killed 1.5 million Armenians in the 20th century.
New Evidence Shows People Have Been Smoking Cannabis For Millennia
A new study in the journal Science Advances points to evidence on the origins of cannabis smoking in the first millennium B.C.
What Happened To The Artifacts Inside Notre Dame?
While many artifacts escaped fire damage, officials say some appear to have suffered water damage.
Vatican To Open Secret Archives On WWII-Era Pope Pius XII
The secret archives will be open to researchers beginning in March 2020.
Holocaust Survivor Relives Anti-Semitism From Childhood
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth looks back on his childhood before the Holocaust. His experiences show that hate is taught.
No, Robots Aren't From the Future — They Go Back To The 1700s
The history of artificial intelligence goes back to way before the Turing test.
Here's Who Paved The Way For Women In Medicine
While female physicians have been far from center stage in the past, some of medicine's biggest history-makers were women.
9 Women Who Dominated The Sports World
During Women's History Month, we're honoring women across many fields. This one's for the sports trailblazers.
For Sale: A Dark Part Of Canada's Past
A former Canadian school is for sale, but it has a dark side. Indigenous children were taken there and abused, a violent time in the country's past.
