
Adolf Hitler’s immeasurable legacy as a looter of works of art
Pieces stolen by the Nazi regime in occupied Europe star in three ambitious simultaneous exhibitions in Austria

Pieces stolen by the Nazi regime in occupied Europe star in three ambitious simultaneous exhibitions in Austria

The Oświęcim Jewish Museum has acquired negatives discovered in 2020 that reveal the daily life of the residents of the Polish city at the beginning of the Nazi occupation

The former family home of a series of rich industrialists from Milan was designed by Piero Portaluppi, a prolific Italian architect. Today, the residence is visited as a monument and used as a film set

The book ‘Bajo el manto del Caudillo’ depicts Franco’s Spain as the European country where the most high-ranking officials and collaborators of the Third Reich were in hiding

Its promoter, the Polish-Jewish jurist Raphael Lemkin, warned of the ‘contagious nature of any social psychosis’

While the father of psychoanalysis managed to escape from Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, four of his sisters died in the camps. Three of them were gassed in Treblinka
In her latest photobook, Bulgarian visual narrator Hristina Tasheva explores the meaning of utopias and their drift

Hitler became chancellor of Germany through the ballot box. With elections taking place in many parts of the world, this year could trigger an equally tragic turning point
The book of memoirs ‘Underground in Berlin’ tells the unusual story of Marie Jalowicz, who defied the Third Reich without leaving Berlin, circumventing the Gestapo and enduring rape, freezing conditions and hunger

Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ is a World War II story about daily life at Auschwitz from the German commander’s perspective

An exhibition in Berlin debates what would have happened if German history had taken alternative paths and the allies had not unexpectedly captured the Remagen bridge intact, potentially extending World War II by months

U.S. President and his campaign are placing emphasis on energizing Black voters amid deepening concerns among Democrats that he could lose support

The essential moral rule is do no harm. But as a species we are capable of both the best and the worst

A book by Frank Dikötter analyzes the common traits of 20th century despots

There should be little doubt about the legitimacy of Ukraine’s response to Russia’s aggression, and Israel’s to the Hamas attacks. The problem lies in the limits

Billionaire owner Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on the platform since purchasing it last year

To celebrate Friedrich Schiller’s birthday, Germany’s Museum of Modern Literature honors the author of ‘Ode to Joy’ and acknowledges his impact on European history

A report in the ‘The Lancet’ shows how nationalist ideology corrupted the most advanced science and medicine of its time

Inner resistance, as many examples throughout history demonstrate, is the only recipe for a citizen to fight against their own monsters

In ‘Beyond,’ Walker chronicles the space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S. He masterfully reconstructs the epic flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to leave the Earth and point the way to the stars

The detainee printed and sold more than 300 titles on Adolf Hitler, Aryan ‘ethics,’ anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial from his family home in Buenos Aires

Two of the leading historians of the conflict, Antony Beevor and Olivier Wieviorka, suggest that it could have started in 1937 and 1941, respectively

The author of ‘The Third Reich Trilogy’ says that believing that there’s no such thing as objective truth — only opinion — leads to the destruction of society

Works by the Viennese creator have attained astronomical prices at auction. But the true value is in the symbolism of his paintings, which were stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis

The scientist responsible for the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb, was one of the most unique figures of the 20th century due to his enigmatic and complex nature

Research by the Hohenems Jewish Museum reconstructs the flight of thousands of refugees from the Third Reich on the Austria-Switzerland border

The grandchildren of the Austrian teenager who escaped the Nazis during World War II and rebuilt her life in Argentina share her story with EL PAÍS