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Reporters – A forgotten crime: Remembering the 1943 Marseille roundup
Issued on: 27/01/2023 – 13:28 In this edition on Holocaust Memorial Day, we discover a little-known chapter of French history.…
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Survivors Mark Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation With Gathering, Sharing Dark Memories
Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th anniversary Friday of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp, some…
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Oldest Living Pearl Harbor Survivor Marks 105th Birthday
Flag-waving admirers lined the sidewalk outside the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Wednesday to greet the…
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Biden claims his uncle Frank won Purple Heart but story doesn’t add up
President Biden claimed Friday that his uncle Frank Biden won the Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of…
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony Draws Few Living Survivors
A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor gathered at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to…
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Auschwitz survivor Witold Pilecki’s son sues Polish government for father’s execution
The son of World War II Auschwitz death camp hero Witold Pilecki is seeking millions in compensation from the Polish…
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Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the…
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World War II-Era Boat Found at the Bottom of a Receding Lake Shasta
Receding water levels at Lake Shasta in Northern California have revealed a mysterious discovery: a landing boat from the World…
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The Dieppe Raid: ‘Canada’s single bloodiest day’ of World War II, 80 years on
Issued on: 19/08/2022 – 06:42 Canada is one of many overlooked Allied countries that helped turn the tide of World War…
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Pennsylvania woman, who almost became a nun, celebrates 100th great-grandchild
This Pennsylvania great-grandmother has 100 reasons to brag. Marguerite Koller, who is 99, welcomed her 100th great-grandchild into the supersized…
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