This is the Forward’s coverage of World War II, the global conflict during which Nazi Germany perpetrated the Holocaust.
World War II
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Culture The greatest war story my ski trooper uncle ever told
Sam Meiselman was a member of the army's elite 10th Mountain Division
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Film & TV A new Nazi revenge film from Finland is called ‘Sisu’ – is that Finnish for ‘chutzpah’?
The movie glosses over Finland’s complicated World War II history — but that shouldn’t keep you away
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Film & TV A new Miep Gies show hails Anne Frank’s protector — but ignores the collaborators
Though the Gieses risked their life to save Jews, 'A Small Light' looks away from the many citizens who did nothing
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Film & TV How a gift for music saved one man from the Nazis
The PBS documentary 'How Saba Kept Singing' tells the affecting tale of Holocaust survivor David Wisnia
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Film & TV In a gripping new thriller series, neutral Switzerland isn’t so neutral after all
Superbly acted, 'Labyrinth of Peace' explodes myths about World War II
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Culture Hollywood goddess Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian Jew who pined for Vienna but hid her religion
A new exhibition explores Lamarr's complicated relationship with her homeland and her heritage
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Opinion I shared my father’s letters about Nazi horrors with a high school class
Dad was a WWII spy. I want kids today to know what he saw
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Books Spurred by religious faith, an angelic evangelist became a savior to Jews
In 'The Watchmaker's Daughter,' the heroic story of Corrie ten Boom
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