The Austrian government is turning the house where Hitler was born into a police station. But many think it should be used instead to teach essential lessons about history.
Tag: Holocaust and the Nazi Era
-
What I’m Reading: A History Of Forced Population Transfers
A history of forced population transfers sheds light on present conflicts.
-
One Man’s Mission to Give Soviet World War II Soldiers Decent Burials
Konstantin Dobrovolsky searches for the remains of soldiers left to rot on the battlefield almost 80 years ago. Then he had to bury his own son, who fought in a war he despises.
-
Germany Restricts Pro-Palestinian Protests Amid Israel-Hamas War
The country’s authorities have banned many protests in the name of fighting antisemitism. Critics say such restrictions are discriminatory.
-
Germany Remembers Kristallnacht at a Fraught Moment
As reports of antisemitism surge in Germany and elsewhere, commemorations of the Nazi pogrom have taken on special resonance this year.