‘The Survivor’ Delves Into Harry Haft’s Boxing Dilemma at Auschwitz Ordered to win fights or be put to death, Harry Haft, the subject of a new film, was haunted by the fates of his opponents.
A Nazi Soldier Stole a Watch in 1942. It Turned Up 80 Years Later. The watch, made as a gift in 1910, has been returned to the maker’s family in the Netherlands. It still works.
World War II Navy Ship Is Tilting Into Lake Erie The U.S.S. The Sullivans, which survived combat in the Pacific, suffered a hull breach this week at a naval park in Buffalo. “We have a problem and we don’t know what it is,” a park official said.
When Classical Music Was an Alibi The idea that musicians and their work are apolitical flourished after World War II, in part thanks to the process of denazification.
College Became the Default. Let’s Rethink That. Imagine a world that gave high schoolers more options.