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World War II

January 18, 2022

Determined to Survive: One Woman’s Journey Across History

Voice
March 9, 2021

The Past in Translation: Piecing Together Jewish History in Rural Poland

Voice
January 28, 2021

Celebrating the Past, Addressing the Jewish Future

In The News
January 12, 2021

A Love Letter to Artifacts: The Treasures Housed in JDC’s Archives

Voice
November 20, 2020

Friends from post-WWII Displaced Persons camp reconnect on Zoom after 69 years

In The News
November 4, 2020

‘I choose to live’: ‘Irmi’ tells story of triumph out of tragedy

In The News
October 28, 2020

The Jewish Prisoners Of Cyprus

In The News
October 3, 2020

Bringing the Past to Life: Inspiring Filmmakers Around the World

Stories
September 13, 2020

Continuing the Cycle: How One Belarusian JDC Staff Member Discovered Her Grandparents’ JDC Story

Voice
July 15, 2020

IRMI, A Personal Tale of Resilience and Strength, Awarded 4th Annual JDC Archives Film Grant

Press Releases
May 8, 2020

On the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day, Celebrating JDC’s Lifesaving Post-War Relief Effort

Voice
April 20, 2020

On Yom HaShoah, Remembering What We’ve Been Given

Voice
April 20, 2020

German Youth Encounter History Through a Shoah Survivor’s Art

In The News
March 26, 2020

The Poignant Story of Albert Einstein’s ‘Magnificent’ 70th Birthday Party

In The News
February 8, 2020

 First, Libya’s Jews Were Deported. Then the S.S. Stepped In

In The News
December 23, 2019

Serving as a lifeline on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death camps

Video
July 3, 2019

A Journey of Jewish Community Explored and Expanded

In The News
June 25, 2019

The Long Legacy of the Shoah in Scandinavia

In The News
May 23, 2019

My Family’s American Life Almost Wasn’t

In The News
May 13, 2019

Where Are They Now: Three Stories of Rescue

Stories
September 7, 2018

The Surprising Story Behind This Picture of Leonard Bernstein Conducting an Orchestra of Holocaust Survivors

In The News
April 12, 2018

In Time for Yom HaShoah, JDC-Eshel’s Witness Theatre Program Ensures the Stories of Holocaust Survivors are Never Forgotten

Voice
February 28, 2018

Here’s How JDC and Jewish Communities Celebrate Purim Across the World

Voice
February 23, 2018

Real-life ‘Casablanca’ story is even more dramatic than the Hollywood classic

In The News
February 14, 2018

JDC dedicates home for 100 years worth of its historical documents

In The News
January 22, 2018

We’ll Meet Again

In The News
January 22, 2018

Jewish Refugee Reunites With Neighbor — 80 Years Later

In The News
December 14, 2017

A Boy Murdered for his Gelt and 4 Other Wild Hanukka Stories from the Past

In The News
November 20, 2017

Finding the heart of Shanghai, a haven for Jews in World War

In The News
November 21, 2017

On Thanksgiving, A Jewish Legacy of Five Kernels of Corn

In The News
November 20, 2017

Warsaw Ghetto museum planned for hospital whose patients were sent to death camp

In The News
October 17, 2017

I thought I knew how my family escaped the Holocaust. The truth was hidden in a Dominican town.

In The News
September 1, 2017

Escape to Shanghai – the Jews who discovered an unlikely refuge from the Nazis

In The News
August 30, 2017

A “Best-Kept Secret” Unveiled

In The News
July 13, 2017

Experiencing Judaism in the Baltics

In The News
June 16, 2017

A Forgotten Story: Film Delves into Cuban Diamond Industry

In The News
June 1, 2017

The Ugly Story Behind a Breakfast Meal

In The News
June 1, 2017

Take Note

In The News
May 30, 2017

Forging Hungary’s Jewish Future

Voice
May 24, 2017

Lantana Elementary explores Haiti’s effort to save lives during Holocaust

In The News
May 21, 2017

“Forgotten Jewels, A Haven in Havana” Awarded First JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant

In The News
May 18, 2017

Forgotten Jewels, A Haven in Havana with First-Ever Awarded JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant

Press Releases
April 4, 2017

Dominican Republic was WWII refuge for Jews

In The News
April 3, 2017

Covering Tyranny, The AP and Nazi Germany: 1933-1945

In The News
April 2, 2017

Learning from Hungarian Jews

Voice
November 9, 2013

JDC Responds to Super Typhoon Haiyan

Press Releases
February 13, 2014

New JDC Photo-Book Reveals Long Lost Einstein letter, Rare World War II-era Images

Press Releases
April 1, 2016

The Jews of Sosúa, Saved by Reverse Discrimination

In The News
April 15, 2016

Remembering Archivist and Warsaw Ghetto Survivor Rose Klepfisz

In The News
April 1, 2016

Passage Over the Pyrenees

In The News
March 23, 2016

During World War II, U.S. Intelligence Targeted American Jews

In The News
August 3, 2016

Assorted Oddities: Receipt for a Holocaust Survivor – a Sefer Torah

In The News
July 1, 2016

Rare Documents on Polish Jewish History Available Online 70 Years After Kielce Pogrom

In The News
November 18, 2016

In Jamaica, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion for Jews who weathered WWII in an island camp

In The News
November 30, 2016

The lessons of Europe

In The News
November 29, 2016

$10,000 Grant for Documentary Filmmakers

In The News
October 13, 2016

Founding Funders

In The News
August 26, 2016

The Manila Poker Group That Rescued German Jews

In The News
August 21, 2016

The Tart That Went Around the World

In The News
July 12, 2016

From the CEO: Memory in Action – Elie Wiesel, JDC in Poland

Voice