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France 24world63 days ago
Nazi Party Membership Records from 1930s-1940s Made Public Online as Europe Marks 81st VE Day
Europe is commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Allied victory over the Nazis on May 8. Nazi party membership lists saved from destruction in 1945 are now available online. Many in Germany are discovering long-buried family secrets using the newly available lists, bringing th…
Abc Newsworld64 days ago
German Artist Installs Over 126000 Holocaust Memorial Stones Across Europe
Artist Gunter Demnig has placed small brass plaques known as Stolpersteine into sidewalks to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. More than 11000 of the stones are in Berlin with the first one installed there 30 years ago. The project now extends to Germany and 31 other European…