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World War II

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Russian Artist Faces Three-Year Jail Sentence for Sculpture Said to “Rehabilitate Nazism”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

But artist Oleg Kulik insists the sculpture is about his separation from his wife.

Posted inNews

After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis May Fetch $30M

Avatar photo by Michelle Young November 10, 2021November 11, 2021

The heirs of two Jewish collectors, one who sold the work to fund his escape from Germany, and another who had the artwork stolen by the Nazis, will receive financial restitution from the Christie’s sale.

Posted inArt

When Disney Declared War on Deutschland

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

Walt Disney built his media empire animating fairy tales; he did not start making films set in a Nazi-occupied Europe by choice.

Posted inFilm

In 1940s Japan, a Trophy Wife Becomes a Spy

Avatar photo by Ren Scateni September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

In Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Wife of a Spy, a woman becomes embroiled in exposing Japanese war crimes in Manchuria.

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Portrait of Anti-Nazi Gynecologist Is Acquired by Two UK Institutions

by Cassie Packard May 27, 2021May 28, 2021

The painting is the first artwork to be allocated to multiple museums under a British law.

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Restitution of Franz Marc Painting Sets New Precedent for Art Sold Under Nazi Duress

by Cassie Packard May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Germany’s advisory commission recommended the work be returned even though it was sold “outside of the National Socialist sphere of influence.”

Posted inFilm

Films That Tell Unique Tales About the Veteran Experience

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel November 10, 2020November 12, 2020

For Veterans Day, here are some movies that don’t fit mainstream narratives about military service.

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A Timely Look at the Escape From Paris After Nazi Invasion

Avatar photo by Johanna Sluiter October 1, 2020November 5, 2020

The intriguing exhibition Parisian Exodus demonstrates the importance of documenting such moments of upheaval with nuance.

Posted inFilm

How One Family’s Story Shapes Our Understanding of 20th-Century Germany

by Forrest Cardamenis October 3, 2019November 4, 2019

With Heimat Is a Space in Time, Thomas Heise explores how personal experience shapes the “objective” past.

Posted inFilm

The Specter of Concentration Camps Haunts The Terror: Infamy

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 9, 2019

The latest season of AMC’s supernatural history drama uses the harsh realities of Japanese American internment to weave its horrific tale.

Posted inArt

In Hungary, an Online Photo Archive Fights Revisionist History

by Stephanie Newman July 2, 2019November 4, 2019

Free to access and run with a high level of transparency and public input, Fortepan has collected over 100,000 photos taken by Hungarians during the 20th century.

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Chronicling the Days When Superheroes Knocked Out Nazis

by Jon Hogan March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The new book Take That, Adolf! compiles classic comic book covers that show how American superheroes were marshaled into service during World War II.

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