Last week, JTA reported that the neighborhood in Shanghai that was home to approximately 20,000 Jewish refugees during World War II may be added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...

The story of Varian Fry, who helped lead an operation that saved thousands of Jewish artists and ... swung its door shut to most refugees during World War II, a young American in France saved ...

So, when President Trump makes the simple and logical observation, that the Arabs should look after their refugees, maybe it pays to listen. It would have saved a lot of human suffering if the Arabs ...

The Holocaust Refugee Shelter at Fort Ontario was a place of safety and hope during a dark moment in history,” said the bill’s chief Senate sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Jews were under threat in Nazi-occupied Europe ... who grew up during World War Two to learn about their experiences. WW2: The Holocaust year by year. documentWW2: The Holocaust year by year ...

(photo credit: US National Archives and Records Administration/ Wikimedia Commons) During World War II, US-based ... resettlement, and refugee aid to anti-fascists, Jews, and other individuals ...

In the face of an uncertain future, it can be helpful to find hope in the past. John Pehle is one such inspiration.

was the first and only refugee center established during World War II in the United States for Jewish refugees fleeing World ...

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Representative Claudia Tenney, have reintroduced legislation to ...

Despite the risks involved, Irena harbored several Jewish refugees in the basement of the officer’s house, providing them with food, shelter, and protection from the Nazis.