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American anti-Semitism took an organized form in the 20th century. The German American Bund and the Silver Legion developed a unique culture of hatred for Jews that persists today in alt-right groups.
The Treaty of Versailles is often named as the main cause of World War II. But this is an overly simple explanation.
Whenever we apply that political or moral comparison, we set the bar for inhumanity as high as possible. Should the abyss of World War II really be the main measure for all things political?
Call it Fascism, American-Style. Donald Trump’s embrace of authoritarian ideals has extended to a veritable war on America’s youth.
Two big battles which turned the tide of World War II can tell us a great deal about some important present-day challenges.
Chaplin’s 1940 film ‘The Great Dictator’ mocks Hitler’s absurdity and overweening vanity, while highlighting Germany’s psychological captivity to a political fraud.
Fake news has been used in the past to feed into people’s fears and prejudices. A particularly poignant story from 1913 relates to the wrongful conviction of an innocent man named Leo Frank.
Can the Nazis be forgiven? A rabbi explains why this question needs a more profound examination of some of Judaism’s deepest ethical mores and theological beliefs
The reboot of the Nazi salute should not be taken lightly, given its history of hatred and genocide.
In the past, demolishing the dictator’s residences created a void exploited by Nazi sympathizers.
Dig into the details of the ancient Olympics and you find a lot of misinformation, but also a surprising amount in common with the modern games.
One publisher spent over 40 years trying to profit off Hitler’s hateful tome.
A historian responds to Boris Johnson’s claim that the EU is pursuing a powerful super-state, like Hitler.
Assertions that Hitler supported Zionism before the Holocaust are nothing new – and nothing to do with historical fact.
When anti Jewish rhetoric emerges into the light, it is worth reminding ourselves of the dark history at its root.
In the almost 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, his words have been enlisted by an extraordinary range of historical figures. Even the Nazis tried to claim him as a ‘Germanic’ writer.
Printers have been overwhelmed with orders for the first edition of the text to be published in Germany since 1945.
Mein Kampf will be reprinted in Germany next year – and it could have a surprisingly positive effect.
Hitler’s plan for a weapon that would outgun the allies was doomed – but one engineer has been trying to find out how it worked.
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Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
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Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo
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Assistant Professor of Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, Fresno
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Senior Lecturer in Modern German History, University of Huddersfield
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Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, Philosophy of Traditional Judaism, Colorado State University
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Winthrop Professor of English, The University of Western Australia
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Reader, History, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturer / Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in History, Kingston University
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Associate Director of Jewish Studies, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
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Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Professor in History, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in German history, University of Leeds
