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Turkey and the Holocaust. Prior to joining the Allied Powers late in the war, Turkey was officially neutral in World War II. Despite its neutrality, Turkey maintained strong diplomatic relations with Nazi Germany during the period of the Holocaust. [1] During the war, Turkey denaturalized 3,000 to 5,000 Jews living abroad; between 2,200 and ...
Tina Strobos ( née Tineke Buchter; May 19, 1920 – February 27, 2012) was a Dutch physician and psychiatrist from Amsterdam, known for her resistance work during World War II. While a young medical student, she worked with her mother and grandmother to rescue more than 100 Jewish refugees as part of the Dutch resistance during the Nazi ...
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ( USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent genocide ...
Spain and the Holocaust. Francoist Spain remained officially neutral during World War II but maintained close political and economic ties to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy throughout the period of the Holocaust. Before the war, Francisco Franco had taken power in Spain at the head of a coalition of fascist, monarchist, and conservative ...
White Buses was a Swedish humanitarian operation with the objective of freeing Scandinavians in German concentration camps in Nazi Germany during the final stages of World War II. Although the White Buses operation was envisioned to rescue Scandinavians, one-half of those taken from the camps to Sweden were of other nationalities.
Hamas says hostage Sahar Baruch was killed in a failed rescue attempt. On 3 January 2024, the IDF admitted that Baruch was killed during a failed rescue attempt and two Israeli soldiers were wounded while attempting the rescue attempt. 12 December 2023: The IDF recovers the bodies of two hostages in underground tunnels in Jabalia, Gaza.
Z. Jerzy Zakulski. Categories: The Holocaust in Poland. People who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Rescue of Jews by Poles in occupied Poland in 1939-1945. Polish people of World War II.
