ERFURT, GERMANY (AP).- A new memorial is opening in Germany that examines the role played by educated professionals such as the engineers and architects who created the crematoria ovens for Auschwitz to help carry out the Holocaust. The exhibit is hous…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
In Warsaw Ghetto Model, Holocaust Horror Paced Out
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece
NEW YORK, NY.- Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece is, without any question, one of the most important paintings ever made. Finished in 1432, it was the first piece to demonstrate the astounding versatility of oil painting, which would become the pref…
Wikileaks Trove Used in Fight Over Shipwreck Trove
TAMPA, FL (AP).- Deep-sea explorers in Florida are using some of the trove of recently leased WikiLeaks documents to try to force the U.S. government out of their legal battle with Spain over a shipwreck treasure. Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa …
Two Paintings Seized in NY Stolen by Nazis in Poland
NEW YORK (AP).- U.S. authorities say they’ve seized two paintings in New York that were stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, by the Nazis during World War II. The paintings by 19th-century Polish artist Julian Falat were seized last Wedn…
Austria Returns 7 Looted Works of Art to Their Rightful Owners or Heirs
VIENNA (AP).-A panel has recommended that seven paintings by Austrian artists contained in a prestigious Vienna art collection be returned because they were either seized by the Nazis or given up against the will of their Jewish owners. The paintings &…
Curious George: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey, an exhibition of nearly 80 original drawings that reveal a dramatic story of escape and survival. Curious George, the impish mon…
Art Believed Destroyed by Nazis Found in Berlin to Go On Display at Neues Museum
BERLIN (AP).- Nearly a dozen sculptures considered by the Nazis to be “degenerate” artwork and believed to have been lost or destroyed after World War II have been unearthed during construction near Berlin’s city hall and were shown to reporters Monda…