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Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

Milena, circa 1930. Photo Credit: Milena and Margarete.

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…
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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

Lillian Chanales, portrait of author's grandmother pictured in mourning attire after husband's death.

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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Three New History Books to Read This January

January 2026 Upcoming History Books
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

Auschwitz gate

by Anne Sebba

An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …
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Remembering the Stories of the Holocaust

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau…
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Varian Fry: The Artist’s Oskar Schindler

WCAG Headingby Kate Lord Brown WCAG HeadingVarian Fry and The House of Dreams The House of…
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