An Austrian Jew serving in the US military, Irving Becker endured discrimination from both ally and foe during World War II. He ended up a crucial part of one of the most elite Allied forces ever assembled.
It’s a day for the international community and men and women of good will everywhere to call to mind the six million Jews and all the other victims killed by Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.
Hitler had from the beginning posited the war effort as presenting only two possible outcomes: total victory or absolute defeat.
When did World War II end? Thirty Years Ago Today.
In December 1942, a week before Christmas, the Allied governments issued a statement exposing a monstrous chain of events in Nazi-occupied Europe.
Join author Lynne Olson for a discussion about her new book Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler.
Join us for a special evening celebrating the launch of a new book about the D-Day invasion by the Museum’s President & CEO Emeritus.
