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The Days of Darkness Are Passing
In a war against Nazi Germany, no statement was more dramatic than for Jewish American soldiers to proclaim their faith on German soil.
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![Max Fuchs, New York City cantor, sings as Rabbi Sydney [sic] Lefkowitz, Richmond, VA, conducts the first Jewish services from Germany.](/themes/nwwiim/images/loaders/placeholder.gif)
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The Chełmno Death Camp
It was at Chełmno that the Nazis tested various methods of exterminating people en masse while they sought an alternative to the Einsatzgruppen’s mass shootings.
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Mystery of the Disembodied Bow of Ironbottom Sound
The New Orleans not only lost her bow, but she staggered away from Ironbottom Sound with over 180 men in her crew dead or missing. But like the city for which she was named, quitting was never an option.
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WWII Marine Killed on Saipan Finally Returned Home to Louisiana
More than 80 years after the Battle of Saipan, DNA analysis helped identify and account for Marine Sergeant Frank L. Schmaltz. He was finally brought home to Louisiana and laid to rest with full military honors.
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The Anti-Axis Art of Antonio Arias Bernal
Antonio Arias Bernal’s art reminds us that World War II was also a war of ideas, fought with pens and brushes as much as with troops and firearms.
Past Events
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Only Miracles
04/17/2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMBringing to life the extraordinary true story of Holocaust survivors Ed and Helen Lefkowitz, this on-stage performance offers an intimate human portrait of survival during World War II.
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Only Miracles
04/16/2026 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMBringing to life the extraordinary true story of Holocaust survivors Ed and Helen Lefkowitz, this on-stage performance offers an intimate human portrait of survival during World War II.
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The Victory Belles Salute to Hope Matinee
04/15/2026 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PMEnjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
