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Thursday briefing: 68 facts about the Bayeux tapestry as it goes on display

In today’s newsletter: No Bayeux ticket? Everything you need to know about the sold-out exhibition – from its epic journey to London to a Game of Thrones likeness

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the day by Christoph Waltz: 'You need the villain. If you don’t have a villain, the good guy can stay home.' Life lessons from inspiring quote on conflict, challenges, purpose, meaningful action and growth

Quote of the day by Christoph Waltz explains how conflict, opposition and challenges can give people a sense of purpose. The quote also shows why difficult situations can test skills, clarify goals and encourage action. Waltz’s career, especially his roles in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, also reflects the importance…

The Economic Times

In 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his team invented first long-range ballistic missile for Nazi Germany but it was built by concentration camp prisoners under brutal conditions, laying the foundation for both the American and Soviet space programs

In 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his research team invented the first long-range ballistic missile secretly for Nazi Germany during World War II while it was built by concentration camp prisoners and forced laborers under brutal conditions. The V-2 later influenced American and Soviet missile and space programs…

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In 1944, Polish priest Henry Denis endured Nazi malaria experiments at Dachau; after surviving the camp, he fulfilled his vow by building Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Nebraska

Father Henry J. Denis emerged from the horrors of Dachau concentration camp and the inhumane medical experiments conducted there. With a steadfast vow to create a shrine to Mary if he survived, he eventually settled in Nebraska, where he honored that promise. The Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, dedicated in…

The Times of India

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak

The Guardian - UK

Conversations with an Executioner: a chilling classic reveals the mind of a Nazi mass murderer

Polish war hero Kazimierz Moczarski spent 255 days sharing a cell with an SS general. Nearly 50 years after it was published, an uncensored version of his account is appearing in English for the first time

The Guardian - UK

In 1962, Egypt fired rockets over the desert and celebrated its entry into the missile age. Then Heinz Krug, a German rocket scientist at the heart of the program, disappeared without a trace, leaving behind one of the Cold War's strangest unresolved Middle Eastern mysteries

Egypt publicly displayed its new missile capability in 1962 after a secret program. This initiative involved former German rocket scientists and faced pressure from Israel. One key scientist, Heinz Krug, disappeared mysteriously from Munich in September 1962. Attacks and bombings continued against others involved in the Egyptian missile effort.

The Economic Times

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Himmler’s ‘anti-Nazi’ masseur: Claes Bang stars as SS chief’s ‘magic Buddha’

Felix Kersten, the personal therapist of Hitler’s principal enforcer, claimed to have saved countless lives from the Holocaust. A new feature film exposes him as a narcissist prone to myth-making

The Guardian - UK

3 new to Prime Video thriller movies to watch this week — including a ‘90s crime classic with one of the most shocking twists in film history (August 4-10)

Prime Video just added more than 50 movies to its library, including a trio of intense, twist-fueled thriller flicks worthy of your watchlist.

Tom’s Guide

In 1939, a US couple crossed Nazi-controlled Europe to save 50 Jewish children after Kristallnacht and every one of them survived the Holocaust. Read their story

In 1939, Philadelphia lawyer Gilbert Kraus and his wife Eleanor undertook an extraordinary rescue mission that saved 50 Jewish children from Nazi-controlled Europe. At a time when most Americans opposed admitting refugee children, the couple worked with Brith Sholom to secure visas, gather financial support and bring the children safely…

The Economic Times

Bootstrapped and profitable: TripleDart's blueprint for scaling

Bootstrapped with just Rs 5 lakh in 2020, TripleDart has evolved from a niche B2B marketing agency into an AI-powered growth platform with over $7 million in ARR.

The Economic Times

From racist Bugs Bunny to the bear MPs want to ban: how cartoons have indoctrinated kids for over 100 years

Politicians are claiming that a hit Netflix animation is Russian propaganda aimed at the ‘militarisation of children’. But it’s far from a recent problem – even the CIA has funded kids’ entertainment

The Guardian - UK

Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign

Platner’s exit kicks off a mad dash to find a candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins

The Independent UK

Graham Platner's Senate Campaign Was Rife With Scandal. Now A Woman Has Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Maine's Democratic nominee for the Senate, Graham Platner, is facing yet another scandal after a woman publicly accused him of sexually assaulting her during an encounter in 2021.

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The Guardian - UK

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A mouse detective; a fresh take on the Odyssey; a dangerous wish; and the world’s most watched reality TV show

The National (Scotland)

Top Labour lord holds secret meeting with Nazi-defending German MP

AN influential Labour peer held a secret meeting with a far-right politician known for defending members of the Nazi SS ...

The Conversation

These hidden songs survived the Holocaust – and helped singers to endure their own survival

In the renowned Holocaust documentary, Shoah (1985), former SS guard Franz Suchomel sings a song prisoners had to perform in the Treblinka death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. After finishing the last line, he chillingly asks the director, Claude Lanzmann: “Satisfied? That’s unique. No Jew knows that today!”

The Times of India

Political philosopher quote of the day: 'The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil' — Hannah Arendt

Few political thinkers have left behind a quote as unsettling as this one. At first glance, it appears simple. On closer inspection, it challenges one of the most common assumptions about evil: That terrible acts are mainly committed by obviously wicked people.

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The Independent UK

Graham Platner wins Maine Senate Democratic primary despite ‘Nazi’ tattoo scandal and women’s abuse claims

Political newcomer’s myriad of negative headlines infuriated progressives and worried establishment Democrats – but give Republicans a glimmer of hope

The Independent UK

Glass artist Peter Layton says it is ‘a total miracle’ his family escaped the Nazis

Layton revealed his family chose to anglicise his family name of Lowy to Layton

PC Gamer

GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers

The digital game retailer has not clearly explained how the hate symbols made it into an email, but apologized for the "unfortunate visual association."

The Canberra Times

Quiet masterpiece explores innocence in the shadow of war

It is a timeless story, enhanced by gorgeous cinematography.

Euronews

Jewish raid in Paris: Missing photos finally give victims of the Nazi era a face

85 years after the first major roundup of Jews in occupied Paris, an exhibition at the French Embassy in Berlin is showing 98 photographs that were lost for decades. The find is particularly significant for 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Liliane Ryszfeld.

The Conversation

San Diego mosque attack: racist interpretations of European history are inspiring extremists

On Monday, May 18, two assailants, a 17 and an 18 year old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, the site of both a mosque and school, killing three adults. The assailants were wearing Nazi SS insignia, and had the words “race war” written on their weapons.

The Guardian - UK

What happened to the ‘little refugee girl’?: the 102-year-old Holocaust survivor whose story started outside my doorstep

For years, I polished the brass plaques in front of my apartment dedicated to a Jewish mother and daughter who were murdered by the Nazis. Then a message out of the blue connected me to a surviving child …

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