Historic Newspapers: Holocaust & Nazi Attrocities - Newspapers

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 21, 2005

* Simon Wiesenthal death (1st report)
* Jewish holocaust survivor - Nazi hunter

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Nazi Hunter… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 6, 1989

* The making of "MAUS", by Art Spiegelman
* Incredible renowned cartoonist's tale of The Holocaust
* 1st graphic novel to… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 15, 1986 

* Andrija Artuković convicted of war crimes
* "Butcher of the Balkens" - Croatia 
* Jewish holocaust - concentration camps  
* Brutality against Jews, Serbs and Roma 

The… more

BOOK REVIEW SECTION only of the New York Times, March 14, 1976 Beginning on the front page of this section is a editorial on the death camps during the Jewish holocaust in World War II era Nazi… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 20, 1963

* Frankfurt Nazis trials begin for war crimes
* Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
* Jewish - Jews extermination killing center

The front page has a seven… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 12, 1961

* Adolph Eichmann found guilty
* Architect of the holocaust
* Nazi SS Colonel

The ftpg. has a one column head: "Eichmann Convicted, Awaits Fate" with a… more

LOS ANGELES MIRROR, Dec. 11, 1961

* Adolph Eichmann found guilty - 1st report
* Architect of the holocaust
* Nazi SS Colonel

The front page has a dramatic, 2-line, banner headline: "EICHMANN… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1961

* Adolph Eichmann trial begins
* Jewish mass murderer
* World War II Nazi

This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1953

* North Korean War death marches
* POWs freed - tells of atrocities

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FREED U.N. CAPTIVES TELL OF… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1951 

*Hebrew Calendar Alignment
* The Ma'abarot Crisis - "Tzena" Era

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Israelis Begin Celebrating State's Third Anniversary" (see… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 20, 1949

* Nazi General Erich von Manstein
* Guilty of war crimes against humanity
* WWII - World War II field marshall
* Invasion of France architect - Jewish… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1948

* Hideki Tojo hanged (1st report)
* World War II Japanese criminals

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TOJO AND 6 OTHERS HANGED BY… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1948

* Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging
* World War II Japanese criminals

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TOJO CONDEMNED BY COURT… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1947 

* "Haganah Ship SS Exodus 1947"- Jews
* "The Ship That Launched a Nation"  
* Jewish Refugees - "Operation Oasis"
* "A Floating Auschwitz" prison ship

The front page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 20, 1947

* Doctors' trial ends w/ guilty verdicts
* United States of America v. Karl Brandt
* Nazi human experimentation - Jewish holocaust

The front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 18, 1947

* Captured Nazi treasure - loot - antiques
* Gold from teeth of concentration camp victims
* To be sold in U.S. for benefit for refugees

The front page has… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Oct. 16, 1946 

* Aftermath of the Nuremberg trials - Germany 
* German Nazis - war criminals hanged
* Hermann Goering suicide by poison
* Jewish… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1946

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory remembered
* Jewish - Jews - 1 year anniversary of liberation


Page 20 contains a very compelling… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1946

* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis 
* Hermann Goering takes the stand & testifies
* Highest ranking Nazi official doubles down
* Jewish holocaust -… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 23, 1946

* Tomoyuki Yamashita execution
* Imperial Japanese Army General
* "Tiger of Malaya" war crimes

The front page has a nice banner headline: "YAMASHITA… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946

* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis 
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews 
* Films showing mass murders at… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 10, 1946

* General Masaharu Homma
* Bataan Death March trial
* Japanese atrocities to POWs
* Manila, Philippines

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOMMA… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945

* Josef Kramer execution by hanging
* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp
* William Halsey welcome home celebration

Near the bottom of the front… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1945

* Jewish holocaust revelations 
* Nazi prison guards sentenced to hanged
* Dachau concentration camp 
* German General Anton Dostler execution photo

The… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1945

* Dachua - 1st Nazi concentration camp
* Nazis prison guards convicted of horrors
* Dr. Klaus Schilling - Nazi human experimentation

The top of page 13 has… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 20, 1945

* Nuremberg trials officially opens 
* High ranking Nazi officials 
* Hermann Goering amongst others 
* War crimes against humanity 

The front page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945

* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese death sentences
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp leaders
* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

Near the… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 17, 1945

* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty
* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps
* Nazis - German atrocities - Jewish Holocaust

The front… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1945

* British Mandate for Palestine
* Jewish homeland discussed

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S., BRITAIN SHARE PALESTINE INQUIRY,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1945

* German Woman guard Irma Grese 
* Nazi concentration camps leader 
* Bergen-Belsen trials - Jewish holocaust
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"

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THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - balance of Japan & Germany

The months… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945

* Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
* Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders
* Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration… more

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - balance of Japan & Germany

The months… more

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles… more

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles… more

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles… more

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)

* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945

* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1945

* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese amongst others
* Bergen-Belsen trial begins - World War II
* Concentration camp leaders - war crimes 
* Jewish Holocaust  -… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945 

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge

Page 5 contains a very compelling article on… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1945  

* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations proved

The top of page 11 has one column headings that reveal plans for… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 19, 1945 

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Eyewitness accounts - Jewish Holocaust

The top of page 4 has a one column… more

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945

* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading
* Made public for the first time
* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more

The top of page 11 has a one column… more

THE BOSTON POST, Extra, September 8, 1945

* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan
* American flag (old glory) raised over city
*  Japanese atrocities - Palawan Massacre

The top of the front… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 6, 1945

* Jimmy Doolittle's raiders
* Japanese atrocities told

The front page has a four column headline: "JAPS TO PAY FOR ATROCITIES" with subheads. Also… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1945  

* Japanese atrocities described
* American soldiers tortured

The front page has a nice banner headline: "LIST JAP TORTURE CHIEFS!" with subhead:… more

DAILY NEWS, New York (Final Edition), Aug. 9, 1945 

* Russia declares war on Japan
* Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing

Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered,… more

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 6, 1945  

* Kaufbeuren-Irsee in Bavaria, Germany 
* Psychiatric hospital atrocities - murders
* Nazi "euthanasia" killing center program 

This was the:… more

DAILY NEWS, New York City, May 8, 1945   

* Surrender of Germany - Nazis 
* V-E Day celebrations underway

The entire front page is taken up with a huge photo of a large, gleeful crowd in New York City… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1945

* Jewish Holocaust atrocities revealed
* War in Germany & liberation of concentration camps
* Horrific photos shown for 1st time

Although the front page… more