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July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Female STEM Pioneers: Holocaust Survivors Who Changed Science

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February 28, 2026May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Mittwerda List: “Stolen” Evidence of Nazi Atrocities

August 10, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Jadwiga Simon-Pietkiewicz: Reviving Forgotten Women Artists

April 5, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

A History of Messy, Chaotic Stories

September 27, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

LaGuardia’s Sister, Eichmann’s Prisoner, Ravensbrück’s “Mother”

January 18, 2018September 27, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Excerpted // Rescue or Death?

August 9, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

When Sweden Rescued 31,000 Non-Swedes from Nazi Germany

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