Would-be immigrants escape from war-torn country to Poland, Moldova and Romania; will be brought on three flights scheduled for Sunday, Jewish Agency says

Ceremony held to honor the estimated 779 Jews killed when boat they were on was mistaken by Red Army submarine for a hostile vessel; only 1 survived the 1941 attack

Israel envoy notes that Jews accepted historic November 29, 1947 vote, while Arabs declared war, slams world body for holding event calling for Palestinian 'right of return'

Nicholas Winton helped organize Kindertransports that carried young people to safety on the eve of war. 'Nicky & Vera' by author and illustrator Peter Sis now honors his legacy

Writer Ulrich Boschwitz fled Germany after pogrom and wrote contemporary account 'The Passenger' before death at sea by a Nazi torpedo. Now rediscovered, it's earning rave reviews

Prior to writing and directing Hollywood blockbusters, the filmmaker zipped around Germany and Austria as a reporter, and his colorful early writings are now available in book form

New York Times recounts history of almost 1,000 Jews fleeing the Nazis who became the only refugees accepted by Washington during World War II

Online exhibit details how thousands of German and Austrian Jews were arrested in Britain and shipped overseas, where they were kept together with Nazi POWs in harrowing conditions

They fled the Nazis to Mandate Palestine in 1940, only to be deported and, over Churchill's objections, locked up for 5 years; August 12 marks 75 years since their release

Online exhibition reveals the sometimes tragic, sometimes jubilant stories of German Jews resettled by Britain in the early days of WWII, many of whom would fight with the Allies