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Jewish GIs of WWII tells the profound and unique story of the 550,000 Jewish men and women who served in World War II.
They were held as POWs and awarded honours for merit and valour. Thousands were wounded and 11,000 were killed in action.
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Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer
While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
There were Jews from the Soviet Union Poland and Britain and Palestine who fought and the total loss of life was 250,000 altogether from these Regions .
Over 150 Russian Jews received the Highest Awards for Valour and in Australia Paul Cohen (Cullin) was amongst many decorated heroes .
And there were the Partisans in the Forests and Revolts in the Ghettos and Genocide Centres .