A polish jew’s diary, 1943

Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal, but Israelis refuse to see it. This has historical parallels—and roots in Israel’s foundation, writes Omer Bartov In June 2024, I visited Israel

Musical instruments have power, simply as things. They speak. They generate emotion. They tell stories about life, death, happiness and sadness – and about the past, which they can resurrect with curi

The elegant streets of Charlottenburg, a district in the German capital Berlin, include several grand properties once owned by one of the city’s wealthiest families. Among them is an enormous four-sto

It has become fashionable today for critics of major western museums to call for a ‘reckoning’ or ‘coming to terms’ with the imperialist and racist histories of some institutions. This approach is roo

Built on land bordering Queen’s Park, it was simply a wonderful and exotic place. As a five-year-old first-timer, until it closed for good (when I was 11 years old), I visited the place so many times

Past and present entwine at the Black Country Living Museum, where history is close enough to touch and stories of the past unfold