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 Loyal to the Dead" with subhead and photo;. (see) Much more inside with more related photos and loads of text.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), great condition.

wikipedia notes: Simon Wiesenthal KBE (31 December 1908 – 20 September 2005) was a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi…

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 win a Pulitzer Prize!

The front page has a large, colorful illustration headed, "MAUS LIVES - An Exclusive Excerpt - Art Spiegelman On The Making Of A Classic Comic Strip", which points to the inside article headed: "MAUS & MAN". The article includes both excerpts and multiple examples of the…

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 front page has a two column heading: "Artukovic Sentenced to Die for War Crimes" with subhead and photo. (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, light toning along the central fold, good condition.

Background: The conviction of Andrija Artuković on May 14, 1986, stands as a…

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 Germany.
Compete book review section only with 40 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.

background: The March 14, 1976, front-page review of Terrence Des Pres's The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps marked a watershed moment in Holocaust literature, as critic Alfred Kazin used the…

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 column headline: "22 Nazis Go on Trial as Auschwitz Killers" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 40+ pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

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 photo of him. The article tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty for crimes against the Jews during World War II. He would be hanged in 1962.
Complete in 40 pages, very nice condition.

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 CONVICTED; FACES DEATH PENALTY", with a large photo and corresponding text. The article, which tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty for crimes against the Jews during World War II, continues on page two. Very nice for display.
Other news of the day throughout.
Complete in multiple…

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 front page: "Eichmann Challenges Rights of Three Judges" with subhead: "Israel Opens His Trial In Fortress"

Tells of the start of the trial against Adolph Eichmann, 'the architect of the Holocaust"

Other news of the day. Good condition.

wikipedia notes: Otto Adolf Eichmann (March 19, 1906…

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 CRUELTIES ON 'DEATH MARCHES'" and subheads. (see)
Complete with 58 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

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 images)
Complete with all 64 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The 1951 Independence Day served as a critical psychological and political milestone for Israel, marking its third year of sovereignty amidst the daunting challenges of "Operation Ezra and Nehemiah"—the…

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 holocaust

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mannstein Guilty  of Crimes, Gets 18 Years' Imprisonment" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 56 page, rag edition in great condition.

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 ALLIES AS WAR CRIMINALS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition. 

Background: On December 23, 1948, Hideki Tojo, the former Prime Minister of Japan and a key military leader during World War II, was executed by hanging at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo after being…

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 TO HANG; 24 OTHERS GUILTY" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo of Tojo. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition. 

Background: Hideki Tojo, Japan’s Prime Minister from 1941 to 1944 and a leading architect of Japan’s wartime militarism, was…

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 has a two column heading: "Jews' Ships Reach Germany; Leaders Reported Isolated" (see images) 
Complete 1st section only with all 64 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The return of the Exodus 1947 refugees to Germany in September 1947 remains one of the most significant propaganda…

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 two column heading: "Hitler's Doctor, 14 Others Guilty In Medical Experimentation Trial" First report coverage continues inside with photo of Dr. Karl Brandt.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

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 a two column heading: "Part of Nazi Loot to be Sold Here For Benefit" (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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 holocaust perpetrators

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Der Tag Blots Ni Chiefs; Goring Tricks Scaffold" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:On October 16, 1946, the aftermath of the Nuremberg…

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 article on the 1year anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen nazi concentration camps. A one column heading reads: "Survivors Of Belsen Mark Liberation Day". See photos for text.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Nice condition.

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 - Atrocities against Jews 

Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Goering Defends Nazi Suppression From Witness Stand in Nuremberg" Coverage continues on page 7 with photo showing Goering on trial. (see images)
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

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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 DIES ON GALLOWS" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, generally in nice displayable condition.

background: Tomoyuki Yamashita was a highly skilled Japanese general known as the “Tiger…

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 camps

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background:On February 19, 1946, during the Nuremberg Trials, the…

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 IS LINKED TO 'DEATH MARCH'" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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 page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halsey Gets Hero's Acclaim As Million defy Cold, Snow" with subhead. (see) Reporting continues on page 3 with related photos.…

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 top of page 11 has a one column heading: "36 DACHAU KILLERS TO DIE BY HANGING" with subhead.
This was when the extent of the Jewish holocaust was becoming public knowledge for the first time. 
A related item at the top of page 10 shows General Anton Dostler being tied up to a stake for execution by…

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 a two column heading: "40 Dachau Guards Convicted of Horrors; U. S. Military Court to Sentence Them Today" (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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 has a two column heading: "Top Nazis Go on Trial Today; Nuernberg Heavily Guarded" with small photo of Ernst Kaltenbrunner. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background:The Nuremberg Trials officially began on…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945

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

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Kramer and Irma Grese Will Die With 9 Others for Reich Murders" (see images)
Complete in 46 pages, rag edition, a little light staining, generally nice.

Note: On November 17, 1945, Irma Grese and Josef Kramer, both former Nazi concentration camp…

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 page has a one column heading: "Belsen Beast and 8 to Die"" with subhead. See image for brief text here. Irma Grese is not mentioned in the report but she was one of the others found guilty.
Complete with 16 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Note: On November 17, 1945, Josef…

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, SHAPE TRUSTEESHIP" with subheads. (see images) Complete text on Truman and Bevin's statements on page 12.
Also a one column heading on page 18: "Palestine's And Europe's Jews".
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.

background: On November 13, 1945, the British government,…

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"

Page 6 has a one column heading: "BELSEN WOMAN GUARD WEEPS, DENIES GUILT" (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background:On October 16, 1945, during the Belsen Trial, Irma Grese was present in court as the prosecution continued presenting evidence and witness…

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 following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive set provides a great…

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 camps

The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Note: On October 5, 1945, during the Belsen Trial in Lüneburg, Germany, a confession by Irma Grese was read aloud by…

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 following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive set provides a great…

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 included

The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive…

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 included

The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive…

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 included

The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive…

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 included

The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leaves from issues ranging from September to December of 1945. This inexpensive…

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 Beautiful Beast"

Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED"  with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Complete in 42 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice…

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  - exterminations - atrocities
* Gas chamber survivor Sophie Litwinska 

The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "OSWIECIM VICTIM ACCUSES GERMAN" with subhead. Also a five column photo with heading: "Their Numbers Are Up: Nazi War Criminals On Trial In Germany" (see images)
Complete in 42 pages,…

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 identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also in Oswiecim Camp Is Witness at Trial". The text (see photos) notes a: "...Polish Jewish woman, her concentration camp…

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 future Jewish persecution and murder, along with details of related events dating back to 1938: "NAZIS ORGANIZED THE 1938 POGROM" and "Records Reveal Plans of the Hitlerites for 'Spontaneous' Murder, Pillage Nov. 9". The article reveals much detail.
Complete in 38 pages, this is the "rag edition"…

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 heading: "Briton Tells of Nazi Evils at Belsen" (see images) Unfortunately a somewhat brief report here. 
Complete in 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background:Glyn Hughes, a British soldier who was part of the 11th Armoured Division, was one of the first…

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 heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers including a report of a Australian pilot being beheaded. This was Bill Newton, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross.

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 page has a great banner headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete…

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 a two column heading: "Doolittle Raiders Picture Life in Japanese Prisons" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

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: "Ex-Captives Tell More of 'Living Hell'" Two related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

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, Russia declared war on Japan - noted here in a dramatic 3-line banner headline: "REDS AT WAR WITH JAPAN", with subheadings: "Drive Into Manchukuo, Bomb Key Points, Foe Reports" and "BARE JAP PEACE PLEA". However, perhaps the most interesting coverage is found on inside pages which includes multiple…

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 6, 1945  

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

This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Double Air Smash At Japs Reported" "Life In Berlin Humdrum Now" "Nazis Slew Babies in Murder Mill After VE-Day" and more.
Among…

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 with the words: " IT'S OVER IN EUROPE ! " dropped out of the photo.
Also on the front page is: "Proclamation Due At 9.A.M." There are related articles on pages 2 & 3, and the doublepage centerfold, plus the back page has a banner headline: "500,000 IN TIMES SQUARE".
Complete in 32 pages, tabloid-size,…

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 features a three line banner headline on the closing moments of the war in Europe, including: "...HITLER SAID TO BE DYING", the most noteworthy content is found on page 20. Here are found two sickening photos headed: "At Two of the Horror Camps Liberated By The Allies", one showing a communal grave of…