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Forward How Jewish journalist Ruth Elkrief wound up in the middle of France’s debate over antisemitism and Islamophobia 21 Feb 2024
Jewish French-Moroccan journalist Ruth Elkrief, known for her long career in TV news in France, faced heightened scrutiny after being put under police protec...
21 Feb 2024
Forward A Polish ‘countess’ saved thousands of concentration camp prisoners from the Nazis. No one knew she was a Jew. 12 Feb 2024
Janina Mehlberg, a Jewish mathematician, disguised herself as a Polish countess named Janina Suchodolska during the Holocaust. Working underground as an offi...
12 Feb 2024
JTA The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up. 31 Jan 2024
The Lublin Yeshiva Library in Poland, which was believed to have been destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, has actually resurfaced. Piotr Nazaruk, a r...
31 Jan 2024
Forward Could social media really have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ is far-fetched 24 Jan 2024
Holocaust scholars have criticized Elon Musk's claim that the Holocaust could have been prevented with the existence of social media. They argue that Musk's ...
24 Jan 2024
Forward Following Auschwitz visit, Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust 23 Jan 2024
During a conference hosted by the European Jewish Association in Krakow, Elon Musk claimed that his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), cou...
23 Jan 2024
JTA Elon Musk lays wreath at Auschwitz after private tour with Ben Shapiro and European rabbi 22 Jan 2024
Tech magnate Elon Musk visited Auschwitz on a private tour ahead of his engagement with European Jewish leaders at the European Jewish Association conference...
22 Jan 2024
Forward The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community from scratch 20 Dec 2023
In Porto, Portugal, a community of approximately 1,000 Jews has emerged over the past decade thanks to a 2015 law that allowed the return of people whose anc...
20 Dec 2023
Forward In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property 19 Dec 2023
Latvia and Lithuania have enacted laws that allow Holocaust survivors and their descendants to apply for restitution of stolen property. The restitution prog...
19 Dec 2023
Forward Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained 10 Jul 2023
Ruth Handler, the Jewish businesswoman behind Barbie, created the iconic doll in 1959, revolutionizing the toy industry. Despite facing antisemitism, Handler...
10 Jul 2023