Holocaust

Dr. Oren Meyers from the University of Haifa, co-author of the book Communicating Awe, discusses the significant presence of Holocaust-related content in Israeli media on the episode "The Holocaust: The Litmus Test of the Israeli Media" with host Gilad Halpern.
The text explores the correspondence between two lesser-known female writers, Zenia Larsson and Chava Rosenfarb, both survivors of the Holocaust who were born in Lodz, Poland.
In preparation for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an interview was conducted with Sandy Myers and Desiree Nazarian from Selfhelp Community Services, an organization aiding Holocaust survivors in New York.
Selfhelp, a non-profit organization, focuses on aiding Holocaust survivors by providing various services.
The text delves into the complex and often cruel history of Jews in Poland, highlighting the strained relationship between Jews and Poles over the centuries.
Ernst Barbakoff, a former child prodigy turned elderly piano teacher, spends his mornings in the library recounting his past to Miss Virginia, the librarian.
Vandals recently desecrated the Holocaust Memorial in Athens by removing two out of three panels featuring an inscription by Elie Wiesel.
Members of the far-right AfD, including politician Bjoern Hoecke, have expressed disdain for Berlin's Holocaust memorial, suggesting a monument for German victims instead.
When Hitler rose to power in 1933, German Jews, who numbered 535,000, faced increasing violence and discrimination as the Nazi regime implemented anti-Jewish laws and decrees, aiming to force Jews to leave Germany.
Robert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service, highlights the urgent Jewish responsibility to aid the persecuted Rohingya people, drawing parallels to Jewish historical persecution.
Despite the atrocities committed by Soviet Communism, many American Jews were deeply involved in and idealized the movement, with a significant Jewish presence in the Communist Party during the 1930s and 1940s.
In an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, Larry David and Senator Bernie Sanders discovered they are cousins through shared DNA, despite not having an identified direct connection on family trees dating back over 150 years.
Ari Kaplan, a respected Sabermetrician in Major League Baseball, is also deeply involved in researching the fate of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved numerous Jews during the Nazi era and disappeared during the Red Army's Siege of Budapest in 1945.
Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who was experimented on by Dr. Josef Mengele in Auschwitz, shared in a widely viewed video her decision to forgive Mengele and other Nazis.
Dr. Rafael Medoff, from the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, discusses his book "Cartoonists Against the Holocaust" on how US editorial cartoons depicted Hitler and Nazism.
The art installation "4 x Sally" at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute explores the complex story of Salomon Perels, a Jewish man who had to adopt a Nazi alter ego to survive during World War II, and the lasting impact this experience has had on him.
Emil Fackenheim, a renowned Jewish thinker known for his assertion about the 614th commandment after the Holocaust, was a philosopher and Rabbi who experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust firsthand.
The discussion centers around the growing popularity of the Slonimer Rebbe's work, Netivot Shalom, in various Jewish communities and its representation of Hasidic teachings.
The text discusses the author's experiences visiting monuments and memorials to Jewish history in Berlin and Prague, observing the contrast between dispassionate and specific depictions of the Holocaust.
The author, through exploring family memorabilia and historical documents, uncovers the story of their Sephardic great-great-grandmother, Rivca Alhadeff, who was born in 1870 on the Isle of Rhodes and perished in Auschwitz in 1944.
During the aftermath of the Holocaust, the story of cultural preservation emerges from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto as Polish researchers uncover the hidden archives of Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group led by Emanuel Ringelblum.
In this poetic and philosophical text by Zohar Atkins, a discussion among heavenly ministers reflects on God's actions during a fast day.
The debate surrounding Italian cyclist Gino Bartali's role in saving Jews during the Holocaust continues.
The funeral of Simone Veil, a prominent figure in French politics and Jewish history, sparked a debate about the identity of France's true Jews.
"Hell's Traces" by Victor Ripp delves into Holocaust memorials as clues to his family's fate during WWII, navigating the challenge of confronting indescribable experiences.

Top authors in Holocaust

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account_boxRon Kampeas
account_boxAndrew Silow-Carroll
account_boxJulia Gergely
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account_boxJacob Gurvis
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