Holocaust

Elie Wiesel, a struggling journalist in 1957, embarked on a healing six-week road trip across America with his editor and wife, discovering the country's natural beauty and diverse cultures.
In the summer of 1936, Ostend became a gathering place for a mix of real and fake intellectuals, many of them Jewish and including writers like Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth.
Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, delves into the topic of religion and violence in his book "Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence."
The rise of anti-Semitism amidst discussions of racism and privilege is a growing concern, particularly evident in political and social spheres like the UK's Labour Party, American universities, and social media.
Actor and playwright Tom Bird presented a unique and powerful staged reading titled "Bearing Witness" on Holocaust Memorial Day in April, intertwining narratives of World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Holocaust through a father-and-son story.
Morley Safer, the renowned broadcast journalist, shared his Jewish identity and practices in an interview featured in Stars of David.
In a discussion titled "The 'Ugly Israelis?' Edition," the hosts delve into the significance of the phrase "Never again" regarding the Holocaust, exploring the lessons Israelis should and shouldn't draw from it, along with the unique Israeli exceptionalism linked to Holocaust memory.
The Yizkor, 1943 essay reflects on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, focusing on the tragic fate of the Jewish community in the face of Nazi atrocities.
During World War II, French Jews played a significant role in the Resistance in France.
In a recent episode of TLV1's StreetWise Hebrew podcast, Guy Sharrett discusses how Hebrew words related to the Holocaust have evolved in Israeli society.
Alyza D. Lewin shares the story of how her grandmother, Peppy Sternheim Lewin, played a crucial role in rescuing 6,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War II.
Dr. Dina Moyal, a historian focusing on Soviet legal history, talks about the post-World War II trials of Nazi criminals and collaborators in the Soviet Union, shedding light on Soviet notions of justice during that time.
In his book "Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea," Mitchell Duneier explores the shared history of the word "ghetto," originally inhabited by Jews in Europe and later associated with poor black neighborhoods in America.
In this edition, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the Israeli Supreme Court's controversial decisions sparking debates about democracy, the decline of the anti-occupation group Peace Now as its leader resigns, and a high school's choice to stop trips to concentration camps in Poland due to ineffective education.
After fleeing Auschwitz and living in South America under a false name, Nazi leader Dr. Josef Mengele's remains, known for torturous experiments on prisoners, have been in Brazil for decades.
In episode 33 of Sticks and Stones, a Catholic high school basketball game against a heavily Jewish public school in a Boston suburb escalates with name-calling.
In 1998, Akira Kitade, a Japanese man, discovered a photo album belonging to his former boss, Tatsuo Osako, which contained pictures of passengers on the Amakusa-maru ship that Osako worked on in the 1940s.
The text reflects on the question of introducing young children to the horrors of historical events such as the Holocaust.
The head of Austria's Jewish community criticized prosecutors for not indicting authors of an article in a far-right magazine affiliated with the FPO party that labeled Holocaust survivors at Mauthausen as murderers and criminals.
The article discusses four key lessons in virtue that Jews can learn from Martin Luther King, Jr., beyond the often-referenced connection to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
The text features two poems related to the Holocaust: "Jewish Cemetery (Prague)" by Ida Gramcko and "Poetics" by Jacqueline Goldberg.
Holocaust survivor Simon Malkes shares his story of being saved by Nazi officer Karl Plagge, whom he calls the "Schindler of Vilnius."
On the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, the impact of Nostra Aetate, a document addressing the Church's relationship with non-Christian religions and specifically Judaism, is discussed.
Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, a professor of history, discusses the parallel cultures of commemoration stemming from the Hiroshima and Auschwitz catastrophes in a conversation with host Gilad Halpern.
After surviving Auschwitz and the atrocities of the Holocaust, Tzipora Shapiro felt guilt for being the sole survivor among her family.

Top authors in Holocaust

account_boxAndrew Lapin
account_boxRon Kampeas
account_boxAndrew Silow-Carroll
account_boxJulia Gergely
account_boxLior Zaltzman
account_boxJacob Gurvis
account_boxJackie Hajdenberg
account_boxPJ Grisar
account_boxShira Li Bartov
account_boxToby Axelrod