Holocaust

"Saving Private Ryan," directed by Steven Spielberg, at its core, portrays an act of compassion mirroring Jewish law and custom, reflecting the biblical principle of shiluach haken and emphasizing the importance of filial piety.
Yehiel Feiner, known as Ka-Tzetnik 135633, a survivor of Auschwitz, considered his writings as a chronicle of the horrors he experienced rather than literary works.
The article discusses the emotional impact of visiting the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem, focusing on the personal stories and exhibits that aim to bring the Holocaust experience to life.
"In the Illuminated Dark" is a collection of poetry by Israeli poet Tuvia Ruebner, dedicated to his sister who perished in the Holocaust.
The heirs of the Jewish Schocken family, who owned a department store chain before World War II, have won a restitution case against Germany, receiving nearly $68 million for properties confiscated by the Nazis.
A Holocaust memorial designed by Daniel Libeskind was recently dedicated at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, making it the second such memorial on state-owned land in the U.S.
The grandfather of Elliot Rodger, the suspect in the California mass killing, was George Rodger, a renowned British photojournalist known for taking iconic photos of Jewish survivors and mass graves at liberated concentration camps during World War II.
Allison, Don, Eilon, and Noah engage in a discussion covering three main points: the concern over trivializing the Holocaust by applying it to current politics, questioning the understanding of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by amateur commentators, and critiquing the transformation of Israeli schools into office-like environments.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, has a controversial history of Holocaust denial rooted in his 1982 dissertation that claims Zionists collaborated with Nazis.
Renowned poet Jerome Rothenberg recounted the tale of staying in a hotel suite in Poland in 1988 that had once belonged to Hitler, complete with a balcony from which Hitler had addressed the public in 1938.
In the film "The German Doctor," director Luca Puenzo creates a fictionalized account of Josef Mengele's time in Patagonia, Argentina, portraying him as a friendly but sinister figure named Jos Mengele experimenting with genetics.
"The German Doctor" is a film adapted by Argentinian filmmaker Lucia Puenzo from her novel "Wakolda," which explores a chance meeting between a mysterious doctor based on Josef Mengele and an Argentinian family in 1960.
"The Eternal Nazi" by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet is a compelling account of the hunt for Nazi doctor Aribert Heim, infamous for his sadistic medical experiments at Mauthausen concentration camp.
In 1938, as the Nazis annexed Austria, Hollywood studios like Twentieth Century-Fox faced a repeat of the purge of Jews they had experienced in Germany.
The Russian Jewish Congress faced criticism for renting out the Poklonnaya Hill Memorial Synagogue, serving as a synagogue and Holocaust memorial, to a bank for a party with a barbeque, alcohol, and loud music.
This piece tells the story of how the author, born into a Christian family, discovered and eventually reclaimed their Jewish roots.
The article discusses how the Holocaust has become a fundamental aspect of American Jewish identity, serving as a unifying force within the community.
In Slovakia's city of Koice, once home to a significant Jewish community before the Holocaust, efforts are underway to build a memorial honoring the city's lost Jewish residents.
Israel Gutman, a Holocaust survivor and scholar, played a pivotal role in Holocaust research and commemoration.
The author recounts visiting the yahrzeit plaque of their paternal grandmother, Eva Katz, at Congregation Beth Jacob of Beverly Hills, reflecting on their family history and the memories associated with Eva.
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of Warsaw is recognized for his student-centered approach to education, emphasizing the individual's spiritual potential, in contrast to Dewey's child-centric educational philosophy.
Jillian Cantor's novel "Margot" reimagines the life of Margot Frank, imagining what her life might have been if she had survived Bergen-Belsen.
Daniel Libeskind, a renowned architect and child of Holocaust survivors, designed a Holocaust memorial featuring steel panels shaped like a Star of David to honor victims and inspire future generations.
Sir Nicholas Winton, a British hero, saved nearly 700 Czech and Slovak Jewish children before World War II, a story captured in the documentary "Nickys Family."
Jessica Lanyadoo, a psychic with Jewish Iraqi and Polish Holocaust survivor roots, attributes her success and open-mindedness to her mixed Ashkenazi and Sephardi heritage.

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