Aharon Appelfeld's novel "Blooms of Darkness" explores the experiences of a Jewish child, Hugo, in war-torn Europe during the Holocaust.

Christopher R. Browning's book "Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp" examines survivor testimonies from a Polish town's slave labor camps during the Holocaust.

Three years ago, easyJet faced backlash for featuring a fashion editorial in its in-flight magazine that showcased models posing at Berlin's Jewish Museum and Holocaust Memorial adjacent to inappropriate text.

Israeli writer Etgar Keret recounts his upcoming journey to Warsaw to visit a narrow home being built for him, symbolizing his family's connection to the city.

Simkha-Bunim Shayevitch, a talented but little-known Jewish writer, lived in Lodz ghetto during WWII.

Lev Keret's first day of school evokes mixed emotions for his father as he navigates the uncanny resemblance between schools and prisons, complete with uniformity and a sense of confinement.

Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a Jewish convert to Catholicism, was a significant figure in France, known for his staunch defense of the Catholic church, criticism of capitalism, and opposition to racism.

David Ignatius expresses concern about impending conflicts in the Middle East, particularly involving Iran, and recommends that the United States take a more independent and assertive approach in negotiations.

Vassily Grossman, a Jewish writer recognized for his dissent against Stalin and Hitler's regimes, is portrayed in a new biography as someone who once adhered to Marxist-Leninist dogma.

The article reflects on Judy Blume's book "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," which tells the story of a young Jewish girl in Miami Beach who fantasizes about Adolf Hitler living incognito as an elderly Jew in Florida.

Jorge Semprn, a charismatic Spanish writer who had a deep affinity for Jewish thought and Israel, had a multifaceted life that included working secretly for the Spanish Communist Party as Federico Sanchez in Madrid in the 1950s and early 1960s.

The diaries of the infamous Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele, purchased by an anonymous modern-Orthodox physician from the U.S. Midwest for $245,000, are being considered for a loan to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum in Jerusalem.

The text explores the tragic fate of the Jewish community in Odessa during World War II, detailing the collaboration and brutality of the Romanians and Germans in murdering Jews through shootings, bombings, and immolations.

The New Yiddish Repertory presented Jacob Adler's historic Yiddish adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at the Center for Jewish History, with Nahma Sandrow discussing Shylock's portrayal.

In 2008, a monument in Berlin honoring gay victims of the Nazi regime was created, with architectural similarities to the nearby Holocaust memorial.

The text is a satirical and darkly humorous depiction of various daily scenarios with a Jewish twist.

In this humorous dialogue, two individuals, likely a rabbi and a congregant, discuss the challenges of crafting a meaningful Yom Kippur sermon that stands out.

The text explores the internal voices and external influences that can impact a writer's creative process, as seen through various personas representing self-doubt, societal expectations, and critical voices.

The author reflects on significant numbers that have shaped his Jewish identity, ranging from experiencing a divine connection at 10 to grappling with manhood at 14, serving in the IDF at 17, engaging in activism through hunger strikes, facing healthcare costs during protests, and navigating financial transitions in Israel and the U.S.

The text recounts the story of Sonya Oshman's escape from a work camp in Poland in 1943 through a tunnel dug by Jews to evade the Germans, who had invaded Novogrudek.

The Anne Frank Center USA, in collaboration with the U.N. Holocaust Program, has initiated a Twitter campaign in which students visiting the center are encouraged to reflect on what they would say to Anne Frank if they could communicate with her in 140 characters or less.

Simone Veil, a French Jewish feminist and Auschwitz survivor, was elected to the prestigious Académie française in 2008 and formally inducted in 2010.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces controversy over his response to the recognition of the Armenian genocide by the U.S. House of Representatives, threatening to deport non-citizen Armenians from Turkey if such resolutions continue.

Jewish groups are expressing outrage over Pope Benedict XVI advancing Pope Pius XII towards sainthood, with concerns that Pius did not do enough to prevent the Holocaust.

"The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War" delves into the story of the Wittgenstein family, once wealthy and prominent in Austria, who discovered their Jewish heritage under Nazi rule, leading them to face persecution despite their prior disavowal of their Jewish roots.