Holocaust

During the Passover of 1943 in the Warsaw Ghetto, a small group of Jewish prisoners launched a courageous resistance against their Nazi oppressors.
The text pays homage to the poet Paul Celan and reflects on the impact of the Holocaust.
The author reflects on her experience attending her first Yizkor service in 1982 as a child and her more recent attendance following her mother's death in 2023.
Vice President Harry S. Truman delivered a Passover address in 1945, praising Jewish contributions to ethics and expressing gratitude for their resilience and support for oppressed minorities.
Holocaust survivors' descendants, Hilda and Sharon, who had roots in the same Polish town, Radom, bonded over their shared history and embarked on a journey to reconnect with their past.
Yad Vashem UK is initiating a contest for Jewish schoolchildren to create a Sefer Torah cover commemorating the victims of the Hamas attack on October 7, one of the deadliest attacks on Jews since the Holocaust.
Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish nurse during the Holocaust, saved 12 Jewish lives by hiding them in a German officer's basement where she worked.
"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett serves as a poignant metaphor for the Israeli-Palestinian history due to its theme of waiting without resolution.
Barbra Streisand is contributing a new original song titled "Love Will Survive" for the upcoming limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
J.K. Rowling faced a situation where a tweet implied she was a Holocaust denier, triggering a legal threat due to the U.K.'s strict defamation laws.
Holocaust survivors Jacob and Hedy Weiss, along with NYC Council members, participated in a model Passover seder to promote unity and solidarity amidst heightened tensions.
Shoshana Kahan, a Yiddish actress and writer, recounts her experience celebrating Passover in Kobe, Japan, in 1941 as a refugee during World War II.
The text discusses the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller about not speaking out against oppression until it directly affects oneself, highlighting the ongoing issue of antisemitism against Jews and the lack of widespread action to address it.
Israeli actress Moran Rosenblatt discusses her roles in two Holocaust-related projects: the lesbian rom-com "Kiss Me Kosher" and Hulu's drama "We Were the Lucky Ones."
The documentary "All We Carry" follows the journey of a young Honduran family - Magdiel, Mirna, and their children - as they flee violence and seek asylum in the U.S.
Israeli actress Hadas Yaron, known for her roles in both Israeli and American productions, including the Holocaust drama "We Were the Lucky Ones," found herself deeply connected to her own family history during filming.
The text delves into a reflective journey to Poland, exploring Jewish heritage and identity through the lens of poet Irena Klepfisz.
The text discusses a personal journey to Poland, guided by reflections on the poet Irena Klepfisz and the complexity of Jewish history and identity.
Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky's exhibition, The 7 October 2023 Series at the Jewish Museum in New York, presents dark and intense drawings reflecting the trauma of war.
Hanna Slome, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor in Queens, reveals her life-changing experience of being rescued by Sir Nicholas Winton during the Holocaust, depicted in the film "One Life" with Anthony Hopkins.
The article features the life stories of individuals from the Jewish community, including Liron and Naomi Petrushka, a tech couple who died in a private plane crash, Norman A. Miller, a Holocaust survivor who captured a high-ranking Nazi, Dr. Frederick Golomb, a pioneering physician in cancer treatment, and Stanley L. Blumenstein, former principal of the Bronx High School of Science.
A new trailer for the limited series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is out, focusing on the love story within the harrowing backdrop of Auschwitz.
"We Were the Lucky Ones" on Hulu shines a light on the importance of faith and family in surviving hardship, depicting a Polish Jewish family's struggles during the Holocaust.
In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Gaza, Israeli documentaries like #NOVA and Bearing Witness aim to provide evidence and counter denial of the violence that occurred, particularly focusing on the killings and kidnappings by Hamas fighters.
Germany has decided to provide a one-time payment of 25 million Euros through the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany to approximately 120,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel as a show of solidarity following the recent Hamas attack.

Top authors in Holocaust

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