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"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett serves as a poignant metaphor for the Israeli-Palestinian history due to its theme of waiting without resolution. The p...

Barbra Streisand is contributing a new original song titled "Love Will Survive" for the upcoming limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The song, with ly...

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. The twee...

Holocaust survivors Jacob and Hedy Weiss, along with NYC Council members, participated in a model Passover seder to promote unity and solidarity amidst heigh...

Shoshana Kahan, a Yiddish actress and writer, recounts her experience celebrating Passover in Kobe, Japan, in 1941 as a refugee during World War II. Stranded...

The text discusses the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller about not speaking out against oppression until it directly affects oneself, highlighting the o...

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 Lu...

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...

Israeli actress Hadas Yaron, known for her roles in both Israeli and American productions, including the Holocaust drama "We Were the Lucky Ones," found hers...

The text delves into a reflective journey to Poland, exploring Jewish heritage and identity through the lens of poet Irena Klepfisz. The narrator's connectio...

The text discusses a personal journey to Poland, guided by reflections on the poet Irena Klepfisz and the complexity of Jewish history and identity. Through ...

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 tr...

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, d...

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 plan...

A new trailer for the limited series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is out, focusing on the love story within the harrowing backdrop of Auschwitz. The series, ...

"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 dur...

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 v...

Germany has decided to provide a one-time payment of 25 million Euros through the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany to approximately 120,0...

The author reflects on her father's ability to evade death multiple times and contemplates the inevitability of losing loved ones as they age. Drawing a para...

In a guest essay by Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, the importance of Israel's role in preserving the memory of the Holocaust i...

Over 150 Jewish creatives, including notable figures like Elliot Gould, Joaquin Phoenix, and Ilana Glazer, have rallied in support of director Jonathan Glaze...

Israeli actor Amit Rahav, known for his roles in "Unorthodox" and "We Were the Lucky Ones," discusses his connection to Holocaust stories and Jewish culture....

Hulu's series "We Were the Lucky Ones," based on the book by Georgia Hunter, follows the Kurc family in Poland during the Holocaust. Episode 1 introduces the...

Curt Bloch, a German Jewish artist and poet, resisted the Nazis during World War II by creating a satirical magazine called The Underwater Cabaret while in h...

Six months after the October 7 massacre where a significant loss of Jewish lives occurred, and six months of hostages being held, there is a call to remember...

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has acknowledged its past endorsements of Nazi medical practices and slow response to Nazi Germany's antisemitic a...

Violinist and composer Alison Cotton uncovered the remarkable story of Ida and Louise Cook, two music-loving sisters from Sunderland who saved 29 Jews from t...

Rabbi Dovid Kornreich, reflecting a minority perspective within the charedi community influenced by anti-Zionist elements, argues against the value of Jewish...

Joseph Werk, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor from New Jersey, has led a remarkable life of service and resilience. Fleeing Poland to Russia during World War...

"Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones' features Brazilian Holocaust hero Ambassador Souza Dantas, who saved around 800 people during the war, including 425 Jews, b...

Mia Faye Kreindler, a daughter of a Jewish father and a German mother, shares her journey of grappling with her identity, particularly in relation to her mix...

Jewish comedian Lena Dunham recently discovered her family's Holocaust history on the PBS show Finding Your Roots. The episode revealed that her great-great-...

Amsterdam's public tram company, GVB, announces the placement of memorials at key locations where it transported Dutch Jews to the Nazis during the Holocaust...

"Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones' shifts the focus to Jewish protagonists in a Holocaust narrative, deviating from the common portrayal of non-Jewish heroes i...

Este fin de semana, Steven Spielberg pronunció un poderoso discurso en la Universidad del Sur de California, donde fue honrado por su labor en preservar la m...

"Georgia Hunter's novel 'We Were the Lucky Ones' delves into her own Jewish family's hidden Holocaust history, following their survival across continents dur...

The article discusses the lives and achievements of several individuals in the Jewish community. It highlights Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli luthier who starte...

Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, at 89, was recently honored with Germany's highest civilian award, the Order of Merit, for her tireless efforts i...

Yury Kharchenko, a Russian-born Jewish artist based in Berlin, explores his complex identity as a contemporary Jew through his paintings that combine pop cul...

In 1943, during their time in Terezin concentration camp, Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann created the symbolic opera "The Emperor of Atlantis" as a reflection ...

The National Holocaust Museum has opened in Amsterdam, almost 80 years after the Netherlands was liberated from German occupation. Housed in the former teach...

Debbie Weiss shares her personal journey of finding solace and connection in Judaism after her husband's passing. Despite being an atheist, she sought suppor...

Dr. Rachel Yehuda, a prominent figure in the study of intergenerational trauma and resilience, discusses how trauma is inherited across generations and how J...

Renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg, honored at a ceremony at the University of Southern California for his Holocaust remembrance work, warned about rising a...

Robert Einstein, a cousin of Albert Einstein, faced tragedy during World War II when his family was brutally murdered by Nazis at their villa in Italy. Despi...

The Museum of Jewish Heritage is expanding efforts to educate college-age students, initially through a private tour for City University of New York (CUNY) s...

Join Hadassah for a live interview with Rosa Lowinger, a writer and art conservator, discussing her memoir "Dwell Time: A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair" o...

The University of Turin in Italy decided to suspend a collaboration agreement with Israeli universities for joint research projects due to student protests o...

The Parashah of the week, Vayikra, discusses the command to wipe out the memory of Amalek, known for an unprovoked attack against the Israelites after leavin...

The evolution of Holocaust literature spans three generations, from survivors (1G) to their children (2G) and now their grandchildren (3G). First-generation ...