Jewish History Uncensored
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#189 - October 7th, The Holocaust, Heroism, & Korchak
5 May 2024
Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein examines the complexities of comparing modern atrocities with historical tragedies like the Holocaust and discusses whether such even...
5 May 2024
Lehrhaus
“Filling In” and “The Poet of Auschwitz?”
5 May 2024
"Temima Weissmann reflects on the fragments of memory and history in the poems 'Filling In' and 'The Poet of Auschwitz?' In 'Filling In,' she evokes the stru...
5 May 2024
Forward
An inspiring video honoring the Warsaw Ghetto fighters
5 May 2024
Descendants of Holocaust survivors gathered in New York City's Riverside Park on April 19 to honor the Warsaw Ghetto fighters and the six million Jews killed...
5 May 2024
Forward
An inspiring video honoring the Warsaw Ghetto fighters
5 May 2024
A video from a Yom Hashoah event in New York City honors the Warsaw Ghetto fighters and commemorates the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis. The event, o...
5 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism
The Holocaust and Israel
5 May 2024
The text discusses the relationship between the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, emphasizing that while the Holocaust influenced international support f...
5 May 2024
Forward
How Jews plan to mark Yom HaShoah 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
4 May 2024
As Yom HaShoah approaches, the Jewish community prepares to honor Holocaust victims, with this year's observance carrying added significance due to recent ev...
4 May 2024
Kveller
The Cast and Team Behind Hulu’s ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ On the Moving Finale
3 May 2024
The cast and team behind Hulu's "We Were the Lucky Ones" reflect on the emotional finale, shedding tears of joy and grief as the characters reunite after sur...
3 May 2024
JTA
How Yom HaShoah is being marked 7 months after the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust
3 May 2024
Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, holds significant importance this year as it marks the first memorial since Hamas' deadliest attack on Jews ...
3 May 2024
Moment
From the Newsletter | A Visit to the GW Protest Encampment
3 May 2024
The text describes a visit to a student encampment at George Washington University, where pro-Palestinian demonstrations were taking place. The visit reveale...
3 May 2024
Tablet
A Survivor’s Class Photo
3 May 2024
The article discusses the significance of a class photo belonging to the author's grandfather, who survived the Holocaust, and his classmates who were mostly...
3 May 2024
Kveller
Barbra Streisand Released Her First Original Song in 5 Years
2 May 2024
Barbra Streisand, at 82, has released her first original song in five years titled "Love Will Survive," featuring lyrics by Charlie Midnight and co-written a...
2 May 2024
Kveller
Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Is a Love Story Set in the Darkest of Places
2 May 2024
"The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a TV series based on a bestselling novel, telling the story of Lali Sokolov in Auschwitz, particularly his love with Gita Fur...
2 May 2024
Hadassah
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Glorifies Love. Should It?
2 May 2024
"The Tattooist of Auschwitz," a new limited streaming series based on the novel of the same name, depicts the love story between Holocaust survivors Lale Sok...
2 May 2024
Forward
Just how accurate is the Peacock series 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz?'
1 May 2024
The Peacock series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz," based on a book of the same name, portrays the true story of Lali and Gita, two Jewish survivors of Auschwit...
1 May 2024
Jewish Chronicle
The Tattooist of Auschwitz review: ‘We see the brutality and the desperation’
1 May 2024
"The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a television adaptation based on a bestselling novel by Heather Morris, portraying the life of Lale Sokolov, a tattooist at A...
1 May 2024
Israel: State of a Nation
Massacre survivor: This is the Apocalypse
1 May 2024
Lahav Deri shares his harrowing experience of surviving the Nova massacre in a video discussing the aftermath of the tragic event.
1 May 2024
Forward
How a Jewish son of Prague became a 101-year-old historian of human ideals
30 Apr 2024
Peter Demetz, a Czech-born Jewish historian who passed away at 101, delved into the complex history of Prague, highlighting the conflicts between German and ...
30 Apr 2024
JTA
A German soldier looted postcards from doomed Jews in Poland. 80 years later, his granddaughter brought them back.
30 Apr 2024
Karla McCabe, the granddaughter of a German soldier in World War II, returned 36 postcards looted by her grandfather from the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva in Pola...
30 Apr 2024
Moment
A Jewish Activist Remembers Surviving a Bombing Raid in Nazi Germany
29 Apr 2024
In this 2015 article, a Jewish activist reflects on her experiences surviving a bombing raid in Nazi Germany as a child, including the loss of family members...
29 Apr 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
Woke Jewish Professors
26 Apr 2024
Professor Jonathan Cohen, a public health professor at USC, is criticized for his anti-Israel stance, which some find hypocritical given his Jewish backgroun...
26 Apr 2024
Kveller
A Ukrainian-Jewish Grandfather’s Secret Comes to Light in This Immersive Novel
26 Apr 2024
"Your Presence is Mandatory" by Sasha Vasilyuk is an immersive historical novel that delves into the Soviet response to World War II and the impact of politi...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Review of Books
Like a Pharaoh
26 Apr 2024
The text narrates a visit to Biaystok, Poland, by the author, reflecting on their Jewish heritage and interactions during a Yiddish class at a private Jewish...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Review of Books
Her Own Creation and Pure Luck
26 Apr 2024
In her memoir "Daughter of History," Susan Rubin Suleiman reflects on her childhood in Hungary during WWII and her family's survival amidst the Holocaust. Th...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Review of Books
Between Antisemites and Zionists: The Path of Alfred Wiener
26 Apr 2024
"Between Antisemites and Zionists: The Path of Alfred Wiener" by Daniel Finkelstein offers a compelling narrative about Alfred Wiener, founder of the Wiener ...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle
This Yom HaShoah calls for extra strength
26 Apr 2024
Yom HaShoah serves as a time for the Jewish community to unite in remembrance of the Holocaust's victims and the ongoing fight against antisemitism. The curr...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Jonah Hauer-King in Tattooist of Auschwitz: ‘If I wasn’t getting upset, I wouldn’t be doing my job’
26 Apr 2024
Jonah Hauer-King discusses his intense preparation for the role of Lale Sokolov in the series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz," emphasizing the responsibility he...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Love in hell: Tattooist of Auschwitz director explains why it was a tale she had to bring to the screen
26 Apr 2024
Israeli director Tali Shalom-Ezer was drawn to adapt Heather Morris's novel "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" into a TV series, portraying the real-life love stor...
26 Apr 2024
Kveller
Get All Your Hulu’s ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Questions Answered At This Exclusive Virtual Event
25 Apr 2024
Kveller is hosting a virtual event on May 6, 2024, to discuss Hulu's series "We Were the Lucky Ones," which airs close to Yom Hashoah, Israel's Holocaust mem...
25 Apr 2024
Forward
Hidden in this picture, the murder of 1.1 million Jews
23 Apr 2024
Rebecca Erbelding, an archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, discovered a unique photo album in 2006 that showcased Nazi officers enjoying...
23 Apr 2024
JTA
Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ tackles a Holocaust love story based on real events
22 Apr 2024
"The Tattooist of Auschwitz" is a TV series based on the real-life Holocaust love story of Lali Sokolov and Gita Furman, Jewish prisoners who met, fell in lo...
22 Apr 2024
Forward
‘Cabaret’ will wine, dine and destroy you
22 Apr 2024
"Cabaret," a musical set in 1930s Berlin at the Kit Kat Club, explores themes of decadence, fascism, and personal choices against the backdrop of the rise of...
22 Apr 2024
Living Lchaim
Amazing Life Advice from a 99-Year Old
21 Apr 2024
The video features Dr. Moshe Katz, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, sharing life advice and stories of his escape from Hitler during World War 2.
21 Apr 2024
Jewdicious
Warsaw Heroes, Passover, 1943
19 Apr 2024
During the Passover of 1943 in the Warsaw Ghetto, a small group of Jewish prisoners launched a courageous resistance against their Nazi oppressors. Despite b...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet
My First Yizkor
19 Apr 2024
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 20...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet
Harry Truman’s Seder Message
19 Apr 2024
Vice President Harry S. Truman delivered a Passover address in 1945, praising Jewish contributions to ethics and expressing gratitude for their resilience an...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet
Paying Tribute to Paul Celan in Chernivtsi
19 Apr 2024
The text pays homage to the poet Paul Celan and reflects on the impact of the Holocaust. It describes a journalist's encounter with young Germans who had lim...
19 Apr 2024
Forward
Bringing Passover back to the town where Nazis killed our relatives
18 Apr 2024
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 ...
18 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Yad Vashem UK schools contest will honour victims of October 7
18 Apr 2024
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...
18 Apr 2024
Culturally Jewish
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She saved 12 Jewish lives during the Holocaust—and Quebecois filmmakers are now telling her story
18 Apr 2024
Irena Gut Opdyke's bravery in saving 12 Jewish lives during the Holocaust is highlighted in the new film "Irena's Vow," discussed by lead actress Sophie Néli...
18 Apr 2024
Culturally Jewish
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She saved 12 Jewish lives during the Holocaust—and Quebecois filmmakers are now telling her story
18 Apr 2024
The episode explores the story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish nurse who heroically saved 12 Jews during the Holocaust, now immortalized in the film "Irena’s V...
18 Apr 2024
Forward
Why 'Waiting for Godot' is an apt metaphor for Israeli and Palestinian history
17 Apr 2024
"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...
17 Apr 2024
Kveller
Barbra Streisand Is Releasing a New Original Song for ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
17 Apr 2024
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...
17 Apr 2024
Forward
J.K. Rowling didn't want to be called a Holocaust denier. That backfired.
16 Apr 2024
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...
16 Apr 2024
JTA
At a model Passover seder, Holocaust survivors and NYC Council members celebrate unity
16 Apr 2024
Holocaust survivors Jacob and Hedy Weiss, along with NYC Council members, participated in a model Passover seder to promote unity and solidarity amidst heigh...
16 Apr 2024
Forward
Passover 1941 among refugees in the land of the rising sun
16 Apr 2024
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...
16 Apr 2024
Future of Jewish
First they came for the Jews... Yawn.
15 Apr 2024
The text discusses the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller about not speaking out against oppression until it directly affects oneself, highlighting the o...
15 Apr 2024
Kveller
Israeli Actress Moran Ronsenblatt on that Harrowing ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’ Birth Scene
15 Apr 2024
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...
15 Apr 2024
Forward
In a gripping documentary, a synagogue welcomes the stranger by taking in a migrant family
12 Apr 2024
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...
12 Apr 2024
Kveller
Israeli Actress Hadas Yaron Faces Her Own Family History in ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
11 Apr 2024
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...
11 Apr 2024
New Voices
“Her memories will become monuments”: On Poland, Irena Klepfisz, and the Search for Home
11 Apr 2024
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...
11 Apr 2024