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Peter Janovsky recounts receiving unexpected Nazi memorabilia that connected to his great-uncle Israel Schaechter's complex history. As he researched Israel,...

Max Stern, a Jewish art dealer whose gallery in Dusseldorf was seized by the Nazis, had one of his stolen paintings, "Portrait of the Artists Children," by W...

In the upcoming Alberta election, Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party faces challenges by former premier Rachel Notley, with the outcome ...

Architect Manuel Herz designed a mesmerizing new synagogue and memorial at Babyn Yar, Ukraine, commemorating the Holocaust massacre that occurred there in 19...

"Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella" is a new documentary highlighting the remarkable career of Hon. Rosalie Abella, the first Jewish woma...

In a recent discussion, Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover topics including the politics of memory in cemeteries, the implications of a video...

Thousands gathered in Warsaw to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a pivotal Jewish resistance against the Nazis during World Wa...

Moyra Turkington, a Canadian designer from Toronto, has created a role-playing game called Rosenstrasse, shedding light on the little-known but significant p...

Harry Cohen, a Montreal resident who immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1919, became Auschwitz's only Canadian Holocaust victim after being caught in Europe...

Sarah Ellen Zarrow critiques the current approach to Holocaust education in American schools, arguing that it often simplifies the historical complexities in...

In this episode, the focus is on the capture of Adolf Eichmann, discussing his role in the Holocaust, why he is more synonymous with the genocide than his su...

As the commemoration of Yom ha-Shoah unfolds in Poland, a debate is raging over the country's Holocaust history narrative. A new law in Poland prohibits disc...

Yad Vashem head Dani Dayan addresses the challenges of Holocaust memory distortion, emphasizing the importance of preserving accurate historical narratives a...

Benjamin Ferencz, who passed away at the age of 103, was the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, where he notably led the Einsatzgruppen Tri...

Netflix's "Transatlantic," created by Anna Winger, dramatizes the life-saving efforts of Varian Fry, an American journalist who orchestrated the rescue of ov...

Dorit Perry's quest began in 2010 when she discovered a tombstone in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery that, unlike most, was missing key biographica...

Seth Stern's book "Speaking Yiddish to Chickens" delves into the lives of Holocaust survivors who settled in southern New Jersey post-World War II and establ...

Eighty years ago, prominent Hollywood and Broadway stars staged a poignant pageant titled *We Will Never Die* at Madison Square Garden to urge the U.S. and a...

Lenka Lichtenberg, a Toronto singer, won a Juno award for Best Global Music Album with her project "Thieves of Dreams," which sets her grandmother's Holocaus...

Alexandra Tatarsky's avant-garde one-woman show, "Sad Boys in Harpy Land," delves into complex themes through the lens of clowning, a traditionally interacti...

Erwin Schild, Canada's oldest living Conservative rabbi at 103, was interviewed in his Toronto home where he has resided since 1947. Schild's remarkable jour...

Three Conservative MPs, including Dr. Colin Carrie from Oshawa, recently met with far-right German politician Christine Anderson, a member of the Alternative...

Scott Adams, the creator of the renowned comic strip Dilbert, has sparked controversy by questioning the veracity of the well-documented Holocaust death toll...

Dr. Daniel J. Drucker, a Canadian scientist, recently won Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize for his groundbreaking research in diabetes treatment. His work on ...

Saul and Henry Fenster, Holocaust survivors from Poland, founded the Belle Neige ski hill near Montreal in 1961 with a dream of creating a family-friendly sk...

Rabbi Mendy Wolff is orchestrating the return of 120 children and staff from the Mishpacha Orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, to their homeland, after a year of r...

David de Jong, a journalist for the Dutch Financial Daily, delves into the topic of Nazi Germany's wealthy industrialists and their heirs in his book "Nazi B...

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Poland and Germany to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting on his family's connection to Pola...

In a podcast episode titled "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once," Yonit and Jonathan interview renowned Israeli writer Etgar Keret during Holocaust Remembra...

The Winnipeg Holocaust Education Centre, Canada's smallest at 1,000 square feet, has been redesigned to focus on teaching the Holocaust in a more contemporar...

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Unorthodox podcast features stories of survival and Jewish pride. Host Stephanie Butnick reflects on...

Rudolf Vrba, a Slovakian Jewish teenager who changed his name from Walter Rosenberg, escaped from Auschwitz in 1944, becoming one of the few to do so. His te...

A recent survey conducted for the American Jewish Committee revealed that almost half of Americans don't know how many Jews perished in the Holocaust, with o...

The Jewish community in Canada recently mourned the loss of several prominent figures, including Rabbi Bernard Baskin and composer Leon Dubinsky. Many of the...

Dr. Tamir Hod from Tel Hai College explores the Demjanjuk affair in his book "Did We Remember to Forget?", focusing on the trial and subsequent acquittal of ...

Photographer Naomi Harris pays tribute to the bygone era of Miami Beach's affordable winter destination for low-income Jewish snowbirds in her new book "Hadd...

Michael Marrus, a prominent Holocaust scholar in Canada, passed away at 81, leaving behind a legacy of significant contributions to Jewish history through hi...

"SHTTL" offers a unique portrayal of a day in an Eastern European shtetl before its destruction during the Holocaust, focusing on the vibrant, complex commun...

Prof. Alvin Rosenfeld discusses the alarming rise of antisemitism, noting its transformation into a form of entertainment and its pernicious presence in mode...

The podcast "Holy Fire: Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto" explores the discovery of the Oneg Shabbos archives in the Warsaw Ghetto, which contained documents meti...

Video game designer Luc Bernard is creating "The Light in the Darkness," the first game aiming to accurately portray the Holocaust. Unlike typical video game...

The article explores the controversial discourse surrounding Anne Frank's portrayal in contemporary American culture, influenced by comments from the now-dis...

Tel Aviv has dropped from the top spot to third place in the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world, with cost of living remaining high despite th...

Elliott and Jonathan Shiff embarked on a poignant journey to the Netherlands to honor their great-uncle, Sgt. Harry Bockner, a Jewish Canadian soldier who pe...

In this episode, Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman and co-author Susan McClelland discuss their newly awarded book, "Boy From Buchenwald," which aims to educ...

In Germany, the annual remembrance of Kristallnacht is marked under a different name—"November Pogrom"—to better reflect the brutal and violent nature of the...

As the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust education and Jewish communal memory, a discussion examines the...

Tom Stoppard's Broadway play 'Leopoldstadt' opens to critical acclaim, as it poignantly explores Jewish identity and the Holocaust, with Canadian actress Cai...

In a reflective piece on the 4th anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre, Benyamin Cohen profiles survivor Barry Werber, who recounts his memories...

In this episode, Ellin Bessner discusses the 20th anniversary of the book "Hana's Suitcase" and its enduring impact on Holocaust education. Author Karen Levi...