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"Adam & Thomas" by Aharon Appelfeld is a poignant novel about two young boys left in a forest during the Holocaust, embodying themes of Jewish survival and r...

The Amud Aish Memorial Museum in Brooklyn offers a unique perspective on Holocaust education by focusing on spiritual resilience rather than physical resista...

Dr. Hillel Seidman, a Chassidic Jew, documented daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto in his diary from July 1942 to January 1943. The diary reflects the challenge...

Dr. Henry Abramson's "Torah from the Years of Wrath" delves into the historical context surrounding the Aish Kodesh, a collection of Torah homilies by Rabbi ...

"Before the Fall: German and Austrian Art of the 1930s" at the Neue Galerie is curated by Olaf Peters and focuses on art reflecting the cultural and politica...

Following Poland's controversial law that criminalizes attributing Nazi crimes to the country, some Jewish organizations, including Ezra led by Shaul de Mala...

In the podcast episode, Noah Efron, Charlotte Hall, and Don Futterman explore three pressing topics: the history and ethics of targeted killings in Israel as...

In a recent episode of AJC Passport, the focus was on the Munich Security Conference where Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran not to challenge...

The text delves into a mother's journey with her sleepless daughter, Zelda, and the challenges they faced with sleep studies, parenting approaches, and strug...

Poland has introduced a controversial bill just before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, aiming to make it illegal to blame Poland or Polish citizens ...

Dr. Oren Meyers from the University of Haifa, co-author of the book Communicating Awe, discusses the significant presence of Holocaust-related content in Isr...

The text explores the correspondence between two lesser-known female writers, Zenia Larsson and Chava Rosenfarb, both survivors of the Holocaust who were bor...

In this episode of Unorthodox, the podcast highlights the work of Selfhelp Community Services in supporting Holocaust survivors in New York. As these survivo...

In preparation for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, an interview was conducted with Sandy Myers and Desiree Nazarian from Selfhelp Community Services...

Selfhelp, a non-profit organization, focuses on aiding Holocaust survivors by providing various services. Apart from those who were in concentration camps, s...

The text delves into the complex and often cruel history of Jews in Poland, highlighting the strained relationship between Jews and Poles over the centuries....

Ernst Barbakoff, a former child prodigy turned elderly piano teacher, spends his mornings in the library recounting his past to Miss Virginia, the librarian....

Vandals recently desecrated the Holocaust Memorial in Athens by removing two out of three panels featuring an inscription by Elie Wiesel. The City of Athens ...

Members of the far-right AfD, including politician Bjoern Hoecke, have expressed disdain for Berlin's Holocaust memorial, suggesting a monument for German vi...

When Hitler rose to power in 1933, German Jews, who numbered 535,000, faced increasing violence and discrimination as the Nazi regime implemented anti-Jewish...

Robert Bank, President and CEO of American Jewish World Service, highlights the urgent Jewish responsibility to aid the persecuted Rohingya people, drawing p...

Despite the atrocities committed by Soviet Communism, many American Jews were deeply involved in and idealized the movement, with a significant Jewish presen...

In an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, Larry David and Senator Bernie Sanders discovered they are cousins through shared DNA, despite not having a...

Ari Kaplan, a respected Sabermetrician in Major League Baseball, is also deeply involved in researching the fate of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg, a Swe...

Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who was experimented on by Dr. Josef Mengele in Auschwitz, shared in a widely viewed video her decision to forgive Mengele ...

Dr. Rafael Medoff, from the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, discusses his book "Cartoonists Against the Holocaust" on how US editorial cartoo...

The art installation "4 x Sally" at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute explores the complex story of Salomon Perels, a Jewish man who had to adopt a Nazi alter...

Emil Fackenheim, a renowned Jewish thinker known for his assertion about the 614th commandment after the Holocaust, was a philosopher and Rabbi who experienc...

The discussion centers around the growing popularity of the Slonimer Rebbe's work, Netivot Shalom, in various Jewish communities and its representation of Ha...

The text discusses the author's experiences visiting monuments and memorials to Jewish history in Berlin and Prague, observing the contrast between dispassio...

The author, through exploring family memorabilia and historical documents, uncovers the story of their Sephardic great-great-grandmother, Rivca Alhadeff, who...

During the aftermath of the Holocaust, the story of cultural preservation emerges from the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto as Polish researchers uncover the hidde...

In this poetic and philosophical text by Zohar Atkins, a discussion among heavenly ministers reflects on God's actions during a fast day. Different perspecti...

The debate surrounding Italian cyclist Gino Bartali's role in saving Jews during the Holocaust continues. While some sources and exhibitions celebrate his al...

The funeral of Simone Veil, a prominent figure in French politics and Jewish history, sparked a debate about the identity of France's true Jews. Veil, a Holo...

"Hell's Traces" by Victor Ripp delves into Holocaust memorials as clues to his family's fate during WWII, navigating the challenge of confronting indescribab...

Filming at Auschwitz is rarely allowed, with Steven Spielberg even being denied permission to shoot there while making "Schindler's List." The Auschwitz Memo...

The text discusses the issue of disrespect and inappropriate behavior at sensitive locations such as Holocaust memorials and concentration camps, particularl...

Ernst Kantorowicz, a prominent medieval historian, is brought to life in Robert E. Lerner's biography, detailing his fascinating life. Kantorowicz's wealthy ...

David Grossman's novel "A Horse Walks into a Bar" tells the story of comedian Dov Greenstein's final stand-up show in a seedy club, where he performs a dark ...

Yale University law professor James Q. Whitman explores the surprising admiration the Nazis had for American legal precedents in his book "Hitler's American ...

Aron Rodrigue, a Jewish history professor at Stanford University, spoke at a conference at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute focusing on the Jewish history of...

The author describes her experience entering a therapist's office filled with clutter and how it triggers her memories of her mother's hoarding tendencies. S...

The author, Ben Greenfeld, has created a ritual called Seder ha-Levayah le-Yom Ha-Shoah (A Yom HaShoah Funeral Service) to provide a more meaningful and part...

The play "The Deputy," authored by Rolf Hochhuth, openly criticized Pope Pius XII's response to the Holocaust and was staged in 1963 by director Erwin Piscat...

The article discusses the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, designed by Peter Eisenman, and its connection to visitor behavior, tourist acti...

In episode 86 of Unorthodox, filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein discusses her documentary "The Last Laugh" which explores the topic of joking about the Holocaust wit...

This episode of Unorthodox delves into the provocative topic of Holocaust humor with filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein, whose documentary "The Last Laugh" explores ...

Playwright and director Noemi Schlosser is working on a documentary film called The Youth of 1948, aiming to capture the personal narratives of the few remai...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer faced calls for resignation after stating that Hitler did not use chemical weapons like Sarin gas, causing an outcry ...