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The Lamentation Project
3 Jun 2016
Monika Weiss, a Polish transdisciplinary artist, is known for her thought-provoking installations and performances that explore memory and trauma, often invo...
3 Jun 2016
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Chris Lerman, 90: She Helped America Remember the Holocaust
26 May 2016
Rosalie Chris Lerman, who passed away at 90, was instrumental in Holocaust remembrance efforts alongside her husband, Miles Lerman, a Holocaust survivor and ...
26 May 2016
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Morley Safer on Gefilte Fish, Observing the High Holidays, and Visiting Auschwitz
20 May 2016
Morley Safer, the renowned broadcast journalist, shared his Jewish identity and practices in an interview featured in Stars of David. Despite not being obser...
20 May 2016
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The "Ugly Israelis?" Edition
5 May 2016
In a discussion titled "The 'Ugly Israelis?' Edition," the hosts delve into the significance of the phrase "Never again" regarding the Holocaust, exploring t...
5 May 2016
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Yizkor, 1943
5 May 2016
The Yizkor, 1943 essay reflects on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust, focusing on the tragic fate of the Jewish community in the face...
5 May 2016
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Learn, Practice, and Perfect Your Hebrew: Talking About the Holocaust
3 May 2016
In a recent episode of TLV1's StreetWise Hebrew podcast, Guy Sharrett discusses how Hebrew words related to the Holocaust have evolved in Israeli society. He...
3 May 2016
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Was the French Resistance Jewish?
3 May 2016
During World War II, French Jews played a significant role in the Resistance in France. Despite facing anti-Semitic laws and being stripped of their possessi...
3 May 2016
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How My Grandmother’s Chutzpah Helped Rescue 6,000 Jews From Nazis
26 Apr 2016
Alyza D. Lewin shares the story of how her grandmother, Peppy Sternheim Lewin, played a crucial role in rescuing 6,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War I...
26 Apr 2016
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Postwar justice, Soviet style
15 Apr 2016
Dr. Dina Moyal, a historian focusing on Soviet legal history, talks about the post-World War II trials of Nazi criminals and collaborators in the Soviet Unio...
15 Apr 2016
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Ghetto: The Shared History of a Word
15 Apr 2016
In his book "Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea," Mitchell Duneier explores the shared history of the word "ghetto," originally inhabit...
15 Apr 2016
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The "Peace Now, Still?" Edition
7 Apr 2016
In this edition, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the Israeli Supreme Court's controversial decisions sparking debates about democracy, the decline of the anti...
7 Apr 2016
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Nazi Monster Josef Mengele’s Remains Go Under the Microscope
22 Mar 2016
After fleeing Auschwitz and living in South America under a false name, Nazi leader Dr. Josef Mengele's remains, known for torturous experiments on prisoners...
22 Mar 2016
Unorthodox
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Sticks and Stones Ep. 33
17 Mar 2016
In episode 33 of Sticks and Stones, a Catholic high school basketball game against a heavily Jewish public school in a Boston suburb escalates with name-call...
17 Mar 2016
Unorthodox
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Sticks and Stones Ep. 33
17 Mar 2016
This episode of Unorthodox explores themes of modern Jewish identity through discussions of antisemitism at a basketball game, an Israeli kibbutz as a settin...
17 Mar 2016
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Is Donald Trump Really a Hitler-Style Fascist?
7 Mar 2016
The article explores the anxieties felt by Holocaust survivors in light of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, drawing parallels to fascist regimes of...
7 Mar 2016
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From Japan With Love
1 Mar 2016
In 1998, Akira Kitade, a Japanese man, discovered a photo album belonging to his former boss, Tatsuo Osako, which contained pictures of passengers on the Ama...
1 Mar 2016
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Would You Tell Your Toddler About the Holocaust?
26 Feb 2016
The text reflects on the question of introducing young children to the horrors of historical events such as the Holocaust. The author delves into a personal ...
26 Feb 2016
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Geeking Out on Primo Levi — and Elena Ferrante — With a Master Translator
17 Feb 2016
Ann Goldstein, renowned for translating Elena Ferrante, discusses her monumental project of translating the complete works of Primo Levi. Levi, often pigeonh...
17 Feb 2016
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Far Right Magazine Gets OK To Call Mauthausen Victims 'Criminals'
9 Feb 2016
The head of Austria's Jewish community criticized prosecutors for not indicting authors of an article in a far-right magazine affiliated with the FPO party t...
9 Feb 2016
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Four Lessons in Virtue from Martin Luther King, Jr.
15 Jan 2016
The article discusses four key lessons in virtue that Jews can learn from Martin Luther King, Jr., beyond the often-referenced connection to Rabbi Abraham Jo...
15 Jan 2016
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The Holocaust: Two Poems
7 Jan 2016
The text features two poems related to the Holocaust: "Jewish Cemetery (Prague)" by Ida Gramcko and "Poetics" by Jacqueline Goldberg. Gramcko's poem reflects...
7 Jan 2016
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How the "Schindler of Vilnius" saved my life
28 Dec 2015
Holocaust survivor Simon Malkes shares his story of being saved by Nazi officer Karl Plagge, whom he calls the "Schindler of Vilnius." Malkes dedicates his m...
28 Dec 2015
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Vatican II at 50
15 Dec 2015
On the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, the impact of Nostra Aetate, a document addressing the Church's relationship with non-Christian religions and specific...
15 Dec 2015
Tel Aviv Review
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Global memory culture: From Hiroshima to Auschwitz
11 Dec 2015
Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, a professor of history, discusses the parallel cultures of commemoration stemming from the Hiroshima and Auschwitz catastrophes in a conv...
11 Dec 2015
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Israeli Munich Olympics Terror Victims Were Brutalized and Castrated
2 Dec 2015
Family members of the Israeli athletes brutally murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics by the Palestinian group Black September revealed harrowing details ...
2 Dec 2015
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The Sorrow and Pity of Arthur Miller's 'Incident at Vichy'
27 Nov 2015
Arthur Miller's play, "Incident at Vichy," performed recently at the Signature Theatre in Manhattan, delves deeply into the themes of collaboration, race, an...
27 Nov 2015
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'Day Hitler Died' Documents Last Days in Fuhrer's Bunker
10 Nov 2015
The documentary 'The Day Hitler Died', premiering on the Smithsonian Channel, revives long-lost filmed interviews with 22 individuals who spent Hitler's fina...
10 Nov 2015
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Living Word From a Dead World
4 Nov 2015
After surviving Auschwitz and the atrocities of the Holocaust, Tzipora Shapiro felt guilt for being the sole survivor among her family. Her emotional journey...
4 Nov 2015
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Nathan Fielder’s Holocaust Awareness Windbreakers Are a Hit With Celebs
3 Nov 2015
Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder launched a line of windbreakers called Summit Ice, with proceeds supporting the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. Initia...
3 Nov 2015
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Kissinger on Liberating Ahlem Concentration Camp
29 Oct 2015
In his account of liberating Ahlem concentration camp, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reflects on the deplorable conditions he encountered, descri...
29 Oct 2015
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Comedian Nathan Fielder Creates Outerwear Company to Promote Holocaust Awareness
23 Oct 2015
Comedian Nathan Fielder created Summit Ice, an outerwear company, to promote Holocaust awareness after discovering that a previous jacket he wore paid tribut...
23 Oct 2015
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‘Shoes’: Fiction From the Israeli Master of the Short Story
16 Oct 2015
The excerpt portrays a young boy on a school trip to a Holocaust museum where he grapples with his personal connection to the Holocaust. The boy's defiance o...
16 Oct 2015
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'Son of Saul' Captures Intense Brutality of Auschwitz
25 Sep 2015
The Hungarian Holocaust drama 'Son of Saul,' starring Geza Rohrig, is a haunting cinematic portrayal of life within the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. At the...
25 Sep 2015
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Something Off
16 Sep 2015
Bruno Schulz, a renowned writer and illustrator from pre-war Poland, met a tragic end during the Holocaust. Despite being recognized as a great stylist in hi...
16 Sep 2015
Jewish Review of Books
Love in the Shadow of Death
9 Sep 2015
"Love in the Shadow of Death" tells the heartbreaking story of Valy and Karl, two young lovers separated by the events of World War II and the Holocaust. Thr...
9 Sep 2015
Jewish Review of Books
Coming with a Lampoon
9 Sep 2015
Howard Jacobson's novel "J: A Novel" delves into a fictional world where a past atrocity, known as WHAT HAPPENED, is deliberately suppressed, akin to histori...
9 Sep 2015
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How I (Finally) Learned To Drive
28 Aug 2015
The author reflects on her journey to finally learn how to drive, facing struggles and encountering various driving instructors with distinct teaching styles...
28 Aug 2015
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Dancing on Tisha B’Av
24 Jul 2015
"Dancing on Tisha B'Av" by Lev Raphael is a collection of short stories intertwining Jewish and gay themes. The title story delves into the experiences of Br...
24 Jul 2015
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How the Nazis imagined a world without Jews
17 Jul 2015
Professor Alon Confino discusses the Nazi vision of eliminating Jews from every aspect of existence in his book "A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination f...
17 Jul 2015
Tel Aviv Review
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Hitler and Atatürk: How Turkish nationalism inspired the Nazis
17 Jul 2015
Dr. Stefan Ihrig's book "Atatürk in the Nazi Imagination" explores how Turkish nationalism after WWI influenced the Nazis in the early Weimar era and beyond....
17 Jul 2015
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The Holocaust Survivor Who Became an Unlikely Korean War Hero
9 Jul 2015
Tibor Rubin, a Hungarian Jew and Holocaust survivor, endured horrors at Mauthausen concentration camp before immigrating to the U.S. where he enlisted in the...
9 Jul 2015
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Holocaust Survivor Donates 'Schindler's List' Oscar Statuette to Yad Vashem
7 Jul 2015
Holocaust survivor and Schindler's List producer Branko Lustig, aged 83, is donating his Oscar statuette to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and museum in ...
7 Jul 2015
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Will a Selfie at Auschwitz Make You Free?
4 Jul 2015
The issue of taking selfies at Auschwitz is explored, highlighting the tension between modern tourism practices and the solemnity of Holocaust memorials. Whi...
4 Jul 2015
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Jewish Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons—and Deterrence
26 Jun 2015
The discussion on Jewish perspectives on nuclear weapons and deterrence highlights the historical ambivalence among Jews towards the atomic bomb, influenced ...
26 Jun 2015
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Black America Is Under Terror and I Want To Be Part of the Solution
18 Jun 2015
The author, reflecting on the recent shooting in Charleston targeting African Americans, draws parallels to the historical Jewish experience of oppression an...
18 Jun 2015
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The Vanished Stumbling Stones of Villingen
3 Jun 2015
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the absence of Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones, commemorating the 19 Jewish residents of Villingen who w...
3 Jun 2015
Tel Aviv Review
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Hannah Arendt under the microscope
15 May 2015
Dr. Michal Aharony from Beit Berl Academic College discusses her book "Hannah Arendt and the Limits of Total Domination" with host Gilad Halpern, focusing on...
15 May 2015
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Hannah Arendt under the microscope
13 May 2015
This text explores the theories of Jewish-German philosopher Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism by examining testimonies from Holocaust victims and survivors. ...
13 May 2015
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The Forbidden Films of the Third Reich
12 May 2015
The documentary "Forbidden Films" by Felix Moeller highlights the controversial and toxic legacy of Nazi-era cinema, revealing the propaganda and hate-monger...
12 May 2015
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‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Lied
29 Apr 2015
Bernadette O'Connell recently donated photographs taken by her grandfather, Pinckney Glasgow McElwee, during the liberation of Dachau in 1945 to the U.S. Hol...
29 Apr 2015