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Recalling Millie Baran, whose mark on the Yiddish world lives on

Miriam Oxenhandler Newman in Forward · 24 Apr

Millie Baran, a centenarian Holocaust survivor, profoundly influenced the Yiddish cultural sphere through her dedicated work as camp mother at Camp Hemshekh and her public recounting of Holocaust experiences.

0 History Culture

The original anti-Zionists have been all but forgotten. Molly Crabapple wants to change that.

Debbie Nathan in Forward · 6 Apr

Molly Crabapple's new book "Here Where We Live Is Our Country" revisits the largely forgotten legacy of the Bund, a socialist revolutionary group that once rivaled Zionism in Eastern Europe.

0 History Antisemitism

Andrew N. Koss in Jewish Review of Books · 5 Jan

Polly Zavadivker's book, A Nation of Refugees: Russia's Jews in World War I, reveals the significant yet often overlooked plight of Russian Jews during World War I. As the Russian army suffered defeats on the Eastern Front, antisemitic paranoia led to brutal expulsions and violence against Jews, accused baselessly of espionage.

0 Holocaust History

Aron Bell, last of the Bielski brothers whose famed brigade saved 1,200 Jews, dies at 98

Grace Gilson in JTA · 25 Sep 2025

Aron Bell, the last surviving member of the Bielski brothers, passed away at 98.

0 Holocaust Music

A Holocaust survivor shares her story as part of an avant-garde jazz performance at Joe’s Pub

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 30 Jan 2025

Holocaust survivor Millie Baran, at 99 years old, is sharing her harrowing story in a novel way: through an avant-garde jazz performance at Joe's Pub in Manhattan.