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0 Culture Holocaust

How could anyone ever hate Anne Frank — why a fringe group declared war on the Holocaust’s most famous victim

Mira Fox in Forward · 12 Dec 2022

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

0 Philosophy Politics

The Banality of Good

Paul du Quenoy in Tablet · 1 Dec 2022

Paul du Quenoy reviews Mattias Desmet's book, "The Psychology of Totalitarianism," which extrapolates Hannah Arendt's ideas to argue that contemporary society is experiencing a subtle, pervasive form of 'soft totalitarianism.'

0 Communities Culture

1,500 guests. Kosher food. The setting for this grand Jewish wedding? Abu Dhabi

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 14 Sep 2022

The wedding of UAE Chief Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad in Abu Dhabi marks a significant milestone for Jewish visibility in the Arabian Gulf, coinciding with the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords.

0 Language Education

Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 12 Sep 2022

The New York Times translated its investigative article on the secular education deficits in Hasidic yeshivas into Yiddish to ensure accessibility for the community it discusses.

0 History Antisemitism

Investigation: Some 1,500 statues and streets honor Nazis around the world — including in Germany and the U.S.

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 27 Jan 2022

Lev Golinkin's investigation reveals that approximately 1,500 monuments and street names around the world are dedicated to Nazis and their collaborators, with significant numbers found even in countries like Germany and the United States.

0 History Antisemitism

Investigation: Some 1,500 statues and streets honor Nazis around the world — including in Germany and the U.S.

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 27 Jan 2022

Lev Golinkin's investigation reveals that approximately 1,500 monuments and street names around the world are dedicated to Nazis and their collaborators, with significant numbers found even in countries like Germany and the United States.

0 Antisemitism History

Opinion | The Arch of Titus must come down

Forward · 8 Jul 2020

Michael Weiner argues for the removal of the Arch of Titus in Rome, drawing parallels between it and the statues of historical figures that represent oppressive pasts, which have been toppled globally.

0 Holocaust History

For These Doomed Passengers, There Was No Refuge in Cuba

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 19 Jun 2018

Through examining Armando Lucas Correa's novel 'The German Girl,' the article explores the historical tragedy of the SS St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in 1939.

0 History Science

The True Story of How Nazis Invented the Space Program

Forward · 25 Jan 2016

Ezra Glinter reviews Amy Shira Teitel's "Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Spaceflight Before NASA," which explores the historical interplay between military support and scientific advancements in rocketry.