Bavaria, Germany

0 History Holocaust

Germany was sorry after WWII, but not about Nazism.

Kyle Orton in Future of Jewish · 14 Dec

Kyle Orton's essay explores post-World War II Germany's relationship with Nazism, highlighting how Germans perceived themselves as victims rather than perpetrators.

0 Television/Film History

‘September 5’ focuses on news, not Jews, in dramatizing 1972 Munich attack on Israeli Olympians

Stephen Silver in JTA · 13 Dec

"September 5" is a new film that revisits the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy, focusing on the media's role in the live coverage of the abduction and murder of 11 Israeli athletes by the Palestinian terror group Black September.

0 History Literature

Flavius Josephus, Lion Feuchtwanger and the Eternal Struggle with History

Jacob Wirtschafter in Moment · 12 Dec

In exploring the complex legacies of Flavius Josephus and Lion Feuchtwanger, the USC Doheny Memorial Library exhibit delves into themes of survival, compromise, and historical narrative.

0 History Holocaust

Book Review | The Failure of Aryan Physics

Robert Siegel in Moment · 9 Dec

Historian Mark Walker's book, "Hitler's Atomic Bomb," delves into Nazi Germany's nuclear research and the tensions between scientific discovery, fascist ideology, and war.

0 Jewish Law Art

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 8 Dec

The article explores the halakhic challenges and rabbinic debates surrounding the construction of artistic seven-branched menorahs in the eighteenth century.

0 Jewish Law Art

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 8 Dec

The article explores the halakhic challenges and rabbinic debates surrounding the construction of artistic seven-branched menorahs in the eighteenth century.

0 Sports Culture

The Jewish Sport Report: ‘BY-Jew’ Jake Retzlaff is the new face of Manischewitz

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 6 Dec

Jake Retzlaff, the Jewish quarterback for BYU, has signed a groundbreaking sponsorship deal with Manischewitz, marking the first time a college athlete has partnered with this iconic Jewish food brand.

0 Jewish Law History

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 4 Dec

In the 18th century, members of a Jerusalem synagogue crafted a seven-branched candelabra, reminiscent of the Temple Menorah, prompting rabbinic disapproval due to a halakhic prohibition against replicating Temple items.

0 Jewish Law History

The Quest for an Objective Halakhic Standard by which to Judge Artistic Expression: A Case Study from the Eighteenth-Century Synagogue Menorah

Yosie Levine in Lehrhaus · 4 Dec

In the 18th century, members of a Jerusalem synagogue crafted a seven-branched candelabra, reminiscent of the Temple Menorah, prompting rabbinic disapproval due to a halakhic prohibition against replicating Temple items.

0 History Culture

The German Jews who were ashamed of being Jewish

Jewish Chronicle · 29 Nov

Evelyn Toynton's memoir, "They Were Good Germans Once," delves into the complex lives of her German-Jewish family, highlighting the painful duality they faced: the desire to embrace German culture while grappling with their Jewish identity.

0 Holocaust Art

Hermann Goering’s personal art dealer plundered the world for decades; his victims’ descendants are still seeking justice

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 25 Nov

"Plunderer," a new PBS documentary, delves into the life of Bruno Lohse, an art dealer for Hermann Goering during the Nazi era, who facilitated the looting of countless artworks.

0 Television/Film History

Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 20 Nov

The film "September 5," directed by Tim Fehlbaum, recounts the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre where 11 Israeli athletes were killed, focusing on the ABC Sports coverage as a lens to explore media's role during such events.

0 Literature Holocaust

In the shadows of Nazi viciousness, an unlikely story of love and heroism blooms

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 15 Nov

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri is a compelling historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany's notorious Lebensborn program, with echoes of romance and heroism.

0 Literature Holocaust

In the shadows of Nazi viciousness, an unlikely story of love and heroism blooms

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 15 Nov

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri is a compelling historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany's notorious Lebensborn program, with echoes of romance and heroism.

0 Politics Jewish Law

The “Violence, Here & There” Edition

Promised Podcast · 14 Nov

In this episode, the hosts discuss recent Israeli military actions in northern Gaza, examining the implications and ethics of these operations amid accusations of ethnic cleansing.

1 Antisemitism Ethics

Amsterdam was vile, but no pogrom – and it’s important to say so

Jewish Chronicle · 10 Nov

Marc Cave, director of the National Holocaust Museum, argues against characterizing a recent attack on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam as a 'pogrom'.

0 Sports History

Statistician Stan inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame

Jewish Chronicle · 8 Nov

Stan Greenberg, a distinguished Jewish athletics statistician, was recently inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame, joining other notable Jewish figures such as Harold Abrahams and Ludwig Gutman.

0 History Education

These Brooklyn high schoolers retraced a Holocaust survivor’s experience during Kristallnacht — without ever leaving the classroom

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 6 Nov

In an innovative educational initiative, students at Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School engaged in a virtual reality tour of Charlotte Knobloch's experiences during the Holocaust, particularly focusing on the Kristallnacht pogrom, without leaving their classroom.

0 Politics Israel

Heartbroken

Unholy: Two Jews on the News · 5 Sep

The episode delves into the tragic execution of six Israeli hostages by Hamas, their potential rescue thwarted by last-minute circumstances, and the ensuing protests in Israel demanding action.

0 Holocaust History

In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

Toby Axelrod in Forward · 8 Nov 2022

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 events on November 9-10, 1938, when Nazi anti-Jewish riots destroyed synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses, killing at least 91 Jews.

0 History Politics

Israeli families of Munich Olympics massacre victims agree to compensation deal with Germany, avoiding 50th anniversary ceremony boycott

Jacob Gurvis in Forward · 1 Sep 2022

Israeli families of the victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre have reached a compensation agreement with Germany days before the 50th-anniversary commemoration, avoiding a threatened boycott.

0 History Politics

Israeli families of Munich Olympics massacre victims agree to compensation deal with Germany, avoiding 50th anniversary ceremony boycott

Jacob Gurvis in Forward · 1 Sep 2022

Israeli families of the victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre have reached a compensation agreement with Germany days before the 50th-anniversary commemoration, avoiding a threatened boycott.

0 History Sports

50 years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the slain continue to grieve — and remember

Hillel Kuttler in Forward · 31 Aug 2022

Fifty years after the Munich Olympics massacre, the families of the 11 slain Israeli athletes and coaches continue to mourn and honor their loved ones.

0 Sports History

For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

Forward · 23 Jul 2021

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a moment of silence was observed for the first time during the opening ceremony to honor the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Games by the Palestinian group Black September.

0 Holocaust Sports

Israeli Munich Olympics Terror Victims Were Brutalized and Castrated

Forward · 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 of their treatment two decades later.

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