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0 History Holocaust

Hitler’s Jewish ‘Sweetheart’ Was A 7-Year Old Girl

Forward · 14 Nov 2018

In 1933, Adolf Hitler, then Chancellor of Germany, publicly fraternized with Rosie Bernile Nienau, a seven-year-old Jewish girl known as "The Führer's Child."

0 Sports Holocaust

How The Holocaust Swept Away The Jews At The Heart Of European Soccer

Forward · 26 Jan 2018

The article by Dave Rich explores the overlooked history of Jewish contributions to European soccer, particularly through the story of Hakoah Vienna, a Jewish club that dominated Austrian soccer before being dismantled by the Nazis.

0 Antisemitism Culture

‘Pepe the Frog’ is Now an Official Hate Symbol

Forward · 28 Sep 2016

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has classified Pepe the Frog, an internet meme, as an official hate symbol due to its appropriation by alt-right and white supremacist groups.

0 Sports Culture

6 Reasons Judo is Israel’s ‘New National Sport’

Forward · 15 Aug 2016

After Israeli judokas Or Sasson and Yarden Gerbi won bronze at the Rio Olympics, judo has emerged as a potential new national sport for Israel.

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.

0 Television/Film Holocaust

'Son of Saul' Captures Intense Brutality of Auschwitz

Forward · 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.

0 Communities Culture

My 'Unorthodox' Journey to Berlin

Forward · 2 Feb 2015

Deborah Feldman narrates her unexpected move to Berlin from the U.S. with her son, highlighting her complex relationship with Germany as a Jew.

0 Art Holocaust

Making a Mockery of Hitler’s Mockery of Degenerate Art

Forward · 29 Apr 2014

Anna Goldenberg reflects on the emotional complexity of viewing Nazi-approved art at the Neue Galerie's exhibition of 'Degenerate Art.'

0 Television/Film History

Friday Film: Weimar Cinema Beyond Caligari

Forward · 10 Dec 2010

The largest ever U.S. retrospective of Weimar cinema from 1919-1933, featured at MoMA until March 2011, offers a comprehensive dive into the era's defining expressionist style with films like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "Nosferatu."