Lower Saxony, Germany

0 Politics Philosophy

Passover in a Time of Inhumanity and Destruction

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 1 Apr

Peter Beinart interviews Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, exploring the dichotomy between Judaism and Israeli politics as Passover approaches.

0 Ethics History

Volkswagen sent Jews to die. Now Israel may save its factory.

Mitch Schneider in Future of Jewish · 29 Mar

Amidst Iron Dome parts negotiations, Volkswagen's painful history with forced Jewish labor during the Holocaust contrasts sharply with its potential role in Israeli defense.

0 Ethics History

Volkswagen sent Jews to die. Now Israel may save its factory.

Mitch Schneider in Future of Jewish · 29 Mar

Amidst Iron Dome parts negotiations, Volkswagen's painful history with forced Jewish labor during the Holocaust contrasts sharply with its potential role in Israeli defense.

0 Ethics History

Volkswagen sent Jews to die. Now Israel may save its factory.

Mitch Schneider in Future of Jewish · 29 Mar

Amidst Iron Dome parts negotiations, Volkswagen's painful history with forced Jewish labor during the Holocaust contrasts sharply with its potential role in Israeli defense.

0 Politics Antisemitism

German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution

Philissa Cramer in Forward · 18 Mar

Andreas Böttner, the antisemitism commissioner for the German state of Brandenburg, resigned from the far-left Die Linke party after the party's youth delegation in Lower Saxony passed a resolution condemning current forms of Zionism, which he interpreted as questioning Israel's right to exist.

0 Politics Antisemitism

German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 17 Mar

Andreas Büttner, the antisemitism commissioner for Brandenburg in Germany, resigned from the far-left Die Linke party following a resolution condemning Israel passed by the party's youth delegation in Lower Saxony.

0 Politics Antisemitism

German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution

Toby Axelrod in JTA · 17 Mar

Andreas Büttner, the antisemitism commissioner for Brandenburg in Germany, resigned from the far-left Die Linke party following a resolution condemning Israel passed by the party's youth delegation in Lower Saxony.

0 Culture History

The Great Jewish Manuscript Sell-Off

David Sclar in Tablet · 19 Feb

David Sclar discusses the problematic decision by cultural institutions, like the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), to sell rare Hebrew manuscripts and historical documents due to financial pressures.

0 Education Holocaust

As the last generation of Holocaust survivors die, is AI the future of Holocaust education?

Hannah Feuer in Forward · 16 Feb

With the aging population of Holocaust survivors posing a challenge to traditional Holocaust education, new initiatives are leveraging AI technology to preserve these vital personal testimonies.

0 Holocaust History

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.

Menachem Z. Rosensaft in JTA · 26 Jan

Deutsche Bahn's proposal to establish a new high-speed train route close to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp loading ramp is drawing significant opposition due to its potential to disrupt Holocaust memorial integrity.

0 Holocaust History

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.

Menachem Z. Rosensaft in JTA · 26 Jan

Deutsche Bahn's proposal to establish a new high-speed train route close to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp loading ramp is drawing significant opposition due to its potential to disrupt Holocaust memorial integrity.

0 Holocaust History

German trains brought Jews to their death at Bergen-Belsen. They can’t be allowed to disturb the site.

Menachem Z. Rosensaft in JTA · 26 Jan

Deutsche Bahn's proposal to establish a new high-speed train route close to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp loading ramp is drawing significant opposition due to its potential to disrupt Holocaust memorial integrity.

0 Communities History

What will become of the Dutch farm school that saved my father from the Nazis?

Heidi Landecker in Forward · 24 Jan

The article examines the future of Werkdorp Wieringermeer, a historic Dutch farm school that sheltered Jewish refugees prior to World War II.

0 Jewish Law Culture

Beer is no longer automatically kosher, rabbis say. Will observant Jews skip the Dos Equis?

Louis Keene in Forward · 20 Nov 2025

Observant Jews who enjoy beer may soon face new challenges as major kosher certification agencies, including OU Kosher, Star-K, and OK Kosher, announce that beer will require kosher certification starting January 2026.

0 Politics History

As Trump officials cozy up to Germany's far right, everything alt is neu again

Terrence Petty in Forward · 18 Nov 2025

The article explores the historical and contemporary connections between American and German far-right movements, focusing on the German-American Bund of the 1930s and the current relationship between Trump's MAGA movement and Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

0 Politics Culture

If you want to see the future of the West, look at Israel.

Jake Wallis Simons in Future of Jewish · 17 Oct 2025

Jake Wallis Simons argues that Israel exemplifies enduring values such as national service, resilience, and communal solidarity which have waned in the West.

0 Holocaust Music

To play in the orchestra in Auschwitz was a gruesome affair, but it was better than the alternative

Julia M. Klein in Forward · 15 Sep 2025

Anne Sebba's book "The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz" delves into the complex narrative of Jewish women musicians who survived Auschwitz by playing in an orchestra under Nazi supervision.

0 Holocaust History

How the world transformed Elie Wiesel — and how he transformed the world

Simi Horwitz in Forward · 5 Sep 2025

Exploring Elie Wiesel's life, the documentary "Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire" delves into his transformation from a Holocaust survivor to a global moral icon.

0 Holocaust Art

In this Holocaust story, there are few words, no swastikas, no yellow stars — just movement, passion and empathy

Stav Ziv in Forward · 20 Jul 2025

Suki John's film "Shma: A Story of Survival" utilizes dance to narrate her mother's Holocaust survival story.

0 Literature Holocaust

Your Father Shoulders You: On Inheriting Paul Celan

Benjamin Balint in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jul 2025

The recently published collection of letters from Paul Celan to his wife, Gisèle Celan-Lestrange, and his son, Eric, illuminates the poet’s struggle to balance the demanding art form with his roles as a father and husband.

0 Communities History

This Might Be the Smallest Synagogue in the World

György Polgár in Hadassah · 30 Jun 2025

The Szanto Synagogue in Szentendre, Hungary, is possibly the smallest synagogue globally, with just 130 square feet of space yet capable of hosting a minyan.

0 Politics Holocaust

Critics of Trump’s US Holocaust Memorial Council firings run the risk of trivializing the cataclysm

Menachem Z. Rosensaft in JTA · 15 May 2025

Menachem Z. Rosensaft, a former member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, critiques the reaction to Donald Trump's firing of several Biden appointees from the council.

0 Antisemitism Education

Can a visit to Auschwitz really change an antisemite?

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 6 May 2025

In a provocative gesture to address antisemitism, Dave Portnoy initially offered a trip to Auschwitz to customers involved in an antisemitic incident.

0 Holocaust Communities

Let each of us view ourselves as though we personally had emerged from the Shoah

eJewishPhilanthropy · 24 Apr 2025

The keynote address delivered at the Yom HaShoah commemoration in Paramus, NJ, highlights the personal and collective responsibility to remember the Holocaust through the lens of individual and family experiences.

0 Holocaust Music

Notes of Defiance: Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Diana Blumenfeld, and the Question of Cultural Genocide

Alia Saphier in Lehrhaus · 22 Apr 2025

Alia Saphier's article explores the concept of cultural genocide during the Holocaust, focusing on the impact on Jewish music through the lives of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Diana Blumenfeld.

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