Lower Saxony, Germany

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

0 History Holocaust

This Canadian soldier helped liberate Bergen-Belsen—80 years ago today

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 15 Apr

Eighty years after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, Jack Marcovitch's daughters recount their father's experiences as a liberator and the subsequent impact on his life.

0 Music History

Jewish Masterpiece: ‘Hatikvah’

Sapir · 3 Apr

During an open-air service in April 1945, survivors at Bergen-Belsen sang "Hatikvah," captured by a BBC reporter, illustrating hope amidst despair.

0 Antisemitism Holocaust

Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial, warns departing IHRA chief Kathrin Meyer

Larry Luxner in JTA · 27 Jan

Kathrin Meyer, the departing secretary-general of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), highlights the dangers of Holocaust distortion, as it often serves as a gateway for mainstreaming antisemitism.

0 Holocaust Culture

We have still not been fully liberated from Auschwitz

Jewish Chronicle · 27 Jan

The article discusses how two contemporary films, "The Brutalist" and "A Real Pain," approach the Holocaust from different perspectives while highlighting ongoing Jewish experiences.

0 Holocaust Communities

12 Holocaust survivors share their stories on a Times Square billboard

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 24 Jan

Twelve Holocaust survivors, including Hungarian-born Judith Frydman, are being featured on a Times Square billboard in an initiative by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

0 Holocaust Culture

The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex opens in NYC

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 22 Jan

A groundbreaking exhibition at the Center for Jewish History in New York City offers visitors a full-scale replica of Anne Frank's secret annex.

0 Literature Holocaust

Brave New Words: Taking God To Task For The Shoah

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 22 Jan

Menachem Rosensaft's book, "Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai After Auschwitz," challenges the traditional portrayal of God through a series of 150 psalms that express deep anger and a sense of abandonment during the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Philosophy

Where was God in the Holocaust? A NY poet and activist asks the question in a book of ‘psalms’

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 21 Jan

Menachem Rosensaft, a poet and Holocaust survivor born in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp, explores the profound theological question of God's presence—or absence—during the Holocaust in his new collection, "Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai After Auschwitz."

0 Philosophy Politics

Why everyone is quoting Hannah Arendt, sometimes even accurately

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 19 Jan

Hannah Arendt, the renowned German-Jewish political theorist, has seen a resurgence in contemporary political discourse, frequently being quoted on social media regarding authoritarianism, though sometimes inaccurately.

0 Holocaust Literature

Everything you need to know about Anne Frank

Forward · 25 Jun 2020

The article explores the enduring legacy and profound impact of Anne Frank, highlighting her life, her diary, and her tragic fate during the Holocaust.

0 Literature Holocaust

Men Explain Anne Frank To Me

Talya Zax in Forward · 16 Dec 2018

Talya Zax explores the persistent cultural fascination with imagining alternative narratives for Anne Frank, focusing on the trend where male authors depict her surviving the Holocaust.

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