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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 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 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.