Thuringia, Germany

How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis

Jake Wasserman in Forward · 30 Oct

Walking through Weimar, Germany, exemplifies the nation's Erinnerungskultur, or memory culture, which centers on commemorating Holocaust victims through Stolpersteine and other memorials.

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How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis

Jake Wasserman in Forward · 30 Oct

Walking through Weimar, Germany, exemplifies the nation's Erinnerungskultur, or memory culture, which centers on commemorating Holocaust victims through Stolpersteine and other memorials.

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In HBO's new Stephen King series, the Holocaust is fuel for jump scares

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 28 Oct

The HBO Max series "It: Welcome to Derry," a prequel to the movie "It," controversially uses the Holocaust to heighten horror elements in its narrative.

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Germany excels at restoring synagogues destroyed by the Nazis. But can they foster new Jewish life?

A.J. Goldmann in Forward · 17 Oct

Germany has invested significantly in restoring historic synagogues, such as Munich's Reichenbachstrasse Synagogue, as evidence of its commitment to Jewish life.

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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.

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Tisha B’Av 1942

S. B. Unsdorfer in Jewish Action · 16 Jul

Set against the backdrop of the Holocaust, this narrative recounts a harrowing Tisha B'Av in 1942 Bratislava.

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The “Rager in Raanana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 8 May

The episode delves into the complexities of the Israeli government's new IDF operation in Gaza and the repercussions of a violent protest against a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event in Ra'anana.

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The “Rager in Raanana” Edition

Promised Podcast · 8 May

The episode delves into the complexities of the Israeli government's new IDF operation in Gaza and the repercussions of a violent protest against a joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event in Ra'anana.

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The Liberators of Mauthausen

David K. Sherman in Moment · 1 May

The article highlights the vital roles played by three American Jewish soldiers—Major Eugene Cohen, Jack Nowitz, and Benjamin Ferencz—in liberating and documenting Nazi concentration camps, particularly Mauthausen, at the end of World War II.

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The Liberators of Mauthausen

David K. Sherman in Moment · 1 May

The article highlights the vital roles played by three American Jewish soldiers—Major Eugene Cohen, Jack Nowitz, and Benjamin Ferencz—in liberating and documenting Nazi concentration camps, particularly Mauthausen, at the end of World War II.

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In this Hegelian age, we should be talking about Herzl, not Trump

Robert Zaretsky in Forward · 30 Apr

In exploring the philosophical concepts of Hegelianism and how they relate to contemporary figures like Donald Trump, Robert Zaretsky posits that rather than focusing on Hegelian world-historical individuals, we should consider individuals like Theodor Herzl in understanding modern challenges.

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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.

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Form Without Function

Edward Rothstein in Jewish Review of Books · 7 Apr

"The Brutalist," a film by Brady Corbet, dives into the immigrant experience in post-World War II America through the lens of Hungarian Jewish architect László Tóth, played by Adrien Brody.

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Max Frankel, Jewish New York Times executive editor who fled the Nazis, dies at 94

Grace Gilson in JTA · 24 Mar

Max Frankel, who passed away at 94, was a German-born Jewish executive editor of The New York Times during a transformative era for journalism.

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I’m an art historian who researches the Holocaust — here’s why I hated ‘The Brutalist’

Laura Morowitz in Forward · 15 Feb

Laura Morowitz, an art historian specializing in Nazi-ruled Vienna, shares her disappointment with the film "The Brutalist," directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody.

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We Are All Related

Jewdicious · 12 Dec 2024

Author Leah Eichler delves into her family history, reflecting on her Orthodox grandmother’s Holocaust survival story and her own quest to discover more about her roots using DNA testing.

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Know Your Jew-Haters (A Guide)

Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish · 24 Nov 2024

Nachum Kaplan's guest essay provides a satirical guide to the various forms of antisemitism, categorizing them into twelve distinct types ranging from Neo-Nazis and Conspiracy Theorists to Woke Leftists and Angry Activists.

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Shedding Grim Light

Forward · 13 Oct 2010

Mark Jacobson's investigation into a lampshade allegedly made of human skin, detailed in his book "The Lampshade," explores a dark chapter of Holocaust history.

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