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What’s funny about living next to a Nazi?

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 2 Jan

"My Neighbor Adolf," directed by Leon Prudovsky, is an unconventional narrative set in 1960s South America, where Holocaust survivor Marek Polsky suspects his new neighbor, Hermann Herzog, might be Adolf Hitler.

0 Holocaust History

He Has Me Covered

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 30 Dec 2025

Reflecting over eighty years of life, Zisha Goldman shares how divine protection seems to have safeguarded his family from the horrors of the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

We need to talk about that honey scene in ‘Marty Supreme’

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 29 Dec 2025

Josh Safdie's film "Marty Supreme" follows the journey of Marty Mauser, a Jewish table tennis player in the 1950s navigating personal and cultural challenges post-Holocaust.

0 Torah Holidays

Hearing the Shofar with Korah’s Children

Ethan Schwartz in Lehrhaus · 28 Dec 2025

Ethan Schwartz delves into the intriguing intersection of themes during the Yamim Noraim, analyzing the complex roles of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in Jewish liturgy.

0 Literature Holocaust

The Holocaust survivor writer who can help us through this ominous era

Emily Tamkin in Forward · 27 Dec 2025

Arnošt Lustig, a Czech Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, used his harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps to create profound art that explores justice and humanity.

0 Culture History

In the beginning was the word — and the word was whisky

Dan Friedman in Forward · 24 Dec 2025

Noah Rothbaum's "The Whiskey Bible" is a comprehensive guide to whisky, exploring its historical evolution from an American immigrant industry to an international bestseller, largely influenced by Jewish participation.

0 Culture History

In the beginning was the word — and the word was whisky

Dan Friedman in Forward · 24 Dec 2025

Noah Rothbaum's "The Whiskey Bible" is a comprehensive guide to whisky, exploring its historical evolution from an American immigrant industry to an international bestseller, largely influenced by Jewish participation.

0 Art History

An activist Jewish artist who used his work to fight fascism

Cathryn J. Prince in Forward · 23 Dec 2025

Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born Jewish artist, used his artwork as a powerful form of activism against fascism and bigotry.

0 Communities History

Warsaw Jewish cemetery director fired amid clash over who controls the preservation of Poland’s Jewish past

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 22 Dec 2025

Witold Wrzosinski, director of Warsaw's Jewish cemetery, has been dismissed amidst a controversy over the control of restoration projects, which he claims often exclude local Jewish input.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

Righteous gentiles in the Holocaust were no 'ordinary thing'

Simi Horwitz in Forward · 22 Dec 2025

"This Ordinary Thing," a documentary by Nick Davis, highlights the often-overlooked bravery of non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jewish people during the Holocaust.

0 Culture Holidays

What My Favorite Chanukah Story Teaches Us About Spiritual Transformation

David Bashevkin in 18forty · 21 Dec 2025

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, a beloved Chanukah story by Eric Kimmel, holds lessons about overcoming darkness and channeling personal struggles into sources of light.

0 Holocaust Culture

This Video of Michele Reiner With Her Holocaust Survivor Mother Is So Moving

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 19 Dec 2025

In a poignant reflection on legacy and survival, a recently shared video highlights Michele Reiner's emotional experience alongside her Holocaust survivor mother, Nicole Silberkleit.

0 Politics Holocaust

Why Poland’s president canceled his menorah lighting — and how the West helped make that happen

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 18 Dec 2025

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki has ended the country's presidential menorah lighting tradition, aligning with far-right sentiments and nationalistic views in Poland.

0 Politics History

Norman Podhoretz, Commentary editor and archetypal Jewish neoconservative, dies at 95

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 17 Dec 2025

Norman Podhoretz, a pivotal figure in Jewish intellectual life, passed away at 95.

0 History Jewish Law

Not Yoshe Kalb: Meet Yentele Rosenfeld, Modern Rabbinic History’s Most Famous Agunah

dasi@mishpacha.com in Mishpacha · 17 Dec 2025

The article details the powerful saga of Yentele Rosenfeld, a woman trapped in an agunah situation after her husband, the son of the Shedlovtze Rebbe, vanishes only to reappear 16 years later under a new identity.

0 Television/Film Communities

Actor-Director Rob Reiner dies at 78

PJ Grisar in Forward · 15 Dec 2025

Rob Reiner, beloved actor-director known for film classics like "The Princess Bride" and "When Harry Met Sally," tragically passed away at 78 alongside his wife in an apparent homicide.

0 Leadership Jewish Law

Serving faith and nation: The rabbis bringing light to U.S. troops on Europe’s front lines

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 15 Dec 2025

U.S. military chaplains, including Rabbis Aaron Melman, Aaron Gaber, and Laurence Bazer, serve as spiritual guides for Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers alike on European front lines.

0 Food Holidays

When roast goose was a Hanukkah delicacy

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 11 Dec 2025

Roast goose, once a Hanukkah delicacy, played a significant role in Ashkenazi Jewish culinary traditions, particularly among shtetl communities in Eastern Europe.

0 Culture Holocaust

Surprise, we’re going to Auschwitz! What happens when an influencer stumbles upon a Holocaust memorial

Mira Fox in Forward · 11 Dec 2025

Radhica Isac, a lifestyle influencer, sparked controversy after surprising her boyfriend with a birthday trip to Auschwitz, framed puzzlingly as a romantic gesture within a TikTok video.

0 Holocaust History

Eisenhower’s great-grandson carries the torch for Holocaust remembrance

Lianne Kolirin in Jewish Insider · 11 Dec 2025

Merrill Eisenhower, great-grandson of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, is committing himself to Holocaust remembrance by participating in initiatives like the March of the Living.

0 Food Culture

Helen Nash, kosher cookbook author and NYC philanthropist, dies at 89

Grace Gilson in Forward · 9 Dec 2025

Helen Nash, a pioneer in modern kosher cooking and noted philanthropist, passed away at 89.

0 Television/Film Culture

How the Forward got a cameo in ‘Marty Supreme’

PJ Grisar in Forward · 9 Dec 2025

In "Marty Supreme," production designer Jack Fisk ingeniously showcased the intersection of history and film by incorporating the historic Forward Building during filming in New York's Lower East Side.

0 Antisemitism Education

Fighting Antisemitism by Visiting Auschwitz

Emes Ve-Emunah · 4 Dec 2025

Amid growing antisemitism, exacerbated by Middle Eastern conflicts and biased media narratives, educational trips to Holocaust sites are highlighted as a potent strategy to combat denial and prejudice.

0 Antisemitism Education

Fighting Antisemitism by Visiting Auschwitz

Emes Ve-Emunah · 4 Dec 2025

Amid growing antisemitism, exacerbated by Middle Eastern conflicts and biased media narratives, educational trips to Holocaust sites are highlighted as a potent strategy to combat denial and prejudice.

0 Antisemitism Education

Fighting Antisemitism by Visiting Auschwitz

Emes Ve-Emunah · 4 Dec 2025

Amid growing antisemitism, exacerbated by Middle Eastern conflicts and biased media narratives, educational trips to Holocaust sites are highlighted as a potent strategy to combat denial and prejudice.

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