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Jewish Masterpiece: ‘Hatikvah’

Sapir · 1 Aug

The article discusses the significance of the Jewish anthem, "Hatikvah," especially in the context of the survivors of Bergen-Belsen singing it upon liberation, highlighting the emotional power and historical resonance of the hymn.

0 Holocaust Politics

The Great Miscommunicator

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Jun

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan's visit to Bitburg, a German military cemetery containing graves of Waffen-SS members, sparked controversy as Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and others urged him to reconsider honoring SS soldiers.

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Rabbi who founded Chabad in the Netherlands dies at age 85

JNS · 14 Sep 2023

Rabbi Moshe Yitzchak (Ies) Vorst, the founder of Chabad-Lubavitch in the Netherlands, passed away at the age of 85.

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Rare video footage of Jews from train leaving Bergen-Belsen unearthed

BCohen in Forward · 2 Aug 2023

Rare video footage of Jewish Holocaust survivors being liberated from a train leaving Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 has been found in the U.S. National Archives.

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Her best friend was Anne Frank. When their paths diverged, their fates changed forever

BCohen in Forward · 4 Nov 2022

Hannah Goslar recounts her friendship with Anne Frank, which began in 1934 in Amsterdam.

0 Holocaust

Helen Bamber, British Jewish Human Rights Activist, Dies at 89

Forward · 22 Aug 2014

Helen Bamber, a Jewish human rights activist, passed away at 89 after a lifelong commitment to aiding victims of torture and violence.

0 Holocaust Education

Tweeting Anne Frank

Forward · 7 Apr 2010

The Anne Frank Center USA, in collaboration with the U.N. Holocaust Program, has initiated a Twitter campaign in which students visiting the center are encouraged to reflect on what they would say to Anne Frank if they could communicate with her in 140 characters or less.