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Tag: Cultural Memory

0 Holocaust History

Memoir | Set in Stone, Stumbling Home

Jane M. Friedman in Moment · 16 Sep

Jane M. Friedman's reflective piece explores her emotional return to Germany as part of the Stolpersteine project, which installs small brass plaques in the sidewalk to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, including her relatives.

0 Culture History

Moving to Berlin While Pregnant Made Me Face My Jewish Past

Sasha Vasilyuk in Kveller · 28 Aug

This reflective piece by a Jewish writer explores the emotional complexities of moving to Berlin while pregnant, set against the backdrop of her family's Holocaust history.

0 Culture History

My Bubbe Lived in Her Memories. But Not on Shabbat.

Brittany Sirlin in Kveller · 12 Jul

The author fondly recalls their Bubbe who spent her days immersed in memories watching family videos and DVDs, but on Shabbat, she would focus on the present, lighting candles and cherishing family time.

0 History Politics

From the Newsletter | Is the GOP’s Grilling of College Presidents Tantamount to McCarthyism?

Dan Freedman in Moment · 23 May

The Republican-dominated House Committee on Education and the Workforce has been conducting hearings on campus antisemitism, with college presidents like those from UCLA, Northwestern, and Rutgers facing intense scrutiny, reminiscent of McCarthyism tactics.

0 History Culture

Sonia Bazar's new book unveils the hidden secrets and forgotten lives of Montreal's Back River Jewish cemetery

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 23 Mar 2022

Sonia Bazar is featured for her exploration of Montreal's Back River Jewish cemetery, inspiring her new book of poems and photographs, "Pathways."

0 Holocaust Education

No, lockdown is nothing like Anne Frank hiding during the Holocaust

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 11 Jun 2021

Elly Bollegraaf, a Holocaust survivor who was hidden as a child in the Netherlands, shares her story and her perspective on the parallels people draw between pandemic lockdowns and Anne Frank's hiding experience.

0 Literature History

Beyond Research: Ansky’s Chronicle of Tenderness

Forward · 25 Feb 2005

"Beyond Research: Ansky's Chronicle of Tenderness" by Alyssa Quint discusses S. Ansky's book "The Enemy at His Pleasure," which is a memoir and war chronicle documenting Ansky's experiences delivering relief to Jews in the Pale of Settlement during World War I. Ansky witnessed and recorded the mistreatment and violence against Jews by the Czarist army, Cossack brigades, and fueled by antisemitic propaganda.